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Long Beach Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon.
Students
62,255
Schools
82
Spent per student
$21,042
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$1,871.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Long Beach Unified School District
- School Grade B: better than 60% of California districts
- 24 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020
- Debt of $1,871.3M, about $30,059 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for El Modena.
K–828 schoolsOrange Unified School District
827 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
85 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,042 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 57%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
68,330’20
65,209’21
65,129’22
63,557’23
62,255’24
Down 8.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 59%Black 12%White 12%Asian 10%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
82 public schools.
Muir K-8
B+1,029 students23:1
Cubberley K-8
A−951 students25:1
Grant Elementary
C951 students29:1
Newcomb Academy
A+914 students25:1
Longfellow Elementary
C904 students28:1
Tincher Preparatory
A837 students23:1
Lafayette Elementary
C827 students27:1
Henry
B−796 students27:1
Roosevelt Elementary
D785 students26:1
Harte Elementary
D749 students27:1
Lincoln Elementary
C−742 students24:1
Addams Elementary
D717 students24:1
Robinson Academy
B−708 students25:1
Powell Academy for Success
B−706 students24:1
Dooley Elementary
D662 students27:1
Gant Elementary
B−657 students23:1
Bobbie Smith Elementary
C−635 students27:1
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
D615 students24:1
Lowell Elementary
B609 students25:1
Signal Hill Elementary
C−599 students27:1
King Elementary
D598 students23:1
Carver Elementary
B−562 students27:1
Bixby Elementary
C548 students27:1
Burbank Elementary
D538 students26:1
Garfield Elementary
D536 students26:1
Willard Elementary
D534 students28:1
Whittier Elementary
D526 students22:1
Jenny Oropeza Elementary
C519 students25:1
Birney Elementary
C−501 students22:1
Riley Elementary
C−490 students26:1
McKinley Elementary
D475 students22:1
Twain Elementary
C474 students28:1
Prisk Elementary
B−469 students27:1
Webster Elementary
C454 students22:1
Los Cerritos Elementary
B−453 students27:1
Fremont Elementary
B−451 students29:1
Cleveland Elementary
B−450 students26:1
Stevenson Elementary
D438 students28:1
Edison Elementary
D426 students24:1
Barton Elementary
B418 students26:1
Burcham Elementary
C412 students27:1
Madison Elementary
B406 students24:1
Alvarado Elementary
B−390 students26:1
Holmes Elementary
B−378 students22:1
Gompers
B+366 students25:1
Bryant Elementary
C−364 students24:1
Emerson Parkside Academy
B−356 students20:1
Kettering Elementary
B−348 students21:1
MacArthur Elementary
C340 students21:1
Naples Elementary
B338 students26:1
Mann Elementary
C−320 students21:1
Chavez Elementary
D312 students20:1
Hudson
B−224 students25:1
Hughes Middle
B+1,214 students24:1
Stanford Middle
A−1,165 students25:1
Jefferson Leadership Academies
B1,004 students24:1
Franklin Classical Middle
B−991 students23:1
Marshall Academy of the Arts
A−940 students24:1
Washington Middle
B−849 students25:1
Jessie Nelson Academy
B−832 students26:1
Bancroft Middle
B+806 students23:1
Rogers Middle
A773 students28:1
Hamilton Middle
B−748 students21:1
Lindsey Academy
C684 students21:1
Stephens Middle
C658 students18:1
Helen Keller Middle
A515 students24:1
Hoover Middle
B−505 students22:1
Lindbergh STEM Academy
C421 students19:1
Polytechnic High
A3,890 students23:1
Millikan High
A3,408 students25:1
Wilson High
B+3,349 students23:1
Lakewood High
A−2,305 students21:1
Jordan High
C2,272 students22:1
Cabrillo High
B1,652 students20:1
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High
A682 students23:1
California Academy of Mathematics and Science
A+673 students25:1
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science
A+552 students25:1
Renaissance High School for the Arts
A−396 students21:1
Richard D. Browning High
C+340 students18:1
Educational Partnership High
C331 students18:1
Reid High
C−50 students7:1
Avalon K-12
B−443 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos, Hawaiian Gardens
$19,156per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictCypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos
$20,079per student
Cypress Elementary School DistrictCypress, La Palma
$17,072per student
Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos, Seal Beach
$16,169per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.