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California Academy of Mathematics and Science

Public Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 100% of California high schools

Summary

The California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS) is a highly selective, elite public magnet high school serving 673 students in grades 9-12 on a university campus in Carson, CA, and it consistently ranks among the very top schools in the entire state.

CAMS achieves extraordinary academic results that stand apart from other schools in the area. For example, 94.9% of students are proficient in math, which is nearly triple the rate of the next best-performing nearby school, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High. This pattern holds true across all subjects, with graduation rates near 99% and chronic absenteeism remarkably low at 6.8%. Impressively, CAMS excels with all groups of students, ranking in the top five statewide for students from low-income families, Hispanic students, and Asian students, demonstrating that its success is broadly shared.

What makes CAMS particularly interesting is how it achieves these results. It operates within the Long Beach Unified school district and spends about the same per student as other local comprehensive high schools like Carson Senior High, but it does so with larger class sizes. While its selective admissions process is a key factor, the school's specialized STEM focus and culture of high achievement create outcomes that far exceed even schools with significantly more funding per student, such as the nearby Eagle Tree Continuation school.

673

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,028

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S
Carson, CA 90747-0001

(310) 243-2025

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.8%

Hispanic:

33.7%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (93% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg42%

California avg41%

4^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	99.4	4 of 2162	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	7 of 2159	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	5 of 2170	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	7 of 2123	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	6 of 1290	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	25 of 2133	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	7 of 2017	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	6 of 2021	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	6 of 2039	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	4 of 1994	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	96.5	2 of 2426	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	97.2	1 of 2354	100.0%	★★★★★
2011	98.2	1 of 2367	100.0%	★★★★★
2010	98.5	1 of 2281	100.0%	★★★★★
2009	98.4	1 of 2238	100.0%	★★★★★
2008	98.9	1 of 2117	100.0%	★★★★★
2007	98.7	2 of 2063	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	98.0	1 of 1968	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	98.5	1 of 1901	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	99.6	1 of 1653	99.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	4 of 517	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 582	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	2 of 585	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	5 of 573	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	1 of 591	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	6 of 581	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	8 of 582	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	1 of 581	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	5 of 1906	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	7 of 1915	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 1915	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	5 of 1858	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	12 of 1054	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	31 of 1833	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	1 of 1760	99.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 1900	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	6 of 1902	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 1917	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	8 of 1861	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	17 of 1814	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	6 of 1742	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 2013	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 2026	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	7 of 2030	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	7 of 1943	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	5 of 1126	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	17 of 1937	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	9 of 1862	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	5 of 1942	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	8 of 1948	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	9 of 1963	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	8 of 1916	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	4 of 1122	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	11 of 1880	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	8 of 1834	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.0	1 of 422	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.8	5 of 1204	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	1 of 1173	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

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Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2022)100th percentile~ school

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy99%+50 vs state

Mathematics95%+58 vs state

Science87%+54 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	673	27	24.8	37.4%	30 (4.5%)	46 (6.8%)	227 (33.7%)	342 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	99.4	4^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.4	7^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%	3			87.0	87.0				98.7	98.7				94.9	94.9	$19,028	$2,489	$16,539
Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	55.1	934^th of 2162 public high schools	56.8%		45.2	1118^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	184	13.2		9.4	11.3	30.4	36.1	12.0	70.2	38.0	19.6	13.3	11.5	25.0	17.4	$20,461	$1,102	$19,359
Compton Community Day High	Public	9-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	6	2	2.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$23,879	$3,703	$20,176
Moneta Continuation	Public	9-12	17951 South Budlong Ave.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-4951	46	3	15.2	100.0%	2 (4.3%)	11 (23.9%)	30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	14.6	1818^th of 2162 public high schools	15.9%		14.3	1837^th of 2159 public high schools	14.9%	19		0.0	0.0	0.0				8.3	8.3				12.5	12.5	$33,439	$6,680	$26,759
New Millennium Secondary	Public, Charter	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	New Millennium Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 999-6162	116	10	11.7	78.4%	2 (1.7%)	41 (35.3%)	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.9%)	25.4	1583^rd of 2162 public high schools	26.8%		33.2	1419^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	164			4.0	4.0				36.7	36.7				10.0	10.0	$21,714	$1,523	$20,191
Gardena Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-5000	1,343	76	17.6	93.5%	22 (1.6%)	335 (24.9%)	879 (65.5%)	61 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (2.9%)	49.5	1052^nd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		29	1517^th of 2159 public high schools	29.7%	465		18.7	5.9	18.1				46.3	46.3				34.5	34.5	$22,733	$4,617	$18,116
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	66	673^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		49.6	1004^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	331		30.0		30.3				63.3	63.3				33.8	33.8	$21,297	$3,813	$17,484
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	474	26	18.4	77.8%	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.2%)	291 (61.4%)	65 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	14 (3.0%)	49	1060^th of 2162 public high schools	51.0%		49.6	1008^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	52		25.2		25.2				59.2	59.2				15.8	15.8	$18,461	$2,449	$16,012
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1460	438	26	16.9	80.8%	10 (2.3%)	31 (7.1%)	184 (42.0%)	195 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	69.1	617^th of 2162 public high schools	71.5%		65.2	647^th of 2159 public high schools	70.0%	30		29.4		28.8				70.6	70.6				34.9	34.9	$18,442	$2,518	$15,924
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory	Public	6-12	4110 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6400	701	40	17.3	90.6%	20 (2.9%)	147 (21.0%)	464 (66.2%)	37 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	15 (2.1%)	47.4	1087^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%		42.9	1174^th of 2159 public high schools	45.6%	87	20.0	27.0	0.0	22.4	40.0	28.8	38.7	46.2	40.0	23.9	20.3	16.4	24.6	22.0	$24,133	$4,432	$19,701

Frequently Asked Questions about California Academy of Mathematics and Science

What is the racial makeup of California Academy of Mathematics and Science?

Students at California Academy of Mathematics and Science are 51% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is California Academy of Mathematics and Science in?

Long Beach Unified

Is California Academy of Mathematics and Science a good school?

Yes! California Academy of Mathematics and Science is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend California Academy of Mathematics and Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended California Academy of Mathematics and Science.

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