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Renaissance High School for the Arts

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Renaissance High School for the Arts ranks 692 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Renaissance High School for the Arts is a public high school serving about 400 students in grades 9-12 within the Long Beach Unified School District, notable for its specialized arts curriculum and impressive recent turnaround.

The school's story is one of remarkable growth, having significantly improved its statewide ranking and now boasting a near-perfect 97.6% graduation rate, which is the highest among most nearby schools and well above the district and state averages. This success extends to English Language Arts, where student proficiency consistently outpaces that of larger schools like Polytechnic High and Wilson High. Furthermore, Renaissance excels at supporting specific student groups, with special education and economically disadvantaged students achieving outcomes ranked in the state's top quartiles, and it maintains a very low dropout rate, especially when compared to schools like Educational Partnership High.

While mathematics and science scores are an acknowledged area for growth, the school's focused arts model, smaller size, and effective use of resources correlate with strong literacy and graduation results. Its chronic absenteeism rate, though higher than the state's, is lower than the district's and considerably better than several local peers, including Cabrillo High. For families seeking a supportive, arts-integrated environment that successfully prepares a diverse student body for graduation, Renaissance High School for the Arts presents a compelling and successful option in Long Beach.

396

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,022

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 East 8th St.
Long Beach, CA 90813-4311

(562) 901-0168

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

African American:

18.4%

White:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

California avg41%

692^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13High 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	64.7	692 of 2162	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	940 of 2159	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	1087 of 2170	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1507 of 2123	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.3	376 of 1290	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	1188 of 2133	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	715 of 2017	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	796 of 2021	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	789 of 2039	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.4	372 of 1994	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	55.2	653 of 2426	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	57.1	617 of 2354	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	51.1	765 of 2367	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.5	931 of 2281	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.7	965 of 2238	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.0	1093 of 2117	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.2	1082 of 2063	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.9	1218 of 1968	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1218 of 1901	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.1	1382 of 1653	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	98 of 523	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	223 of 521	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.3	419 of 522	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	334 of 592	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.4	172 of 582	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	704 of 1161	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	229 of 1117	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	663 of 1906	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	952 of 1915	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	979 of 1915	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1360 of 1858	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.2	342 of 1054	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	1113 of 1833	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	729 of 1760	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	511 of 1900	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	732 of 1902	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	912 of 1917	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.7	1554 of 1861	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1143 of 1814	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	676 of 1742	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	471 of 2013	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	846 of 2026	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1080 of 2030	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1571 of 1943	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	81.9	165 of 1126	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	1125 of 1937	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.5	576 of 1862	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	778 of 1942	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	777 of 1948	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1103 of 1963	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1688 of 1916	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.0	416 of 1122	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1134 of 1880	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	694 of 1834	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	151 of 1252	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	167 of 1197	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	488 of 1155	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	634 of 1173	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	696 of 1193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	672 of 1222	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.8	383 of 1173	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science15%-18 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	235 East 8th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 901-0168	396	19	20.9	56.8%	66 (16.7%)	73 (18.4%)	221 (55.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	64.7	692^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.0%		52.3	940^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	248		14.9	14.9	67.4	67.4	34.1	34.1	$23,022	$3,100	$19,922
Clear Passage Educational Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1471 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Clear Passage Educational Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 502-1116	59	1	59.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	46 (78.0%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	20.2	1687^th of 2162 public high schools	22.0%					(n/a)				18.8	18.8	12.5	12.5	$14,670	$158	$14,512
Intellectual Virtues Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1637 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 283-4456	118	8	13.9	67.8%	10 (8.5%)	26 (22.0%)	63 (53.4%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	39	1291^st of 2162 public high schools	40.3%		34.7	1379^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	88	21.4		21.4	42.9	42.9	17.9	17.9	$24,196	$2,817	$21,379
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,890	167	23.3	59.2%	224 (5.8%)	563 (14.5%)	2,158 (55.5%)	653 (16.8%)	6 (0.2%)	69 (1.8%)	217 (5.6%)	60.1	820^th of 2162 public high schools	62.1%		63	694^th of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	126		24.8	24.8	57.0	57.0	24.8	24.8	$19,267	$3,214	$16,053
Educational Partnership High	Public	9-12	1794 Cedar Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 218-0493	331	18	18.4	71.9%	15 (4.5%)	58 (17.5%)	228 (68.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	23.6	1626^th of 2162 public high schools	24.8%		21.6	1662^nd of 2159 public high schools	23.0%	36		9.2	9.2	19.3	19.3	14.9	14.9	$20,523	$2,459	$18,064
Cabrillo High	Public	9-12	2001 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 951-7700	1,652	83	19.8	72.8%	20 (1.2%)	163 (9.9%)	1,256 (76.0%)	161 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	28 (1.7%)	27.7	1535^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.6	1476^th of 2159 public high schools	31.6%	59		7.0	7.0	39.3	39.3	9.4	9.4	$25,022	$4,292	$20,730
Richard D. Browning High	Public	9-12	2120 Obispo Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 997-1700	340	18	18.5	75.9%	24 (7.1%)	70 (20.6%)	193 (56.8%)	29 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	34.4	1393^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%		23.7	1607^th of 2159 public high schools	25.6%	214		4.2	4.2	43.7	43.7	16.7	16.7	$25,009	$3,550	$21,459
Wilson High	Public	9-12	4400 East Tenth St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-0481	3,349	147	22.8	55.7%	606 (18.1%)	399 (11.9%)	1,938 (57.9%)	225 (6.7%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.4%)	160 (4.8%)	50.2	1039^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%		52.3	938^th of 2159 public high schools	56.6%	101		17.1	17.1	54.6	54.6	20.6	20.6	$19,247	$3,031	$16,216
Long Beach Unified School District Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	3701B East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 595-8893	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reid High	Public	11-12	3701 East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 989-2098	50	7	7.1	70.0%	3 (6.0%)	14 (28.0%)	29 (58.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	12.2	1903^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.0%		14.7	1827^th of 2159 public high schools	15.4%	76		5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$36,500	$3,349	$33,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance High School for the Arts

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance High School for the Arts?

Students at Renaissance High School for the Arts are 56% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Renaissance High School for the Arts in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Renaissance High School for the Arts a good school?

Renaissance High School for the Arts ranks 692^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Renaissance High School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Renaissance High School for the Arts.

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