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Edison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Edison Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 427 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 616 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

Edison Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests that are significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.77% of Edison students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.72% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.3% over the past few years, which are much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 86.18% of Edison students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Edison Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For instance, Garfield Elementary, located just 1.75 miles away, consistently outperforms Edison Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels. Similarly, other nearby schools like Bobbie Smith Elementary, Jenny Oropeza Elementary, and Stevenson Elementary also demonstrate stronger academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Edison.

426

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,338

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Maine Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802-1143

(562) 590-8481

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

14.1%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg42%

California avg41%

5,136^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	16.7	5136 of 5857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4960 of 5869	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3877 of 5859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4166 of 5883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	988 of 1417	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3987 of 5789	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3716 of 5662	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	3569 of 5692	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.1	5030 of 5614	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	5077 of 5611	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	3934 of 5530	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	3870 of 5390	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	3056 of 5377	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	2257 of 4822	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	21.2	3857 of 4809	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	584 of 661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	366 of 663	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	1460 of 2227	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1727 of 2585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1060 of 2128	50.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	952 of 3162	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	799 of 3245	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	35.9	2126 of 3311	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	311 of 602	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1901 of 3275	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	1101 of 3246	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5230 of 5597	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4071 of 5612	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3113 of 5609	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3793 of 5635	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	779 of 1267	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3442 of 5492	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3489 of 5413	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4227 of 5107	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3942 of 5107	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2624 of 5087	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2805 of 5084	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2648 of 4963	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2512 of 4830	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4615 of 5460	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4428 of 5517	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3078 of 5363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3204 of 5264	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	433 of 1110	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	2793 of 5173	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2615 of 5084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4617 of 5628	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5229 of 5643	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4409 of 5638	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4234 of 5663	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1006 of 1272	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4163 of 5510	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3777 of 5431	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1543 of 2847	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	2031 of 2635	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	866 of 2420	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)12th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science13%-20 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Maine Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-8481	426	18	24.3	90.1%	7 (1.6%)	60 (14.1%)	332 (77.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	16.7	5136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.7	4960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	176	12.9	12.9	17.1	14.5	22.4	17.8	22.5	26.5	26.7	25.1							$25,338	$4,779	$20,559
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	730 West Third St.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-0904	312	16	19.5	74.4%	15 (4.8%)	45 (14.4%)	229 (73.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	32.9	3734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		24.1	4449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	715	28.6	28.6	31.4	35.6	41.5	35.8	28.0	29.2	31.0	29.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	96.2	94.3	94.3	$25,260	$4,826	$20,434
Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.5	3150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	306	22.9	22.9	32.9	38.5	49.3	39.6	29.9	36.3	28.6	31.9	90.7	98.2	98.2		97.2	97.2	$23,976	$5,001	$18,975
Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Lime Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 437-0407	438	16	28.2	88.1%	22 (5.0%)	72 (16.4%)	311 (71.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37	3408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		35	3515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	107	12.9	12.9	41.3	46.9	34.3	41.1	39.4	34.9	27.1	33.8	93.7	95.8		95.8	94.7	96.8	$20,352	$3,721	$16,631
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	785	31	25.7	89.3%	10 (1.3%)	103 (13.1%)	607 (77.3%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.7%)	29.2	4023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		30	3925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	98	15.9	15.9	19.6	30.8	48.3	34.0	24.4	26.9	33.3	28.5							$20,453	$4,257	$16,196
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	58.1	2162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.4	2707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	545	28.3	28.3	51.3	44.0	51.8	49.1	61.5	50.4	36.6	48.6	96.5			97.2		97.9	$19,534	$3,819	$15,715
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	536	21	26.1	78.0%	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.6%)	411 (76.7%)	77 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	48.6	2668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.1	3119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	451	23.7	23.7	40.5	44.6	57.1	48.0	39.5	36.5	40.9	39.1	96.2	98.1	98.1		97.1		$21,979	$4,144	$17,835
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
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
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 Edison Elementary

What district is Edison Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary?

Students at Edison Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Cabrillo High

Is Edison Elementary a good school?

Edison Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Edison Elementary.

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