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Hughes Middle

Q: Is Hughes Middle a good school?

Hughes Middle ranks 709 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Hughes Middle serves 1,214 students in grades 6–8 in Long Beach, within Long Beach Unified. Its most important distinction is strong 2025–2026 performance across all three tested subjects: Hughes scored above district and state averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and had the highest science results among ten nearby district middle schools with current scores.

Science is Hughes’s clearest strength, while math is its comparatively weakest subject. Proficiency was 58% in ELA, 44% in math, and 42% in science—respectively 7, 4, and 11 percentage points above the district, and 8, 6, and 6 points above the state. Among the ten nearby district schools, Hughes ranked third in ELA and math and first in science; the peer averages were 45%, 31%, and 24%, making Hughes higher by 12, 13, and 18 points. The overall math result hides a grade-level difference: sixth-grade math was 38%, about 1 point below the district and 1 point above the state, while eighth-grade math reached 48%, 11 points above the district and 12 above the state.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: Hughes gained 9 percentage points in ELA, 8 in math, and 11 in science, while its advantage over the state widened by 6, 4, and 5 points. SchoolDigger rates Hughes at the 74th statewide percentile with 4 stars, tied with Bancroft Middle; Marshall Academy of the Arts is higher at the 80th percentile. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings for how well Hughes serves student groups show a notable difference: Asian students rank at the 45th percentile and White students at the 93rd, compared with 74th overall. Its ranking for special education students also fell from the 81st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 62nd in 2025–2026. Hughes’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.1, above the nearby-school average of 22.0. In 2024–2025, 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free school meals to all students, and this eligibility share is Hughes’s own reported measure.

1,214

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,789

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3846 California Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807-3510

(562) 595-0831

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Hughes Middle usually attend:

High:

Polytechnic High

Feeder schools for Hughes Middle:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Los Cerritos Elementary
	Madison Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

Asian:

17.5%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg43%

California avg42%

709^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Middle 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	69.1	709 of 2740	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	756 of 2761	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	747 of 2783	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	861 of 2781	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	848 of 2740	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	294 of 894	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	538 of 2715	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	604 of 2480	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	65.0	776 of 2508	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	940 of 2497	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	777 of 2477	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	745 of 2379	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	732 of 2259	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	814 of 2236	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	550 of 2179	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	358 of 2063	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	384 of 2005	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	326 of 1999	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	318 of 1804	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	245 of 1777	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	81.2	273 of 1769	84.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	199 of 594	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	179 of 609	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	122 of 627	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	128 of 613	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	145 of 637	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	123 of 643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	104 of 600	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	427 of 777	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	430 of 739	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	436 of 743	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	527 of 715	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	495 of 733	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	311 of 745	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	341 of 700	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	426 of 1531	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	104 of 354	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	104 of 1491	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	63.3	323 of 1369	76.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	430 of 1478	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	368 of 1521	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	835 of 1540	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	158 of 363	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	1142 of 1442	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	395 of 1364	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	618 of 2516	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	719 of 2533	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	684 of 2551	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	825 of 2531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	752 of 2509	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	250 of 738	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	477 of 2380	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	522 of 2262	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	478 of 2357	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	622 of 2395	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	528 of 2388	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	602 of 2374	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	527 of 2359	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	200 of 2213	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	291 of 2072	86.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	58 of 442	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	40 of 477	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	53 of 394	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	68 of 320	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	60 of 336	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	706 of 2529	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	664 of 2542	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	654 of 2579	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	779 of 2531	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	737 of 2458	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	147 of 721	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	246 of 2369	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	350 of 2230	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	735 of 2514	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	741 of 2534	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	727 of 2552	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	785 of 2538	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	808 of 2527	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	235 of 763	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	517 of 2407	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	613 of 2273	73.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	296 of 735	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	287 of 726	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	271 of 701	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	319 of 677	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	289 of 665	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	316 of 554	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	340 of 462	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	609 of 1605	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	485 of 1566	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	301 of 1552	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	335 of 1531	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	108 of 1490	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	92 of 1520	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	325 of 1537	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	194 of 1543	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	720 of 1555	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.3	96 of 1602	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	212 of 1496	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2026)87th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+8 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science42%+6 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
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	69.1	709^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.1%		66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%	47	42.2	42.2	53.1	58.8	61.0	57.6	38.1	47.0	47.9	44.4	$20,789	$18,860	$1,929
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach	Public, Charter	6-8	3601 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 912-7017	244	11	22.0	45.1%	51 (20.9%)	38 (15.6%)	104 (42.6%)	15 (6.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.5%)	70.6	676^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.3%		79.5	483^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.5%	193	40.0	40.0	62.7	64.9	63.8	63.8	36.6	49.4	38.8	41.4
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	1756^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.9%		29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%	95	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
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	1858^th of 2740 public middle schools	32.2%		29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%	20	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
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	1357^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.5%		39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%	147	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
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	26.7	1962^nd of 2740 public middle schools	28.4%		21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%	195	9.3	9.3	35.6	33.8	34.3	34.5	21.1	26.9	27.8	25.4	$20,225	$18,334	$1,891
Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	39.4	1522^nd of 2740 public middle schools	44.5%		31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%	247	33.6	33.6	40.0	41.4	43.2	41.5	31.9	25.1	24.4	27.1	$21,616	$19,338	$2,278
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	51.7	1140^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.4%		54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%	65	25.9	25.9	42.5	45.8	56.1	48.0	36.5	34.3	44.2	38.2	$25,005	$22,256	$2,749
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	69	715^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.9%		66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%	45	35.3	35.3	56.1	64.6	59.1	60.0	42.5	47.3	43.4	44.4	$22,995	$20,734	$2,261
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	75.4	560^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.6%		76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%	1	38.0	38.0	63.5	65.8	62.9	64.0	46.7	56.5	43.7	48.9	$22,340	$20,440	$1,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes Middle

Is Hughes Middle a good school?

Hughes Middle ranks 709^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hughes Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Hughes Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,214 students attended Hughes Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Hughes Middle?

Students at Hughes Middle are 49% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 17% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Hughes Middle attend?

Students who attend Hughes Middle usually go on to attend Polytechnic High

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