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King Elementary

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King Elementary ranks 4309 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 598 students in the Long Beach Unified district, located in a high-need area where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined in recent years to the 26th percentile. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing too much school, a rate notably higher than the district and state. However, the school shows clear strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with African American, Special Education, and English Language Learner students performing at or above the state average for their subgroups.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. While other Long Beach Unified schools like Dooley Elementary and Powell Academy for Success have higher rankings, several schools in neighboring Compton Unified, such as Clinton William Jefferson and Kelly Elementary, achieve higher academic performance while serving similar student populations and reporting dramatically lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting attendance is a key area for potential improvement at King.

598

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,106

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 East Artesia Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90805-2003

(562) 428-1232

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

11.5%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg42%

California avg41%

4,309^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	26.1	4309 of 5857	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4296 of 5869	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3742 of 5859	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3989 of 5883	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1122 of 1417	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2682 of 5789	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2582 of 5662	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	2719 of 5692	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.1	3599 of 5614	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	3928 of 5611	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.5	4314 of 5530	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3915 of 5390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	3473 of 5377	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	2757 of 5314	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	2867 of 5193	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	3109 of 5113	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.0	4005 of 5113	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.7	2780 of 4818	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.9	3221 of 4822	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.3	2582 of 4809	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	220 of 569	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	70 of 700	90.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.8	666 of 2227	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	30.0	184 of 293	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	632 of 2585	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	587 of 2128	72.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	1204 of 3162	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1572 of 3245	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1325 of 3311	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	376 of 602	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2141 of 3275	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	905 of 3246	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3601 of 5597	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4045 of 5612	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3892 of 5609	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3878 of 5635	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	946 of 1267	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	2241 of 5492	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	2128 of 5413	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3307 of 5107	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3370 of 5107	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2470 of 5087	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	2817 of 5084	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	1599 of 4963	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1276 of 4830	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3389 of 5460	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3658 of 5517	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2796 of 5363	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3398 of 5264	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	743 of 1110	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	1267 of 5173	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	1066 of 5084	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4640 of 5628	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4230 of 5643	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3343 of 5638	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3807 of 5663	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1036 of 1272	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2964 of 5510	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2853 of 5431	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1384 of 2847	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1053 of 2635	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	565 of 2420	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)70th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science21%-12 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
King Elementary	Public	K-5	145 East Artesia Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-1232	598	25	23.4	76.4%	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	488 (81.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	26.1	4309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.7	4296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	13	20.7		20.7	36.6	32.3	23.9				30.9	29.5	32.3	17.4				26.4	96.9	98.4	97.7		96.9	96.9	$21,106	$3,676	$17,430
Powell Academy for Success	Public	K-8	150 Victoria St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 631-8794	706	29	24.3	80.0%	11 (1.6%)	170 (24.1%)	456 (64.6%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	23 (3.3%)	34.7	3607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.1	3508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	99	18.1	16.1	17.1	29.7	30.8	41.9	40.7	33.3	41.6	36.9	32.8	35.4	35.1	26.7	27.6	23.3	29.8	94.2	95.7			95.7	97.1	$19,239	$3,741	$15,498
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		22.6	4614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	1431	16.4	9.2	12.5	43.8	38.4	30.8	34.9	25.0	33.9	34.6	57.8	41.3	23.6	27.9	17.2	21.5	32.2	95.4				96.9		$22,008	$3,564	$18,444
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.7	2361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	88	28.6	25.4	27.3	42.1	42.1	48.2	55.4	59.7	69.5	51.8	52.0	39.5	47.6	43.1	39.7	37.3	43.6							$21,770	$3,375	$18,395
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East 64th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-4616	951	33	28.6	83.8%	11 (1.2%)	102 (10.7%)	726 (76.3%)	67 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	23 (2.4%)	27.4	4173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.8	4124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	49	18.3		18.3	32.0	28.6	44.7				35.0	35.1	19.0	21.0				25.2	94.1	96.8	98.4	95.7	96.2	96.8	$19,602	$3,859	$15,743
Addams Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 Pine Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0202	717	30	24.3	85.1%	7 (1.0%)	105 (14.6%)	545 (76.0%)	29 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (2.8%)	27.8	4152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		28.9	4032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	120	19.7		19.7	32.5	27.1	40.2				33.2	26.7	24.6	30.3				27.2	96.7						$19,208	$3,855	$15,353
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$21,612	$3,955	$17,657
Clinton William Jefferson	Public	K-8	6500 Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-7912	692	27	25.2	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	660 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.7	2307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	157	21.7	27.3	23.7	42.4	56.4	40.2	75.8	78.1	72.7	58.1	47.1	64.5	32.3	51.6	48.4	70.9	51.2							$21,340	$3,366	$17,974
Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	426	18	23.6	91.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	405 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30.1	3954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		31.9	3792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	162	29.5		29.5	35.3	34.3	41.0				36.7	30.9	20.9	18.0				23.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$22,213	$1,870	$20,343
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.5	3403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	47	9.8	3.2	7.6	40.3	48.4	27.9	27.5	49.2	48.4	39.9	54.0	56.5	21.3	11.8	22.0	12.9	32.1	97.4				97.4		$23,320	$4,020	$19,300

Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary

What district is King Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary?

Students at King Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is King Elementary a good school?

King Elementary ranks 4309^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend King Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended King Elementary.

What schools do graduates of King Elementary attend?

Students who attend King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton Middle
High : Jordan High

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