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Gant Elementary

Public Grades K-5

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gant Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 657 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional and equitable academic results, where student proficiency in English, math, and science is dramatically higher than both the district and state averages. What makes Gant particularly remarkable is its effectiveness with all students; it achieves top-tier statewide rankings for Hispanic students, students with special education needs, and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Furthermore, the school maintains a strong attendance culture, with a chronic absenteeism rate roughly half that of the district, and accomplishes this with more efficient per-student spending than several neighboring schools.

While nearby Prisk Elementary achieves similar strong results, other close schools like Bryant Elementary face greater challenges. Schools in the neighboring Los Alamitos Unified district, such as Jack L. Weaver Elementary and Francis Hopkinson Elementary, perform at a similar high level but within a different district context, making Gant's sustained, decade-long excellence within its own district especially impressive.

657

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,156

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1854 Britton Dr.
Long Beach, CA 90815-3231

(562) 430-3384

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Gant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stanford Middle
High:	Wilson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Two or more races:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg42%

California avg41%

302^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	95.3	302 of 5857	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	263 of 5869	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	355 of 5859	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	331 of 5883	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	162 of 1417	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	448 of 5789	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	291 of 5662	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	426 of 5692	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	554 of 5614	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	426 of 5611	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	332 of 5530	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.2	278 of 5390	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	92.2	300 of 5377	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	247 of 5314	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	94.9	170 of 5193	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.9	197 of 5113	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	96.5	132 of 5113	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	95.5	188 of 4818	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	92.7	347 of 4822	92.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.5	256 of 4809	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	262 of 1203	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	15 of 1205	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	127 of 1190	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	382 of 5597	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	471 of 5612	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	526 of 5609	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	285 of 5635	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	159 of 1267	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	380 of 5492	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	340 of 5413	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	86 of 5107	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	23 of 5107	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	71 of 5087	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	152 of 5084	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	134 of 4963	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	166 of 4830	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	342 of 5460	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	177 of 5517	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	171 of 5363	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	529 of 5264	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	103 of 1110	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	135 of 5173	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	335 of 5084	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	234 of 5628	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	210 of 5643	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	284 of 5638	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	385 of 5663	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	155 of 1272	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	572 of 5510	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	95.0	249 of 5431	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	133 of 718	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	26 of 610	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	77 of 445	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	95 of 339	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	84 of 2847	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 2635	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	370 of 2598	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	360 of 2651	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	341 of 2661	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	214 of 2726	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	489 of 2834	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	164 of 2737	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+34 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science58%+25 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Tincher Preparatory	Public	K-8	1701 Petaluma Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 493-2636	837	36	23.3	33.0%	233 (27.8%)	51 (6.1%)	324 (38.7%)	127 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.2%)	92.6	506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.7	718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	212	64.6	29.9	48.1	72.1	75.3	86.5	69.5	73.9	64.4	73.8	70.9	67.4	70.8	66.3	45.2	56.3	62.8						$18,779	$3,494	$15,285
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
Kettering Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Silvera Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9486	348	17	21.0	32.2%	115 (33.0%)	35 (10.1%)	109 (31.3%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.5%)	90.5	628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.8	711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	83	53.3		53.3	73.9	75.0	68.9				72.6	76.1	84.1	57.8				72.6	90.4	92.3	92.3	90.4	92.3	$24,134	$5,413	$18,721
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 East Fountain St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3802	364	15	24.2	70.6%	19 (5.2%)	49 (13.5%)	237 (65.1%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	51.6	2520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		47.6	2696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	176	31.3		31.3	42.0	48.3	56.3				48.0	38.6	40.7	41.7				40.1	94.0	96.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$26,364	$5,850	$20,514
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
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	5201 East Broadway	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-6757	609	24	25.5	23.2%	295 (48.4%)	33 (5.4%)	162 (26.6%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.3%)	91.3	593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		94.5	380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	213	66.3		66.3	75.0	74.0	78.3				75.6	77.9	58.3	63.9				67.1						$19,651	$3,427	$16,224
Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	640	25	26.0	10.3%	136 (21.3%)	12 (1.9%)	130 (20.3%)	229 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	130 (20.3%)	98.7	28^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.1	14^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	14	71.8		71.8	90.6	91.0	95.2				92.5	93.8	91.0	82.3				88.4						$15,390	$592	$14,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Gant Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanford Middle
High : Wilson High

What district is Gant Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Gant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Gant Elementary.

Is Gant Elementary a good school?

Yes. Gant Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gant Elementary?

Students at Gant Elementary are 33% White, 31% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 6% African American.

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