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Carver Elementary

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Carver Elementary ranks 634 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carver Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 520 students in grades K-5. As part of the Long Beach Unified School District, Carver Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Carver Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 73.68% proficiency rate in ELA and 65.99% in Math, compared to 51.72% and 38.5% for the district, and 48.81% and 37.3% for the state. The school's science proficiency rate of 63.29% in 5th grade CAST also exceeds the district and state averages. Carver Elementary's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Carver Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby high-performing schools, such as Emerson Parkside Academy and Cubberley K-8, the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, which may have contributed to its academic success. Carver Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking in the top 15% of the state for most of the past decade.

562

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,750

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5335 East Pavo St.
Long Beach, CA 90808-3599

(562) 420-2697

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Carver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Academy of the Arts
High:	Millikan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

31.7%

Asian:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Long Beach Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg42%

California avg41%

634^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

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
2025	90.4	634 of 5857	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	644 of 5869	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	721 of 5859	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	834 of 5883	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	168 of 1417	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	532 of 5789	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	507 of 5662	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	408 of 5692	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	710 of 5614	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	710 of 5611	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	825 of 5530	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	904 of 5390	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	786 of 5377	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	89.4	483 of 5314	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	862 of 5193	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	88.1	585 of 5113	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	1393 of 5113	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	1131 of 4818	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.5	1439 of 4822	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	61.4	1652 of 4809	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.0	266 of 2585	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	353 of 2128	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	809 of 5597	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	737 of 5612	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	598 of 5609	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	890 of 5635	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	161 of 1267	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	482 of 5492	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	547 of 5413	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	740 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	604 of 5107	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	309 of 5087	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	424 of 5084	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	741 of 4963	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	365 of 4830	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	603 of 5460	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	550 of 5517	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	368 of 5363	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	530 of 5264	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	96.3	18 of 1110	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	173 of 5173	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	431 of 5084	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	532 of 5628	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	580 of 5643	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	799 of 5638	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	807 of 5663	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	158 of 1272	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	559 of 5510	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	519 of 5431	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	97 of 670	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	205 of 669	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	159 of 610	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1065 of 2847	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	527 of 2598	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	439 of 2651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	474 of 2661	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	621 of 2726	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	197 of 2834	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	175 of 2737	93.6%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)86th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science63%+31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, September 8, 2019

Attended Carver Elementary in the 60's. Many happy memories at this school. Mrs. McKee was my favorite teacher ever! I enjoyed learning Spanish. Close Quote

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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
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	5335 East Pavo St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2697	562	21	26.7	28.3%	178 (31.7%)	43 (7.7%)	183 (32.6%)	89 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.9%)	90.4	634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		90.9	644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	10	63.3		63.3	78.2	70.4	72.2				73.7	69.0	69.1	59.5				66.0							$17,750	$3,496	$14,254
Burcham Elementary	Public	K-5	5610 East Monlaco Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2685	412	16	26.5	36.2%	118 (28.6%)	28 (6.8%)	191 (46.4%)	30 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.5%)	81.4	1103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.8	1257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	154	46.9		46.9	56.9	61.9	68.8				62.7	69.5	61.9	54.7				61.8	87.5	94.4			94.4	95.8	$19,356	$3,529	$15,827
Prisk Elementary	Public	K-5	2375 Fanwood Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9601	469	18	26.8	27.3%	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	189 (40.3%)	49 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.7%)	94.4	371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.9	353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	64.7		64.7	74.1	80.3	83.3				79.5	76.5	74.2	67.7				72.3	93.2	94.6		96.0	93.2	97.3	$20,898	$3,617	$17,281
Bixby Elementary	Public	K-5	5251 East Stearns St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3794	548	20	27.4	32.1%	92 (16.8%)	53 (9.7%)	331 (60.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.3%)	76	1332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		76.5	1315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	17	43.6		43.6	54.2	62.4	74.4				63.8	49.3	62.8	48.7				54.0							$17,224	$3,522	$13,702
Emerson Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	84.6	938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		90.5	674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	264	46.7		46.7	67.9	70.2	73.3				70.5	67.9	64.9	50.0				60.7							$22,707	$3,826	$18,881
Henry	Public	K-5	3720 Canehill Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-3754	796	29	27.4	22.9%	165 (20.7%)	15 (1.9%)	516 (64.8%)	36 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	81.7	1091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.3	983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	108	45.0		45.0	60.3	71.8	66.7				66.3	66.7	61.1	50.8				59.7	95.7	98.1	98.1		98.1	97.5	$15,713	$3,174	$12,539
Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	951	39	24.5	26.9%	333 (35.0%)	68 (7.2%)	347 (36.5%)	59 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (14.8%)	86.5	850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.2	803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	47	53.9	47.2	50.0	80.4	61.6	68.5	68.7	73.4	69.8	70.6	79.2	58.8	53.9	57.0	56.1	42.9	57.2	98.1				98.1		$20,034	$3,450	$16,584
Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	657	28	23.4	26.0%	219 (33.3%)	39 (5.9%)	206 (31.4%)	89 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.4%)	95.3	302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96	263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	39	57.8		57.8	84.7	76.6	86.3				82.5	84.7	76.6	71.6				77.8	97.0	97.0			97.8		$19,156	$3,585	$15,571
Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	5021 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8421	474	17	27.7	56.3%	63 (13.3%)	71 (15.0%)	261 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.1%)	55.2	2296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		55.4	2264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	32	28.1		28.1	49.4	52.5	53.9				51.7	50.0	49.2	23.4				41.7	94.7	96.1	97.4	94.7	96.1	97.4	$23,153	$4,590	$18,563
MacArthur Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 Centralia St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-3588	340	16	20.9	47.6%	67 (19.7%)	34 (10.0%)	172 (50.6%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27 (7.9%)	81.9	1080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		74.8	1371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	291	44.0		44.0	64.2	70.7	66.0				66.7	60.4	65.9	56.0				60.4	96.1	96.1			96.1		$21,269	$4,520	$16,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Elementary

How many students attend Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Carver Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Academy of the Arts
High : Millikan High

Is Carver Elementary a good school?

Carver Elementary ranks 634^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Elementary?

Students at Carver Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 32% White, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What district is Carver Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

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