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Barton Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4386th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of California elementary schools
Summary

Barton Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 418 students in the Long Beach Unified school district, located in a high-need area where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Barton faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are substantially below both district and state averages; its science proficiency of 5.26% is particularly low. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, though its rate of 34.9% shows improvement from previous years. When compared to nearby schools like Los Cerritos Elementary and Longfellow Elementary, which have much higher academic performance and lower absenteeism, it's clear that Barton's outcomes lag behind others in the same district.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of progress, including notable improvements in mathematics proficiency and in outcomes for English Language Learners. Barton also receives higher per-student funding than many higher-performing schools in the area, such as Los Cerritos Elementary, indicating that resources are available to support further improvement. The presence of schools like Dooley Elementary, which serves a similar student population but achieves better academic results, suggests that positive change at Barton is an achievable goal.

418
Students ?
26.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,164
Per pupil spending ?
79.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1100 East Del Amo Blvd.
       Long Beach, CA  90807-1010

(562) 428-0555

District: Long Beach Unified


Students who attend Barton Elementary usually attend:

High:    Jordan High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.1%
African American:
25.6%
Asian:
12.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)
!Science scores 27 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg42%
California avg41%
4,386th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
50th of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified
606th of 1,543Long Beach Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.14386 of 585725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.94584 of 586921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.85156 of 585912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.85074 of 588313.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6964 of 141732.0%★★☆☆☆
201926.34246 of 578926.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.53869 of 566231.7%★★☆☆☆
201725.74195 of 569226.3%★☆☆☆☆
201615.15034 of 561410.3%★☆☆☆☆
201520.34592 of 561118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201314.35093 of 55307.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.34292 of 539020.4%★☆☆☆☆
201129.04059 of 537724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201033.03623 of 531431.8%★★☆☆☆
200935.53333 of 519335.8%★★☆☆☆
200836.33179 of 511337.8%★★☆☆☆
200726.03856 of 511324.6%★☆☆☆☆
200629.53342 of 481830.6%★★☆☆☆
200526.43525 of 482226.9%★☆☆☆☆
200423.23684 of 480923.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.5320 of 56943.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.3322 of 59345.7%★★☆☆☆
202326.1524 of 66120.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9433 of 66334.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.8354 of 74752.6%★★★☆☆
201850.6290 of 70058.6%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202216.32217 of 22270.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.71307 of 258549.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.41162 of 212845.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202440.61779 of 316243.7%★★☆☆☆
202319.83154 of 32452.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.03286 of 33110.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.44213 of 559724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.74546 of 561219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.05046 of 560910.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.85113 of 56359.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.3925 of 126727.0%★☆☆☆☆
201933.03588 of 549234.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.02777 of 541348.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202539.23078 of 510739.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.23725 of 510727.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.94416 of 508713.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.44161 of 508418.2%★☆☆☆☆
201938.73042 of 496338.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.62579 of 483046.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.53862 of 546029.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.04297 of 551722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.24603 of 536314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.74598 of 526412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3762 of 111031.4%★★☆☆☆
201935.73452 of 517333.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.03014 of 508440.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.84212 of 562825.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.74306 of 564323.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.04718 of 563816.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.14500 of 566320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.1770 of 127239.5%★★☆☆☆
201921.14560 of 551017.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.84679 of 543113.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.61792 of 284737.1%★★☆☆☆
202419.82407 of 26358.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.21900 of 242021.5%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile~ school
Female (2025)25th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state
Mathematics30%-7 vs state
Science5%-27 vs state

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Barton Elementary ranks 4386th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Barton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jordan High

Students at Barton Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Barton Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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