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Signal Hill Elementary

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Signal Hill Elementary ranks 2169 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Signal Hill Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 599 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, known for achieving strong academic results with a student population where a high percentage qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms both the district and state averages in math and English, which is notable when compared to several nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Willard Elementary, Whittier Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, it faces a shared challenge with neighboring schools in science proficiency and has room for growth in supporting its Special Education students.

While chronic student absenteeism has been a concern, the school has made impressive progress, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022, which is a better improvement trend than seen at most comparable schools. An interesting nearby comparison is Alvarado Elementary, which has slightly higher test scores but also higher per-student spending and a lower chronic absenteeism rate, offering a glimpse of what might be possible with different resources or strategies.

599

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,451

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2285 Walnut Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755-3619

(562) 426-8170

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Signal Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jessie Nelson Academy
High:	Polytechnic High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

Asian:

21.7%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

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 school46%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,169^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	58.0	2169 of 5857	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	1866 of 5869	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	2145 of 5859	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	2007 of 5883	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	847 of 1417	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	1594 of 5789	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	1411 of 5662	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	1429 of 5692	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	55.0	2236 of 5614	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	2203 of 5611	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	2275 of 5530	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	1866 of 5390	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	1637 of 5377	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	1461 of 4822	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.3	1788 of 4809	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	143 of 569	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	75 of 593	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	95 of 661	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	79 of 663	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	42 of 747	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	14 of 700	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	860 of 1203	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	847 of 1205	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	943 of 1190	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	899 of 1154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	840 of 1149	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	700 of 1071	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1788 of 2227	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	200 of 293	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	881 of 2585	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	1436 of 2128	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	143 of 3162	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	283 of 3245	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	66.2	574 of 3311	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	131 of 602	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	530 of 3275	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	590 of 3246	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2155 of 5597	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	1674 of 5612	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1953 of 5609	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	1687 of 5635	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.6	731 of 1267	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	1419 of 5492	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	1233 of 5413	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1202 of 5107	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	802 of 5107	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1172 of 5087	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1129 of 5084	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	656 of 4963	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	675 of 4830	86.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	49 of 335	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	24 of 356	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1382 of 5460	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	1085 of 5517	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1151 of 5363	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1104 of 5264	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	464 of 1110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	485 of 5173	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	478 of 5084	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	2068 of 5628	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	1957 of 5643	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	2179 of 5638	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	2264 of 5663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	762 of 1272	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	1648 of 5510	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1531 of 5431	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1590 of 2847	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1565 of 2635	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1172 of 2420	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2023)85th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science29%-4 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 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
Signal Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2285 Walnut Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-8170	599	23	26.6	86.1%	10 (1.7%)	84 (14.0%)	343 (57.3%)	130 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	58	2169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		64.2	1866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	303	28.6		28.6	45.8	50.9	56.3				51.3	58.8	31.2	49.1				45.9	94.2				95.0	96.7	$22,451	$4,335	$18,116
Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	708	28	24.8	83.1%	5 (0.7%)	116 (16.4%)	521 (73.6%)	36 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	16 (2.3%)	20.8	4757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		17.1	5107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	350	5.1	24.7	15.9	23.9	15.9	24.4	35.8	44.0	43.8	32.8	23.0	10.1	19.0	35.1	21.4	30.9	24.1							$19,088	$3,965	$15,123
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 East 21st St.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	390	15	26.0	78.5%	26 (6.7%)	49 (12.6%)	191 (49.0%)	100 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	70.9	1555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.3	1355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	200	38.1		38.1	55.9	63.3	65.1				61.4	57.6	36.7	54.0				50.3	91.2	92.7	97.1	94.1	92.7	92.7	$24,970	$5,219	$19,751
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
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
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	615	26	24.1	87.2%	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.2%)	437 (71.1%)	77 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.2%)	33.2	3706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		32.2	3769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	63	14.0		14.0	37.3	34.5	42.9				37.7	27.3	39.7	26.7				31.7	96.4		97.9		97.9		$19,202	$3,456	$15,746
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
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
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	1055 Freeman Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9934	534	19	28.1	75.5%	12 (2.2%)	69 (12.9%)	386 (72.3%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	26.6	4260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		35.6	3472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	788	13.5		13.5	24.4	36.8	38.9				33.5	31.0	32.6	19.1				27.5	91.7	97.3	97.3		94.5	95.4	$18,426	$3,900	$14,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Signal Hill Elementary

How many students attend Signal Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Signal Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Signal Hill Elementary?

Students at Signal Hill Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Signal Hill Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Signal Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Signal Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jessie Nelson Academy
High : Polytechnic High

Is Signal Hill Elementary a good school?

Signal Hill Elementary ranks 2169^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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