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Hamilton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle serves 748 students in grades 6–8 in Long Beach, California, as part of Long Beach Unified. In 2025–26, proficiency was 36% in ELA, 16% in math, and 14% in science—below both district and state rates in every subject. The math gap was especially large: Hamilton was 23 points below the state and 24 points below the district. Across subjects, math is the clearest academic weakness.

Compared with nearby schools serving the same grades, Hamilton was second-lowest in ELA and lowest in math and science. The eight-school peer averages were 41% in ELA, 27% in math, and 25% in science, all above Hamilton’s results. Sixth-grade ELA stands out as a relative strength: 40%, second-highest among nearby schools and 8 points below the state rate. By contrast, Hamilton’s seventh- and eighth-grade ELA results were the lowest among nearby schools with current-year scores. Its low results are not limited to one subject or grade.

Over time, ELA improved from 30% in 2022–23 to 36% in 2025–26, although it fell from 39% the previous year; its gap with the state narrowed from 17 to 13 points. Math remained essentially flat at 16%, while the state improved and the gap widened from 19 to 23 points. Science rose from 12% to 14%, but its state gap widened from 18 to 22 points. SchoolDigger rates Hamilton at the 22nd statewide percentile with 1 star, down from the 30th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism was 37%, compared with 25% in the district and 18% statewide. In 2024–25, its student-teacher ratio was 21.4 and 85% of students were free/reduced-lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 subgroup rankings were stronger for African American Students and Special Education Students, each at the 42nd percentile compared with 22nd overall.

748

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,642

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1060 East 70th St.
Long Beach, CA 90805-1008

(562) 602-0302

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary
	King Elementary
	McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

10.4%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg43%

California avg42%

2,095^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Middle Schools in the Long Beach Unified

396^th of 968Long 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	22.1	2095 of 2703	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1956 of 2761	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1942 of 2783	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	2113 of 2781	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1520 of 2740	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	591 of 894	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1661 of 2715	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1496 of 2480	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	1858 of 2508	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1780 of 2497	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1701 of 2477	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1415 of 2379	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1645 of 2259	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	1633 of 2236	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1698 of 2179	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1437 of 2063	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.1	1607 of 2005	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1528 of 1999	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	1554 of 1777	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	1430 of 1769	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	341 of 583	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	344 of 609	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	304 of 627	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	474 of 613	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	283 of 637	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	397 of 643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	273 of 600	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	543 of 733	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	622 of 745	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	512 of 700	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	701 of 1531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	184 of 354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	753 of 1491	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	812 of 1369	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	872 of 1478	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	992 of 1521	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	955 of 1540	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	283 of 363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	924 of 1442	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	714 of 1364	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1876 of 2483	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	1781 of 2533	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1849 of 2551	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2015 of 2531	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1285 of 2509	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	430 of 738	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1407 of 2380	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1319 of 2262	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1661 of 2325	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1574 of 2395	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1465 of 2388	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1541 of 2374	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	919 of 2359	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	991 of 2213	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	936 of 2072	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	224 of 394	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	193 of 320	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	102 of 336	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	1841 of 2493	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1679 of 2542	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1687 of 2579	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1655 of 2531	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	920 of 2458	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	329 of 721	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	1125 of 2369	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	979 of 2230	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	2001 of 2478	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1898 of 2534	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1761 of 2552	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1824 of 2538	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1492 of 2527	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	560 of 763	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1606 of 2407	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1475 of 2273	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	920 of 1586	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1033 of 1566	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	959 of 1552	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	924 of 1531	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2024)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	22.1	2095^th of 2703 public middle schools	22.5%		25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%	139	14.0	14.0	39.8	34.2	33.6	35.8	14.7	15.8	16.5	15.7	$22,642	$19,972	$2,670
Leona Jackson	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	34.6	1642^nd of 2703 public middle schools	39.3%		38.7	1529^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.6%	113	21.8	21.8	36.6	44.2	49.1	43.7	25.9	16.1	25.3	22.4	$17,916	$16,682	$1,234
Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35.7	1613^th of 2703 public middle schools	40.3%		37.3	1565^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.3%	48	24.2	24.2	31.1	48.7	38.9	39.2	20.1	40.9	23.6	27.7	$15,131	$13,974	$1,157
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.6	1320^th of 2703 public middle schools	51.2%		54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%	250	25.8	25.8	44.6	39.1	36.4	39.6	29.4	33.0	52.0	39.3	$22,868	$18,110	$4,758
Alondra Middle	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	735	41	17.9	92.5%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.7%)	674 (91.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	42	1411^th of 2703 public middle schools	47.8%		42.8	1393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%	18	33.2	33.2	38.3	43.9	53.0	45.7	20.0	21.0	33.3	25.4	$16,799	$15,624	$1,175
Paramount Park Middle	Public	6-8	14608 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8052	551	29	19.1	96.2%	6 (1.1%)	39 (7.1%)	492 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	32.5	1712^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.7%		40.1	1493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%	219	27.1	27.1	34.8	42.6	41.4	39.8	15.6	20.4	29.8	22.0	$14,333	$13,220	$1,113
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.3	1832^nd of 2703 public middle schools	32.2%		29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%	6	22.0	22.0	35.5	40.0	38.3	37.9	25.9	19.3	20.4	21.9	$28,353	$25,914	$2,439
Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$34,072	$32,808	$1,264
Lindsey Academy	Public	6-8	5075 Daisy Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-6451	684	33	21.0	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	112 (16.4%)	502 (73.4%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	16 (2.3%)	32	1731^st of 2703 public middle schools	36.0%		29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%	120	16.2	16.2	36.5	40.5	42.9	40.0	25.0	23.6	26.6	25.1	$23,222	$21,170	$2,052
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%)	44.2	1338^th of 2703 public middle schools	50.5%		39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%	166	26.0	26.0	40.2	44.8	48.7	44.7	30.8	33.3	33.1	32.5	$27,099	$24,466	$2,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle?

Students at Hamilton Middle are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Hamilton Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Hamilton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Hamilton Middle.

What high school do graduates of Hamilton Middle attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually go on to attend Jordan High

Is Hamilton Middle a good school?

Hamilton Middle ranks in the bottom 22.5% of California middle schools.

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