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Jefferson Leadership Academies

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Jefferson Leadership Academies ranks 1066 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 61% of California middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Leadership Academies is a public middle school serving about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 within the Long Beach Unified School District, notable for its significant and sustained improvement from lower to above-average state rankings over the past decade.

The school has a clear strength in English Language Arts, where students outperform both the district and state averages, but faces a notable challenge in mathematics, where proficiency lags behind. A standout finding is the school's effectiveness with several student groups, including students from low-income backgrounds, those experiencing homelessness, and students in special education, who achieve state rankings significantly above the school's overall average. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half in recent years.

When compared to other local middle schools with similar high-poverty student populations, such as Jessie Nelson Academy, Franklin Classical Middle, and Washington Middle, Jefferson achieves substantially higher academic rankings and ELA proficiency. This suggests the school's strategies are particularly effective in its context, though opportunities for growth remain, especially in math and science, where nearby schools like Rogers Middle demonstrate much higher performance.

1,004

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,939

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Euclid Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90804-5228

(562) 438-9904

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Leadership Academies usually attend:

High:

Wilson High

Feeder schools for Jefferson Leadership Academies:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary
	Mann Elementary
	Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
	Willard Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

African American:

15.2%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (61st 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,066^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Middle 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	54.2	1066 of 2761	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	1081 of 2783	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	1140 of 2781	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1315 of 2740	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	477 of 894	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1077 of 2715	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	1403 of 2480	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1758 of 2508	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1947 of 2497	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1879 of 2477	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1608 of 2379	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1681 of 2259	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1859 of 2236	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	1935 of 2179	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1722 of 2063	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1602 of 2005	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	1632 of 1999	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	1643 of 1804	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	1619 of 1777	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	1539 of 1769	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	190 of 609	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	139 of 627	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	192 of 613	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	265 of 637	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	186 of 643	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	274 of 600	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	457 of 739	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	495 of 743	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	497 of 715	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	587 of 733	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	574 of 745	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	625 of 700	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	914 of 1531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	175 of 354	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	259 of 1491	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	415 of 1369	69.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	501 of 1478	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	293 of 1521	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	419 of 1540	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	120 of 363	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	355 of 1442	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	747 of 1364	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1106 of 2533	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	1162 of 2551	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1154 of 2531	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1226 of 2509	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	362 of 738	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	980 of 2380	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	1338 of 2262	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	603 of 2395	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	728 of 2388	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	662 of 2374	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	801 of 2359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	542 of 2213	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	882 of 2072	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	61 of 477	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	140 of 394	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	87 of 320	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	72 of 336	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	632 of 2542	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	701 of 2579	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	641 of 2531	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	802 of 2458	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	224 of 721	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	509 of 2369	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	883 of 2230	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	905 of 2534	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	877 of 2552	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	967 of 2538	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	1188 of 2527	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	424 of 763	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1017 of 2407	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1329 of 2273	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	386 of 726	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	386 of 701	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	435 of 677	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	526 of 665	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	348 of 1566	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	577 of 1552	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	558 of 1531	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	988 of 1520	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.8	318 of 1537	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	497 of 1543	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	278 of 1602	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	521 of 1496	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, November 13, 2016

I went to this school from 1960- 1961 in the 7th grade, then moved to Alameda, Calif. Times have changed significantly from the '60's to now, but I have fond memories of this school, students, and the teachers. Close Quote

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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 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
Jefferson Leadership Academies	Public	6-8	750 Euclid Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9904	1,004	41	24.4	79.5%	32 (3.2%)	153 (15.2%)	691 (68.8%)	90 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	54.2	1066^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		52.8	1081^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	15	26.1	26.1	48.8	58.8	60.4	56.0	25.4	33.6	31.4	30.2	$18,939	$3,689	$15,250
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	365 Monrovia Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 434-7411	773	28	27.7	32.0%	314 (40.6%)	49 (6.3%)	277 (35.8%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.2%)	85.2	368^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.7%		85.5	376^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	8	52.0	52.0	64.8	78.0	69.4	70.7	54.7	53.9	45.6	51.3	$19,151	$3,337	$15,814
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%)	31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		29.2	1847^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	78	24.3	24.3	33.9	40.2	34.2	36.1	18.9	25.9	23.6	22.7	$20,443	$4,093	$16,350
Franklin Classical Middle	Public	6-8	540 Cerritos Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 435-4952	991	42	23.3	87.7%	19 (1.9%)	118 (11.9%)	763 (77.0%)	64 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	28.8	1869^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		30.2	1806^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	63	16.9	16.9	26.9	32.4	43.6	34.5	20.8	20.7	25.6	22.5	$20,183	$4,045	$16,138
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%)	21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%		22.5	2149^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	8	9.3	9.3	27.9	33.2	36.1	32.5	17.3	12.0	21.1	16.9	$19,029	$3,876	$15,153
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		84.6	389^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.0%	21	40.8	40.8	60.6	73.4	69.7	67.8	59.2	53.0	51.0	54.4	$18,814	$3,184	$15,630
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%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326
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%)	79.5	483^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.5%		81	459^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.5%	24	48.1	48.1	61.3	69.5	67.5	66.1	47.5	43.9	48.1	46.4	$13,243	$863	$12,380
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%)	66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%		66.9	747^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	9	35.2	35.2	54.7	60.1	51.3	55.4	36.4	50.8	40.1	42.4	$18,427	$3,649	$14,778
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%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Leadership Academies

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Leadership Academies?

Students at Jefferson Leadership Academies are 69% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Jefferson Leadership Academies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,004 students attended Jefferson Leadership Academies.

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Leadership Academies attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Leadership Academies usually go on to attend Wilson High

What district is Jefferson Leadership Academies in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Jefferson Leadership Academies a good school?

Jefferson Leadership Academies ranks 1066^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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