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Best Elementary Schools in Long Beach, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Long Beach, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Long Beach, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
Long Beach, CA elementary schools ranked
How Long Beach, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 15B: 5C: 16D: 11
43% of the 47 ranked elementary schools in Long Beach, CA earn an A or B (15 A grades, 5 B, 16 C, 11 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 42 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (89% here, 70% nationally), and 20 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Alvarado Elementary (50% against 23%, B+), Lincoln Elementary (42% against 17%, B-), Prisk Elementary (72% against 48%, A+), Gant Elementary (73% against 53%, A+), Kettering Elementary (66% against 47%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Long Beach Unified (12).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Muir K 8 (1,020 students, C+, #23), Grant Elementary (978 students, D+, #38), Longfellow Elementary (965 students, A-, #15).
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Long Beach, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Long Beach, CA
What is the best elementary school in Long Beach, CA?
Naples Elementary in Long Beach ranks first among the 47 ranked elementary schools in Long Beach, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59%.
How are elementary schools in Long Beach, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Long Beach, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 47 public elementary schools in Long Beach, CA; 47 are ranked here.