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Polytechnic High

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Polytechnic High ranks 820 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Polytechnic High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Long Beach Unified School District, with nearly 3,900 students, offering a stable, mid-performing educational experience in a diverse community.

The school demonstrates clear strengths, particularly in graduating students successfully, with a rate of 89.9% that exceeds both district and state averages. It also performs well in English Language Arts, where student proficiency outpaces the state. However, significant challenges exist in mathematics and science proficiency, which lag behind state averages, and chronic absenteeism is a notable concern at 32.2%. Compared to many smaller nearby schools like Richard D. Browning High or Cabrillo High, Polytechnic operates more efficiently with lower per-student spending while often achieving stronger academic results.

When looking at the local landscape, Polytechnic stands out for its scale and consistent performance. It academically outperforms most neighboring comprehensive schools, though it trails the highly specialized Renaissance High School for the Arts. The school has shown recent improvement in supporting English Learners but has room to grow in serving students with disabilities. Its stability is a key asset in an area where some schools, such as Reid High and Educational Partnership High, show much greater volatility in performance and outcomes.

3,890

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,267

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813-2017

(562) 591-0581

District: Long Beach Unified

Feeder schools for Polytechnic High:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Bobbie Smith Elementary
	Jenny Oropeza Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
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	Longfellow Elementary
	Los Cerritos Elementary
	Robinson Academy
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Signal Hill Elementary
	Stevenson Elementary
	Whittier Elementary
Middle:	Franklin Classical Middle
	Hughes Middle
	Jessie Nelson Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

Asian:

16.8%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

California avg41%

820^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High 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	60.1	820 of 2162	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	694 of 2159	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	611 of 2170	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	683 of 2123	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.3	198 of 1290	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	604 of 2133	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	799 of 2017	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	709 of 2021	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	717 of 2039	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.2	559 of 1994	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	51.0	763 of 2426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	758 of 2354	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	617 of 2367	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	57.9	560 of 2281	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	334 of 2238	85.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.3	384 of 2117	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	313 of 2063	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.2	449 of 1968	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	66.1	315 of 1901	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	65.6	256 of 1653	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	245 of 523	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	206 of 517	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	204 of 521	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	238 of 522	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	248 of 592	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	271 of 582	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	416 of 585	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	420 of 573	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	426 of 591	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	421 of 581	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	420 of 582	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	434 of 581	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	703 of 1161	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	159 of 555	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	515 of 1117	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	711 of 1052	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	390 of 1085	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	201 of 1064	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	36.2	636 of 1044	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	225 of 467	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	582 of 941	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	608 of 938	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	797 of 1906	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	619 of 1915	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	501 of 1915	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	588 of 1858	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	182 of 1054	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	569 of 1833	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	629 of 1760	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	850 of 1900	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	774 of 1902	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	631 of 1917	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	736 of 1861	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	788 of 1814	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1044 of 1742	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	156 of 410	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	71 of 328	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	103 of 299	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	96 of 290	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	890 of 2013	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	870 of 2026	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	649 of 2030	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	864 of 1943	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.9	164 of 1126	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	667 of 1937	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	1009 of 1862	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	805 of 1942	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	753 of 1948	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	690 of 1963	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	720 of 1916	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.3	185 of 1122	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	607 of 1880	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	943 of 1834	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	253 of 577	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	298 of 574	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	238 of 541	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	327 of 515	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	312 of 422	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	296 of 366	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	44.9	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	744 of 1252	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	686 of 1216	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	703 of 1197	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	109 of 1155	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	48 of 1173	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	47 of 1193	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	87 of 1204	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	59 of 1222	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	122 of 1173	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science25%-8 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,890	167	23.3	59.2%	224 (5.8%)	563 (14.5%)	2,158 (55.5%)	653 (16.8%)	6 (0.2%)	69 (1.8%)	217 (5.6%)	60.1	820^th of 2162 public high schools	62.1%		63	694^th of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	126		24.8	24.8	57.0	57.0	24.8	24.8	$19,267	$3,214	$16,053
Clear Passage Educational Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1471 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Clear Passage Educational Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 502-1116	59	1	59.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	46 (78.0%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	20.2	1687^th of 2162 public high schools	22.0%					(n/a)				18.8	18.8	12.5	12.5	$14,670	$158	$14,512
Intellectual Virtues Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1637 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 283-4456	118	8	13.9	67.8%	10 (8.5%)	26 (22.0%)	63 (53.4%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	39	1291^st of 2162 public high schools	40.3%		34.7	1379^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	88	21.4		21.4	42.9	42.9	17.9	17.9	$24,196	$2,817	$21,379
Educational Partnership High	Public	9-12	1794 Cedar Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 218-0493	331	18	18.4	71.9%	15 (4.5%)	58 (17.5%)	228 (68.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	23.6	1626^th of 2162 public high schools	24.8%		21.6	1662^nd of 2159 public high schools	23.0%	36		9.2	9.2	19.3	19.3	14.9	14.9	$20,523	$2,459	$18,064
Renaissance High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	235 East 8th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 901-0168	396	19	20.9	56.8%	66 (16.7%)	73 (18.4%)	221 (55.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	64.7	692^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.0%		52.3	940^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	248		14.9	14.9	67.4	67.4	34.1	34.1	$23,022	$3,100	$19,922
Richard D. Browning High	Public	9-12	2120 Obispo Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 997-1700	340	18	18.5	75.9%	24 (7.1%)	70 (20.6%)	193 (56.8%)	29 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	34.4	1393^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%		23.7	1607^th of 2159 public high schools	25.6%	214		4.2	4.2	43.7	43.7	16.7	16.7	$25,009	$3,550	$21,459
Cabrillo High	Public	9-12	2001 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 951-7700	1,652	83	19.8	72.8%	20 (1.2%)	163 (9.9%)	1,256 (76.0%)	161 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	28 (1.7%)	27.7	1535^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.6	1476^th of 2159 public high schools	31.6%	59		7.0	7.0	39.3	39.3	9.4	9.4	$25,022	$4,292	$20,730
Long Beach Unified School District Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	3701B East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 595-8893	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reid High	Public	11-12	3701 East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 989-2098	50	7	7.1	70.0%	3 (6.0%)	14 (28.0%)	29 (58.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	12.2	1903^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.0%		14.7	1827^th of 2159 public high schools	15.4%	76		5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$36,500	$3,349	$33,151
College Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3635 Atlantic Ave	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	College Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 285-1111	255	14	18.6	93.3%	1 (0.4%)	54 (21.2%)	195 (76.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	27	1553^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.2%		21.1	1681^st of 2159 public high schools	22.1%	128		27.8	27.8	21.1	21.1	0.0	0.0	$41,280	$3,544	$37,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Polytechnic High

What district is Polytechnic High in?

Long Beach Unified

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How many students attend Polytechnic High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,890 students attended Polytechnic High.

What is the racial makeup of Polytechnic High?

Students at Polytechnic High are 55% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 14% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Polytechnic High a good school?

Polytechnic High ranks 820^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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