School district · California

Long Beach Unified

Long Beach Unified in California: 82 public schools with 62,255 students and 23.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,011 per student in FY2024.

Schools
82
Students
62,255
Students per teacher
23.5
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,011
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
2,647
Counselors (FTE)
143
Students per counselor
435
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
58.2
Librarians (FTE): 29.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

51%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

26,788 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

41%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

26,844 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.1K15
$11.3K16
$12.2K17
$12.1K18
$13.2K19
$13.0K20
$13.5K21
$16.0K22
$18.4K23
$21.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $278.4M
State
57% · $996.4M
Local
28% · $485.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,613
Support services
$7,686
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$212.6M
Long-term debt
$1.9B

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 53Middle schools: 15High schools: 13Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Addams ElementaryFree meals for all
K–571724.333%27%
Alvarado ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539026.061%50%
Barton ElementaryFree meals for all
K–541826.131%30%
Birney ElementaryFree meals for all
K–550121.844%40%
Bixby Elementary
K–554827.464%54%
Bobbie Smith ElementaryFree meals for all
K–563527.031%34%
Bryant ElementaryFree meals for all
K–536424.348%40%
Burbank ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553826.246%36%
Burcham Elementary
K–541226.663%62%
Carver Elementary
K–556226.874%66%
Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all
K–531219.536%29%
Cleveland Elementary
K–545026.580%73%
Cubberley K-8
K–895124.671%57%
Dooley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–566227.143%34%
Edison ElementaryFree meals for all
K–542624.318%25%
Emerson Parkside Academy
K–535620.071%61%
Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545128.973%64%
Gant Elementary
K–565723.583%78%
Garfield ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553626.148%39%
GompersFree meals for all
K–536625.249%47%
Grant ElementaryFree meals for all
K–595128.635%25%
Harte ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574927.238%35%
Henry
K–579627.466%60%
Holmes ElementaryFree meals for all
K–537822.168%54%
HudsonFree meals for all
K–522424.937%32%
Jenny Oropeza ElementaryFree meals for all
K–551924.740%32%
Kettering Elementary
K–534821.173%73%
King ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559823.531%26%
Lafayette ElementaryFree meals for all
K–582727.137%41%
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574223.849%49%
Longfellow Elementary
K–590428.367%54%
Los Cerritos ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545327.569%66%
Lowell Elementary
K–560925.576%67%
MacArthur ElementaryFree meals for all
K–534020.967%60%
Madison ElementaryFree meals for all
K–540623.961%51%
Mann ElementaryFree meals for all
K–532021.344%38%
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547522.141%38%
Muir K-8Free meals for all
K–81,02923.147%36%
Naples Elementary
K–533825.883%76%
Newcomb Academy
K–891424.881%74%
Olivia Nieto Herrera ElementaryFree meals for all
K–561524.138%32%
Powell Academy for SuccessFree meals for all
K–870624.437%30%
Prisk Elementary
K–546926.879%72%
Riley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–549025.852%54%
Robinson AcademyFree meals for all
K–870824.933%24%
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all
K–578525.734%29%
Signal Hill ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559926.651%46%
Stevenson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–543828.341%34%
Tincher Preparatory
K–883723.374%63%
Twain ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547427.752%42%
Webster ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545421.635%37%
Whittier ElementaryFree meals for all
K–552622.432%24%
Willard ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553428.133%27%
Bancroft MiddleFree meals for all
6–880622.758%41%
Franklin Classical MiddleFree meals for all
6–899123.434%22%
Hamilton MiddleFree meals for all
6–874821.539%14%
Helen Keller MiddleFree meals for all
6–851524.369%51%
Hoover MiddleFree meals for all
6–850522.043%28%
Hughes MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,21424.155%42%
Jefferson Leadership AcademiesFree meals for all
6–81,00424.556%30%
Jessie Nelson AcademyFree meals for all
6–883226.036%23%
Lindbergh STEM AcademyFree meals for all
6–842119.035%23%
Lindsey AcademyFree meals for all
6–868421.037%21%
Marshall Academy of the ArtsFree meals for all
6–894023.762%49%
Rogers Middle
6–877327.871%51%
Stanford MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,16525.368%54%
Stephens MiddleFree meals for all
6–865818.453%35%
Washington MiddleFree meals for all
6–884924.633%17%
Cabrillo HighFree meals for all
9–121,65219.9——
California Academy of Mathematics and Science
9–1267324.8——
Educational Partnership HighAlternative
9–1233118.4——
Ernest S. McBride Sr. HighFree meals for all
9–1268223.5——
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science
9–1255224.8——
Jordan HighFree meals for all
9–122,27221.8——
Lakewood HighFree meals for all
9–122,30521.5——
Millikan High
9–123,40825.1——
Polytechnic HighFree meals for all
9–123,89023.3——
Reid HighAlternative
11–12507.1——
Renaissance High School for the ArtsFree meals for all
9–1239621.0——
Richard D. Browning HighFree meals for all
9–1234018.5——
Wilson HighFree meals for all
9–123,34922.8——
Avalon K-12Free meals for all
K–1244317.420%13%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90810
Phone
(562)997-8000
Website