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Stanford Middle

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Stanford Middle ranks 410 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 85% of California middle schools

Summary

Stanford Middle is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving 1,165 students in grades 6-8 within the Long Beach Unified School District, ranking in the top 15% of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English and Math, while also maintaining a much lower chronic absenteeism rate than most neighboring schools like Washington Middle and Jessie Nelson Academy. Notably, Stanford achieves this success while serving an economically diverse student body, demonstrating that effective teaching and support systems can lead to excellent outcomes for all students. The school has shown particularly impressive growth in supporting English Language Learners in recent years.

While Stanford is a leader within its district, comparisons with schools in the neighboring Los Alamitos Unified district, such as Oak Middle, highlight areas for potential growth, particularly in 8th-grade math and science. The school's performance remains remarkably consistent year-over-year, contrasting with some volatility seen at other local schools like Hoover Middle, making it a reliable and high-achieving choice for families.

1,165

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,814

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5871 East Los Arcos St.
Long Beach, CA 90815-2120

(562) 594-9793

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Stanford Middle usually attend:

High:

Wilson High

Feeder schools for Stanford Middle:

Elementary:	Bixby Elementary
	Emerson Parkside Academy
	Gant Elementary
	Prisk Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

White:

26.4%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California middle 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 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg42%

California avg41%

410^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.3	410 of 2761	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	389 of 2783	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	366 of 2781	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	539 of 2740	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	134 of 894	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	403 of 2715	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	282 of 2480	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	89.6	251 of 2508	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	325 of 2497	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	328 of 2477	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	376 of 2379	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	277 of 2259	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	201 of 2236	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	181 of 2179	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	194 of 2063	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	129 of 2005	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	89.3	140 of 1999	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	107 of 1804	94.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	170 of 1777	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	84.8	203 of 1769	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	88 of 609	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	128 of 627	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	40 of 613	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	67.7	166 of 637	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	62 of 643	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	46 of 600	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	391 of 739	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	358 of 743	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	374 of 715	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	417 of 733	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	392 of 745	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	248 of 700	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	150 of 1531	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	27 of 354	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	97 of 1491	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	34 of 1369	97.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	588 of 1478	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1115 of 1442	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	340 of 2533	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	328 of 2551	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	242 of 2531	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	432 of 2509	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	101 of 738	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	409 of 2380	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	297 of 2262	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	209 of 2395	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	178 of 2388	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	186 of 2374	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	389 of 2359	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	297 of 2213	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	174 of 2072	91.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	193 of 477	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	186 of 394	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	28 of 320	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	49 of 336	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	509 of 2542	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	280 of 2579	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	377 of 2531	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	622 of 2458	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	134 of 721	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	425 of 2369	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	251 of 2230	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	446 of 2534	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	406 of 2552	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	500 of 2538	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	572 of 2527	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	137 of 763	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	367 of 2407	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	252 of 2273	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	177 of 726	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	142 of 701	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	185 of 677	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	319 of 665	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	161 of 554	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	85 of 462	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	102 of 1566	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	156 of 1552	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	191 of 1531	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	235 of 1520	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	218 of 1537	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	208 of 1543	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	299 of 1555	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	254 of 1602	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	154 of 1496	89.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science41%+8 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
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
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
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
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
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	365 Monrovia Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 434-7411	773	28	27.7	32.0%	314 (40.6%)	49 (6.3%)	277 (35.8%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.2%)	85.2	368^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.7%		85.5	376^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	8	52.0	52.0	64.8	78.0	69.4	70.7	54.7	53.9	45.6	51.3	$19,151	$3,337	$15,814
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
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
Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		29.2	1847^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	78	24.3	24.3	33.9	40.2	34.2	36.1	18.9	25.9	23.6	22.7	$20,443	$4,093	$16,350
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%		22.5	2149^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	8	9.3	9.3	27.9	33.2	36.1	32.5	17.3	12.0	21.1	16.9	$19,029	$3,876	$15,153
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanford Middle

How many students attend Stanford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,165 students attended Stanford Middle.

What district is Stanford Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Stanford Middle?

Students at Stanford Middle are 41% Hispanic, 26% White, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Stanford Middle attend?

Students who attend Stanford Middle usually go on to attend Wilson High

Is Stanford Middle a good school?

Stanford Middle ranks 410^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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