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Marshall Academy of the Arts

Q: Is Marshall Academy of the Arts a good school?

Marshall Academy of the Arts ranks 559 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Marshall Academy of the Arts is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving about 940 students in grades 6-8 within the Long Beach Unified School District, earning a 4-star rating and ranking well above average statewide.

The school stands out for its strong academic results across all subjects, significantly outperforming both district and state averages, and for its exceptional support for specific student groups, such as those in special education. Notably, Marshall achieves these outcomes while serving a student population where 45% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a contrast to some nearby schools where academic performance is lower despite similar economic demographics, such as Jessie Nelson Academy. While top-performing schools like Oak Middle in the more affluent Los Alamitos Unified district score higher, Marshall's achievements are impressive within its context.

Marshall's arts focus appears to support broad success, even in math and science, and the school manages chronic absenteeism better than the district average. It has shown resilience and consistent quality over the past decade. Opportunities for growth include further improving science scores and attendance to match the district's best, like Helen Keller Middle. Overall, Marshall Academy is a model of stable, equitable excellence in its district.

940

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,885

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5870 East Wardlow Rd.
Long Beach, CA 90808-3853

(562) 429-7013

District: Long Beach Unified

Feeder schools for Marshall Academy of the Arts:

Elementary:	Burcham Elementary
	Carver Elementary
	Henry

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

White:

22.3%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

California avg41%

559^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Middle 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	76.1	559 of 2761	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	565 of 2783	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	643 of 2781	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	473 of 2740	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	139 of 894	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	524 of 2715	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	428 of 2480	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	487 of 2508	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.6	741 of 2497	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.9	801 of 2477	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.8	1296 of 2379	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	1400 of 2259	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1480 of 2236	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.5	1711 of 2179	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	1541 of 2063	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	1551 of 2005	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1486 of 1999	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	1162 of 1804	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	978 of 1777	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	1058 of 1769	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	120 of 609	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	110 of 627	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	132 of 613	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	88 of 637	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	109 of 643	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	105 of 600	82.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	402 of 739	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	487 of 743	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	486 of 715	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	403 of 733	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	451 of 745	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	376 of 700	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.4	164 of 1531	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	73 of 354	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	139 of 1491	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	172 of 1369	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	523 of 1478	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	903 of 1521	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	676 of 1442	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	921 of 1364	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	562 of 2533	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	527 of 2551	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	566 of 2531	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	390 of 2509	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	109 of 738	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	430 of 2380	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	367 of 2262	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	372 of 2395	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	314 of 2388	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	399 of 2374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	194 of 2359	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	244 of 2213	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	170 of 2072	91.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.6	65 of 394	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	62 of 320	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	99.1	4 of 336	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	562 of 2542	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	396 of 2579	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	530 of 2531	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	194 of 2458	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	41 of 721	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	325 of 2369	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	263 of 2230	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	515 of 2534	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	558 of 2552	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	658 of 2538	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	529 of 2527	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	154 of 763	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	552 of 2407	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	458 of 2273	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	197 of 726	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	223 of 701	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	272 of 677	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	191 of 665	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	300 of 554	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.2	121 of 462	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	173 of 1566	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	199 of 1552	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	373 of 1531	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	265 of 1520	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	284 of 1537	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	376 of 1543	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	326 of 1555	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	333 of 1602	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	276 of 1496	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science38%+5 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		84.6	389^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.0%	21	40.8	40.8	60.6	73.4	69.7	67.8	59.2	53.0	51.0	54.4	$18,814	$3,184	$15,630
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		83.2	414^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.1%	23	39.9	39.9	67.0	71.2	68.6	68.8	52.6	51.5	49.0	51.2	$17,234	$3,501	$13,733
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%		61.6	847^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	87	32.1	32.1	54.2	57.0	62.6	57.9	39.1	39.7	43.4	40.7	$18,699	$3,755	$14,944
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875
Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	95.3	144^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		96.2	116^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	28	67.5	67.5	79.9	79.3	83.5	80.8	69.4	63.4	62.8	65.2	$13,782	$517	$13,265
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505
Jefferson Leadership Academies	Public	6-8	750 Euclid Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9904	1,004	41	24.4	79.5%	32 (3.2%)	153 (15.2%)	691 (68.8%)	90 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	54.2	1066^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		52.8	1081^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	15	26.1	26.1	48.8	58.8	60.4	56.0	25.4	33.6	31.4	30.2	$18,939	$3,689	$15,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Academy of the Arts

Is Marshall Academy of the Arts a good school?

Marshall Academy of the Arts ranks 559^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Academy of the Arts?

Students at Marshall Academy of the Arts are 50% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Marshall Academy of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Marshall Academy of the Arts.

What district is Marshall Academy of the Arts in?

Long Beach Unified

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