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Best Schools in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, CA has 132 public schools (24 high, 22 middle, 80 elementary) serving 94,050 students. On average they score 40% on state proficiency tests against a projected 35%, so schools in Long Beach exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Long Beach, CA
The top high schools in Long Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & Science
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 481 Students
2. Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 740 Students
3. Los Alamitos High
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Los Alamitos Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3055 Students
4. Marina High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2089 Students
5. Millikan High
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3311 Students
6. Renaissance High School For The Arts
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 435 Students
7. Polytechnic High
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3952 Students
8. Phineas Banning Senior High
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Los Angeles Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2486 Students
9. Artesia High
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Abc Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1397 Students
10. Dominguez High
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Compton Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1769 Students
Best Middle Schools in Long Beach, CA
The top middle schools in Long Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sharon Christa Mcauliffe Middle
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Los Alamitos Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1004 Students
2. Rogers Middle
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 768 Students
3. Stanford Middle
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1181 Students
4. Intellectual Virtues Academy Of Long Beach
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Intellectual Virtues Academy Of Long Beach District • Charter • Grades 6 - 8 • 233 Students
5. Marine View Middle
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Ocean View • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 568 Students
6. Helen Keller Middle
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 459 Students
7. Marshall Academy Of The Arts
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 910 Students
8. Hughes Middle
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1295 Students
9. Bancroft Middle
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 854 Students
10. Jefferson Leadership Academies
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 997 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Long Beach, CA
The top elementary schools in Long Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Naples Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 289 Students
2. Gant Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 656 Students
3. Newcomb Academy
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 807 Students
4. Prisk Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 486 Students
5. Lowell Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 570 Students
6. Cleveland Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 452 Students
7. Fremont Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 439 Students
8. Carver Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 499 Students
9. Kettering Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 326 Students
10. Los Cerritos Elementary
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Long Beach Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 459 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Long Beach, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Long Beach, CA has a total population of 465,568 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 81%, and 34% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Long Beach, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Long Beach, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
29.84 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
6.57 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
23.27 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Long Beach, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Long Beach, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Long Beach, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Long Beach, CA
How many schools are in Long Beach, CA?
Long Beach, CA has 132 public schools: 24 high schools, 22 middle schools and 80 elementary schools, serving 94,050 students in total.
How do schools in Long Beach perform on state tests?
On average, 132 schools in Long Beach score 40% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 35%, so on average schools in Long Beach exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Long Beach?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 72%
- Projected: 59%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 65%
- Projected: 56%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Long Beach
77 of 78 schools in Long Beach carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 21B: 13C: 23D: 19F: 1
All 78 public schools we grade in Long Beach. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (11)
- Cabrillo High
- Educational Partnership High
- Ernest S Mcbride SR High
- Jordan High
- Millikan High
- Polytechnic High
- Reid High
- Renaissance High School For The Arts
- Richard D Browning High
- We The People High
- Wilson High
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- Bancroft Middle
- Franklin Classical Middle
- Hamilton Middle
- Helen Keller Middle
- Hughes Middle
- Rogers Middle
- Stanford Middle
- Stephens Middle
- Washington Middle
Elementary and primary schools (37)
- Addams Elementary
- Alvarado Elementary
- Barton Elementary
- Birney Elementary
- Bixby Elementary
- Bobbie Smith Elementary
- Bryant Elementary
- Burbank Elementary
- Burcham Elementary
- Carver Elementary
- Chavez Elementary
- Dooley Elementary
- Edison Elementary
- Fremont Elementary
- Gant Elementary
- Garfield Elementary
- Grant Elementary
- Harte Elementary
- Jenny Oropeza Elementary
- Kettering Elementary
- King Elementary
- Lafayette Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Longfellow Elementary
- Los Cerritos Elementary
- Lowell Elementary
- Mann Elementary
- Mckinley Elementary
- Naples Elementary
- Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
- Prisk Elementary
- Roosevelt Elementary
- Stevenson Elementary
- Twain Elementary
- Webster Elementary
- Whittier Elementary
- Willard Elementary
Other schools and academies (21)
- Captain Raymond Collins
- Clear Passage Educational Center
- College Bridge Academy
- Cubberley K 8
- Emerson Parkside Academy
- Eunice Sato Academy Of Math And Science
- Henry
- Hudson
- Intellectual Virtues Academy
- Intellectual Virtues Academy Of Long Beach
- Jefferson Leadership Academies
- Lindbergh Stem Academy
- Lindsey Academy
- Marshall Academy Of The Arts
- Muir K 8
- Newcomb Academy
- Powell Academy For Success
- Rancho Dominguez Preparatory
- Robinson Academy
- The Education Corps
- Tincher Preparatory
Private schools (25)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Bethany Baptist Elementary
- Bethany Lutheran School
- First Baptist Church School
- Gethsemane Baptist Christian School
- Huntington Academy
- Lakewood Christian Schools
- Los Altos Grace Brethren School
- Maple Village Waldorf School
- Marina Montessori
- Montessori Childrens House
- Montessori On Elm
- Oaktree Preschool
- Oakwood Academy
- Our Lady Of Refuge School
- Pacific Baptist School
- Spectrum Center- Long Beach Middle Market Street
- St Anthony High School
- St Anthony Parish School
- St Athanasius Elementary School
- St Barnabas Parish School
- St Cornelius Elementary
- St Cyprian Elementary School
- St Lucy School
- Valley Christian High School
- Westerly School Of Long Beach
Neighborhoods and places within Long Beach (22)
- Belmont Heights
- Belmont Shore
- Bixby Area
- Bixby Knolls
- Californial Heights
- Circle Area
- City College Area
- Downtown Long Beach
- East Side
- El Dorado Park
- Lakewood Village
- Los Altos
- Los Cerritos
- Naples Marina Area
- North Long Beach
- North West Long Beach
- Park Estates
- Poly High District
- State College Area
- The Plaza
- West Side
- Wrigley