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King Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4383rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of California elementary schools
Summary

King Elementary is a K–5 school with 598 students in Long Beach, California, and is part of Long Beach Unified. In 2025–26, 29% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 28% in math, and 23% in science—below both district and state results in every subject. The most important concern is ELA: King’s result was 21 percentage points below the state and 22 points below the district.

Math is King’s strongest result against state and district benchmarks, while science stands out more favorably among nearby K–5 schools. King’s math proficiency was 28%, compared with 38% statewide and 40% districtwide; science was 23%, versus 36% statewide and 31% districtwide. Against four nearby K–5 schools, King was below their average in ELA (29% versus 34%) and math (28% versus 29%), but above their science average (23% versus 21%). Grade-level results also reveal particular challenges: King’s grade 3 ELA proficiency was 16%, the lowest among 11 nearby schools reporting that grade, and its grade 4 math result of 22% was the lowest among nearby schools reporting that grade.

King’s achievement gaps have widened over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, its gap with the state grew from 14 to 21 points in ELA, 7 to 11 points in math, and 7 to 13 points in science. Chronic absenteeism improved from 56% in 2021–22 to 26% in 2025–26, but remained above the state rate of 18%. SchoolDigger ranks King at the 25th percentile statewide and gives it 1 star; its percentile was 36 in 2022–23. In 2024–25, its student-teacher ratio was 23.4, and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free school meals statewide, so this is an eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s performance ranking for Special Education Students fell from the 60th percentile in 2023–24 to the 28th in 2025–26, while its ranking for African American Students dropped from the 61st to the 23rd percentile between 2024–25 and 2025–26.

598
Students ?
23.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,055
Per pupil spending ?
76.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg43%
California avg42%
4,383rd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
47th of 52Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified
631st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.04383 of 581724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202526.14309 of 585726.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.74296 of 586926.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.73742 of 585936.1%★★☆☆☆
202228.53989 of 588332.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.31122 of 141720.8%★☆☆☆☆
201948.52682 of 578953.7%★★★☆☆
201849.72582 of 566254.4%★★★☆☆
201746.82719 of 569252.2%★★★☆☆
201632.13599 of 561435.9%★★☆☆☆
201527.13928 of 561130.0%★★☆☆☆
201326.54314 of 553022.0%★☆☆☆☆
201230.53915 of 539027.4%★☆☆☆☆
201136.93473 of 537735.4%★★☆☆☆
201046.72757 of 531448.1%★★☆☆☆
200943.12867 of 519344.8%★★☆☆☆
200837.43109 of 511339.2%★★☆☆☆
200724.04005 of 511321.7%★☆☆☆☆
200638.72780 of 481842.3%★★☆☆☆
200530.93221 of 482233.2%★★☆☆☆
200441.32582 of 480946.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.0392 of 50822.8%★☆☆☆☆
202553.4220 of 56961.3%★★★☆☆
201882.470 of 70090.0%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202256.8666 of 222770.1%★★★★☆
202130.0184 of 29337.2%★★☆☆☆
201963.8632 of 258575.6%★★★★☆
201859.8587 of 212872.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202449.51204 of 316261.9%★★★☆☆
202343.71572 of 324551.6%★★★☆☆
202247.61325 of 331160.0%★★★☆☆
202136.3376 of 60237.5%★★☆☆☆
201934.92141 of 327534.6%★★☆☆☆
201858.7905 of 324672.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.53839 of 558131.2%★★☆☆☆
202533.33601 of 559735.7%★★☆☆☆
202427.34045 of 561227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.63892 of 560930.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.53878 of 563531.2%★★☆☆☆
202124.2946 of 126725.3%★☆☆☆☆
201954.72241 of 549259.2%★★★☆☆
201857.02128 of 541360.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.93214 of 509436.9%★★☆☆☆
202536.13307 of 510735.2%★★☆☆☆
202434.83370 of 510734.0%★★☆☆☆
202346.22470 of 508751.4%★★★☆☆
202241.12817 of 508444.6%★★☆☆☆
201961.61599 of 496367.8%★★★☆☆
201867.11276 of 483073.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.13717 of 542331.5%★★☆☆☆
202537.43389 of 546037.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.43658 of 551733.7%★★☆☆☆
202343.62796 of 536347.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.33398 of 526435.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.4743 of 111033.1%★★☆☆☆
201968.41267 of 517375.5%★★★★☆
201872.21066 of 508479.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.64560 of 560318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202520.84640 of 562817.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.54230 of 564325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202335.93343 of 563840.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.73807 of 566332.8%★★☆☆☆
202120.21036 of 127218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201941.22964 of 551046.2%★★☆☆☆
201842.92853 of 543147.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.42101 of 292728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202541.71384 of 284751.4%★★★☆☆
202447.11053 of 263560.0%★★★☆☆
202364.8565 of 242076.7%★★★★☆
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
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state
Mathematics28%-11 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state

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Students who attend King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton Middle
High : Jordan High

King Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California elementary schools.

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

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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