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Bobbie Smith Elementary

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Bobbie Smith Elementary ranks 4027 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bobbie Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 663 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently ranking in the bottom half of California elementary schools and lagging behind both the Long Beach Unified School District and the state averages.

Bobbie Smith Elementary has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.07% to 82.2%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. Despite the higher per-student spending at Bobbie Smith Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the school's challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby Jenny Oropeza Elementary, Garfield Elementary, and Lafayette Elementary generally perform better than Bobbie Smith Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

635

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,342

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 East Hill St.
Long Beach, CA 90806-4457

(562) 595-9466

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Bobbie Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jessie Nelson Academy
High:	Polytechnic High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

Asian:

11.8%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

California avg41%

4,027^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	29.1	4027 of 5857	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3997 of 5869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3669 of 5859	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3435 of 5883	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	901 of 1417	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3120 of 5789	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2874 of 5662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	3222 of 5692	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	3702 of 5614	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	3445 of 5611	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	3844 of 5530	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.3	4630 of 5390	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	2699 of 5377	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.5	3517 of 4822	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.8	2648 of 4809	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	93 of 593	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	300 of 661	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	203 of 663	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	199 of 747	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	137 of 700	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1008 of 1203	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	993 of 1205	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	987 of 1190	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	929 of 1154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	971 of 1149	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	824 of 1071	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	1313 of 2227	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	112 of 293	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1025 of 2585	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	623 of 2128	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	575 of 3162	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	1126 of 3245	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1296 of 3311	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	458 of 602	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3170 of 3275	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.3	1151 of 3246	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3377 of 5597	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3371 of 5612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3229 of 5609	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3249 of 5635	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	737 of 1267	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2796 of 5492	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2820 of 5413	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3289 of 5107	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3400 of 5107	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2796 of 5087	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2788 of 5084	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	2276 of 4963	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2170 of 4830	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	214 of 429	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	61 of 335	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	128 of 356	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3061 of 5460	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3366 of 5517	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	2493 of 5363	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	2292 of 5264	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	364 of 1110	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1802 of 5173	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1665 of 5084	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4387 of 5628	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4305 of 5643	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3835 of 5638	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3411 of 5663	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	866 of 1272	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3157 of 5510	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2759 of 5431	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1749 of 2847	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1831 of 2635	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1748 of 2420	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)84th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science8%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	710 West Spring St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 427-8512	501	23	21.7	70.3%	22 (4.4%)	66 (13.2%)	294 (58.7%)	73 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	32 (6.4%)	47	2764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.7	2818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	54	25.0		25.0	40.3	41.9	50.7				44.3	49.3	32.3	40.8				39.8	95.2	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	96.1	$21,433	$4,356	$17,077
Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.5	3150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	306	22.9		22.9	32.9	38.5	49.3				39.6	29.9	36.3	28.6				31.9	90.7	98.2	98.2		97.2	97.2	$23,976	$5,001	$18,975

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobbie Smith Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bobbie Smith Elementary?

Students at Bobbie Smith Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Bobbie Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Bobbie Smith Elementary.

Is Bobbie Smith Elementary a good school?

Bobbie Smith Elementary ranks 4027^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bobbie Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bobbie Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jessie Nelson Academy
High : Polytechnic High

What district is Bobbie Smith Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

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