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Newcomb Academy

Public Grades K-8

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Newcomb Academy is a top-performing K-8 public school serving 914 students in Long Beach, consistently ranking among the best schools in California for nearly a decade.

The school's academic results are outstanding, with over 73% of students proficient in math and over 81% in English, significantly outperforming both the Long Beach Unified district and state averages. What makes Newcomb Academy particularly impressive is its success with all student groups; for example, its special education students rank in the 100th percentile statewide. This excellence stands out because the school achieves it within a mid-performing district, suggesting strong school-level leadership and teaching are key drivers of its success.

When compared to nearby schools, Newcomb Academy is part of a cluster of elite schools like Richard Henry Lee Elementary and Margaret Landell Elementary, yet it is located very close to struggling schools in the ABC Unified district, such as Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary. Newcomb maintains its high ranking with resource efficiency, spending less per student than some lower-performing neighbors while delivering consistent results across all grade levels from 3rd through 8th.

914

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,906

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3351 Val Verde Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90808-2301

(562) 430-1250

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Newcomb Academy usually attend:

High:

Millikan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.1%

White:

31.0%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

282^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

109^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	282 of 5857	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	383 of 5869	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	283 of 5859	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	216 of 5883	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	66 of 1417	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	265 of 5789	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	715 of 5662	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	90.0	641 of 5692	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	838 of 5614	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	772 of 5611	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	90.3	446 of 5530	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	306 of 5390	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	495 of 5377	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	381 of 5314	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	387 of 5193	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	334 of 5113	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	437 of 5113	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	87.8	603 of 4818	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	800 of 4822	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	937 of 4809	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	9 of 2227	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	267 of 5597	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	316 of 5612	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	182 of 5609	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	160 of 5635	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	58 of 1267	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	283 of 5492	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	941 of 5413	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	47 of 5107	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	32 of 5107	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	26 of 5087	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	33 of 5084	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	28 of 4963	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	153 of 4830	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	138 of 5460	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	326 of 5517	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	371 of 5363	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	33 of 5264	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	458 of 5173	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	893 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	310 of 5628	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	484 of 5643	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	397 of 5638	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	296 of 5663	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	78 of 1272	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	260 of 5510	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	540 of 5431	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	44 of 718	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	12 of 670	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	9 of 2847	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	320 of 2598	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	461 of 2651	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	239 of 2661	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	142 of 2726	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	483 of 2834	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	579 of 2737	78.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	109 of 2761	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	100 of 2783	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	71 of 2781	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	75 of 2740	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	33 of 894	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	110 of 2715	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	257 of 2480	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.1	288 of 2508	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	311 of 2497	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	276 of 2477	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	86.0	165 of 2379	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	65 of 2259	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	208 of 2236	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	146 of 2179	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	134 of 2063	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	176 of 2005	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	178 of 1999	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.5	193 of 1804	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	91.8	85 of 1777	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	84.7	207 of 1769	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	85.4	50 of 600	91.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	81.5	86 of 745	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	202 of 700	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.8	18 of 1491	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	89 of 1369	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	98 of 2533	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	58 of 2551	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	52 of 2531	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	91 of 2509	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	39 of 738	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	156 of 2380	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	343 of 2262	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	20 of 2395	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	16 of 2388	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	14 of 2374	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	6 of 2359	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	20 of 2213	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	118 of 2072	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	141 of 2542	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	82 of 2579	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	14 of 2531	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	12 of 2458	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	9 of 721	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	254 of 2369	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	382 of 2230	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	134 of 2534	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	145 of 2552	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	87 of 2538	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	71 of 2527	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	32 of 763	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	88 of 2407	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	183 of 2273	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	126 of 726	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	79 of 1520	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	53 of 1537	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	42 of 1543	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	55 of 1555	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	89 of 1602	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	238 of 1496	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)100th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

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

African American (2018)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2019)88th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science62%+29 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	914	37	24.8	20.1%	283 (31.0%)	56 (6.1%)	339 (37.1%)	110 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	121 (13.2%)	95.6	282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	383^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	101																					64.2	60.0	62.0	73.3	87.6	80.3	80.8	83.7	81.5	81.3	77.9	82.0	66.7	78.9	67.4	67.7	73.5			$19,906	$3,894	$16,012
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9		18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1			31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5			24.8			$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	35.2	3560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.5	3331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	229																					29.4		29.4	28.9	26.5	43.1	44.7			36.3	33.3	31.4	28.9	26.3			30.0	91.1		$21,164	$2,535	$18,629
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	10862 Bloomfield St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3300	625	26	24.0	31.7%	133 (21.3%)	14 (2.2%)	291 (46.6%)	109 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (11.8%)	87.7	796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89	748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	48																					58.8		58.8	63.5	71.3	74.8				70.3	60.4	69.3	60.5				63.3	98.4	98.4	$15,904	$813	$15,091
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
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	97	147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.3	138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	9																					69.3		69.3	75.5	87.1	88.1				83.8	80.9	96.0	75.3				84.1			$14,309	$517	$13,792
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	302	15	20.1	88.1%	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.9%)	184 (60.9%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.3%)	41.5	3117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.7	2819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	298																					30.0		30.0	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.7			42.2	51.4	30.8	32.5	19.0			31.6			$20,564	$2,577	$17,987
Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	97.8	89^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.2	246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	157																					76.6		76.6	85.4	90.7	89.4	81.7			86.6	83.3	85.6	79.8	76.2			81.1			$16,415	$843	$15,572
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4		38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4			56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2			57.7	97.2		$18,687	$850	$17,837
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4		36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9			37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0			27.0	96.6	96.6	$21,580	$2,443	$19,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Newcomb Academy

Is Newcomb Academy a good school?

Yes! Newcomb Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 282^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Newcomb Academy attend?

Students who attend Newcomb Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Millikan High

What is the racial makeup of Newcomb Academy?

Students at Newcomb Academy are 37% Hispanic, 31% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 6% African American.

What district is Newcomb Academy in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Newcomb Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Newcomb Academy.

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