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Burroughs Elementary

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Public Grades K-5

284

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 E. 33rd St.
Signal Hill, CA 90755

(562) 426-8144

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.0%

African American:

23.9%

Asian:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2004 → 28th in 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2004

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2010-2011) ?

This school51%

District avg63%

California avg61%

Not ranked this year

Burroughs Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

606^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2011	31.8	3856 of 5377	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	3145 of 5314	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	3104 of 5193	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	3415 of 5113	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.8	3795 of 5113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.9	2385 of 4818	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.1	2042 of 4822	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	1639 of 4809	65.9%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs California (2010-2011) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-17 vs state

English Language Arts Standards49%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Olive Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0308	904	32	28.2	40.8%	190 (21.0%)	141 (15.6%)	371 (41.0%)	107 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	80 (8.8%)	79.6	1172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.2	1190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	18	50.0		50.0	62.5	68.8	71.7				67.3	53.0	56.9	51.5				53.8							$16,506	$3,162	$13,344
Signal Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2285 Walnut Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-8170	599	23	26.6	86.1%	10 (1.7%)	84 (14.0%)	343 (57.3%)	130 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	58	2169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		64.2	1866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	303	28.6		28.6	45.8	50.9	56.3				51.3	58.8	31.2	49.1				45.9	94.2				95.0	96.7	$22,451	$4,335	$18,116
Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	635	24	27.0	85.4%	9 (1.4%)	57 (9.0%)	477 (75.1%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	29.1	4027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29.2	3997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	30	8.3		8.3	33.0	31.7	29.0				31.2	44.0	36.8	22.2				34.4	95.1		98.4		98.4	98.4	$22,342	$4,532	$17,810
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	710 West Spring St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 427-8512	501	23	21.7	70.3%	22 (4.4%)	66 (13.2%)	294 (58.7%)	73 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	32 (6.4%)	47	2764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.7	2818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	54	25.0		25.0	40.3	41.9	50.7				44.3	49.3	32.3	40.8				39.8	95.2	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	96.1	$21,433	$4,356	$17,077
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 East 21st St.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	390	15	26.0	78.5%	26 (6.7%)	49 (12.6%)	191 (49.0%)	100 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	70.9	1555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.3	1355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	200	38.1		38.1	55.9	63.3	65.1				61.4	57.6	36.7	54.0				50.3	91.2	92.7	97.1	94.1	92.7	92.7	$24,970	$5,219	$19,751
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Chestnut Ave.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-7075	827	31	27.1	80.9%	13 (1.6%)	103 (12.5%)	650 (78.6%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.5%)	40.1	3215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.3	3288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	73	16.0		16.0	31.7	37.3	42.7				37.2	45.6	38.6	39.6				41.3	94.5			95.1	97.6	97.6	$18,153	$3,633	$14,520
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	515 West San Antonio Dr.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6337	453	17	27.4	36.2%	73 (16.1%)	59 (13.0%)	169 (37.3%)	93 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.8%)	88.4	751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.2	1107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	356	59.8		59.8	71.7	62.7	70.7				68.7	68.3	67.8	62.2				65.7							$17,807	$3,458	$14,349
Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	708	28	24.8	83.1%	5 (0.7%)	116 (16.4%)	521 (73.6%)	36 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	16 (2.3%)	20.8	4757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		17.1	5107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	350	5.1	24.7	15.9	23.9	15.9	24.4	35.8	44.0	43.8	32.8	23.0	10.1	19.0	35.1	21.4	30.9	24.1							$19,088	$3,965	$15,123
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Bomberry St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7731	406	17	23.8	51.5%	42 (10.3%)	74 (18.2%)	178 (43.8%)	62 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	42 (10.3%)	70.6	1577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.2	1718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	141	36.5		36.5	60.4	64.9	57.7				61.1	60.4	57.9	32.7				50.6	88.3	93.3		95.0	93.3	95.0	$24,922	$5,549	$19,373
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24.3	4474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	4969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	495	17.8		17.8	32.1	30.0	33.6				32.2	28.6	24.3	20.6				24.1							$20,829	$4,365	$16,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Burroughs Elementary

What district is Burroughs Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Burroughs Elementary?

Students at Burroughs Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 24% African American, 18% Asian, 13% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Burroughs Elementary?

In the 2010-11 school year, 284 students attended Burroughs Elementary.

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