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Garfield Elementary

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Garfield Elementary ranks 3087 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary serves 536 students in grades K–5 in Long Beach, California, within Long Beach Unified and a group of nearby Long Beach schools. The most important takeaway is that Garfield is a local academic standout, but its proficiency remains below district and state levels in every tested subject.

Among 11 schools including Garfield, it ranks second in English language arts (ELA), fourth in math and third in science; its results are also above the nearby-school averages in all three subjects. ELA is its strongest local showing, with 42% proficiency, while math at 38% is closest to state and district levels—just 1 point below the state and 2 below the district. Science is the clearest broader gap: 27% proficiency is 9 points below the state and 5 below the district. Fifth-grade ELA is a particular bright spot: 49% proficiency, less than a quarter-point below the state and higher than every listed nearby school at that grade. Third-grade math is a relative weak spot, ranking seventh locally.

Over four years, math proficiency rose 7 points to 38%, narrowing its gap with the state; science rose 5 points to 27%, but its state gap widened by 1 point. ELA fell 2 points overall, and its state gap widened by 4 points; most recently, ELA fell 6 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger ranks Garfield at the 47th percentile with 2 stars for 2025–2026, the highest percentile among the listed nearby schools but down 7 points from the prior year. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.1, compared with a nearby average of 23.6; 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 29% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 25% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s historical statewide rankings show stronger standing in serving English Language Learner students—67th percentile in 2023–2024 versus Garfield’s overall 47th—and African American students—85th percentile in 2021–2022 versus overall 46th. These subgroup rankings are historical, not current-year results.

536

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,466

Per pupil spending ?

78.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2240 Baltic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90810-3597

(562) 424-8167

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephens Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

Asian:

14.4%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

California avg42%

3,087^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

631^st of 1,530Long 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
2026	42.4	3087 of 5817	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	2668 of 5857	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	3119 of 5869	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	3035 of 5859	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3192 of 5883	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	999 of 1417	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3671 of 5789	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2923 of 5662	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	2878 of 5692	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	2820 of 5614	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	3036 of 5611	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3525 of 5530	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	3883 of 5390	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	3688 of 5377	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.8	3937 of 5314	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	4092 of 5193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	3748 of 5113	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	3181 of 5113	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.7	3618 of 4818	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.9	3113 of 4822	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.3	3167 of 4809	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	98 of 663	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.3	918 of 2128	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	1057 of 3162	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	955 of 3245	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	1438 of 3311	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	2397 of 3275	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1651 of 3246	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	3430 of 5581	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	2962 of 5597	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2701 of 5612	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2467 of 5609	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2768 of 5635	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	831 of 1267	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3242 of 5492	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3447 of 5413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2634 of 5094	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	2020 of 5107	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	2667 of 5107	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2212 of 5087	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2577 of 5084	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3065 of 4963	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2252 of 4830	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	2401 of 5423	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	1756 of 5460	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2667 of 5517	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2189 of 5363	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2526 of 5264	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	719 of 1110	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2601 of 5173	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	1767 of 5084	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2609 of 5603	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	2331 of 5628	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	3193 of 5643	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3356 of 5638	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3535 of 5663	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	950 of 1272	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3852 of 5510	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	2376 of 5431	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)85th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2018)57th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-8 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science27%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Their test scores have been going up since 2012 and if they can keep that traction going they may become a much better rated school. But for now, I only see them as average, with some potential. Close Quote

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Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	536	21	26.1	78.0%	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.6%)	411 (76.7%)	77 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	42.4	3087^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.9%		48.6	2668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%	419	26.6		26.6	35.0	41.7	48.9				41.7	39.8	37.9	35.1				37.6	97%	0%	$20,466	$1,911	$18,555
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%)	41.8	3120^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.1	3215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%	95	28.1		28.1	37.9	35.0	44.6				39.2	42.4	39.6	35.3				39.0	93%	0%	$17,033	$1,537	$15,496
Muir K-8	Public	K-8	3038 Delta Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-5571	1,029	44	23.1	71.0%	16 (1.6%)	115 (11.2%)	706 (68.6%)	141 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	35 (3.4%)	37.7	3393^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	41.7%		46.4	2801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%	592	26.9	26.7	26.8	27.6	45.0	44.4	46.2	54.9	40.6	42.6	26.8	34.9	26.9	36.5	43.1	33.7	33.3	97%	0%	$19,394	$1,922	$17,472
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%)	32.6	3766^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.3%		47	2764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%	1002	22.0		22.0	33.3	39.2	27.8				32.7	49.4	36.5	23.2				35.0	≥ 99%		$20,016	$1,972	$18,044
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 West 32nd Way	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6568	454	21	21.6	78.4%	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.4%)	317 (69.8%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	40.4	3207^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.9%		35.5	3539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%	332	19.1		19.1	43.1	40.0	38.2				40.4	50.0	34.3	32.8				38.8	≥ 98%		$24,581	$3,431	$21,150
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%)	18.3	4952^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.8	4757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%	195	10.9	14.6	13.1	27.6	14.5	26.2	33.0	49.5	41.7	33.9	24.1	15.9	14.1	25.8	23.2	16.7	20.3	95%	0%	$17,728	$1,728	$16,000
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%)	29.2	4057^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.3%		29.1	4027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%	30	24.3		24.3	34.8	24.8	35.3				31.5	37.0	26.7	30.0				31.1	97%	0%	$21,357	$2,235	$19,122
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%)	19.9	4826^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.0%		29.2	4023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%	803	12.1		12.1	16.7	26.7	37.4				27.4	21.1	26.7	24.2				24.0	93%	0%	$19,861	$2,210	$17,651
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Maine Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-8481	426	18	24.3	90.1%	7 (1.6%)	60 (14.1%)	332 (77.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	13.6	5348^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.7	5136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%	212	11.6		11.6	32.8	14.3	19.1				21.8	26.2	9.7	13.6				16.3	92%	0%	$25,255	$2,804	$22,451
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%)	26	4310^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.9%		36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%	854	18.6		18.6	38.0	27.7	28.6				30.4	46.0	22.6	24.4				28.6	94%	0%	$23,986	$3,063	$20,923

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks 3087^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephens Middle
High : Cabrillo High

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Garfield Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% African American, 2% White.

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