Is Polytechnic High a good school?

Polytechnic High ranks 683 rd of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Polytechnic High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 4,083 students attended Polytechnic High.

What is the racial makeup of Polytechnic High?

Students at Polytechnic High are 53% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 15% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Polytechnic High?

Polytechnic High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Birney Elementary Elementary : Bobbie Smith Elementary Elementary : Jenny Oropeza Elementary Elementary : Lincoln Elementary Elementary : Longfellow Elementary Elementary : Los Cerritos Elementary Elementary : Robinson Academy Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary Elementary : Signal Hill Elementary Elementary : Stevenson Elementary Elementary : Whittier Elementary Middle : Franklin Classical Middle Middle : Hughes Middle Middle : Jessie Nelson Academy

Polytechnic High School in Long Beach CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Polytechnic High ranks better than 67.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 13 ranked high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Polytechnic High has the largest high school student body size in the Long Beach Unified School District. Student population at Polytechnic High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.9%), Asian (19.3%), African American (14.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Polytechnic High is 24.5. 7 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Polytechnic High employs 166.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Polytechnic High is $8,352. 11 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Polytechnic High:

SchoolDigger ranks Polytechnic High 683^rd of 2123 California public high schools. (See Polytechnic High in the ranking list.)

Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 642^nd of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Polytechnic High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.57	256^th	1653	84.5%
2005	66.10	315^th	1901	83.4%
2006	61.23	449^th	1968	77.2%
2007	67.03	313^th	2063	84.8%
2008	64.33	384^th	2117	81.9%
2009	65.16	334^th	2238	85.1%
2010	57.93	560^th	2281	75.4%
2011	57.04	617^th	2367	73.9%
2012	51.32	758^th	2354	67.8%
2013	50.98	763^rd	2426	68.5%
2015	69.15	559^th	1994	72.0%
2016	62.92	717^th	2039	64.8%
2017	63.72	709^th	2021	64.9%
2018	60.01	799^th	2017	60.4%
2019	66.93	604^th	2133	71.7%
2021	84.35	198^th	1290	84.7%
2022	61.38	683^rd	2123	67.8%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Polytechnic High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	910	827	711	404	6	n/a	n/a	0	2858
1989	865	783	748	377	9	n/a	n/a	0	2782
1990	1023	984	1071	553	19	n/a	n/a	0	3650
1991	957	993	1115	553	21	n/a	n/a	0	3639
1992	910	1112	1130	555	15	n/a	n/a	0	3722
1993	935	1126	1273	612	16	n/a	n/a	0	3962
1994	890	1126	1425	565	16	n/a	n/a	0	4022
1995	807	1073	1813	456	13	n/a	n/a	0	4162
1996	807	1073	1813	456	13	n/a	n/a	0	4162
1997	740	1063	1990	496	10	n/a	n/a	0	4299
1998	675	1041	2128	535	12	n/a	n/a	0	4391
1999	653	1197	2064	584	11	n/a	n/a	0	4509
2000	624	1291	2033	666	18	n/a	n/a	0	4632
2001	613	1300	1907	700	14	n/a	n/a	0	4534
2002	598	1375	1811	883	15	n/a	n/a	2	4684
2003	598	1375	1811	883	15	n/a	n/a	2	4684
2004	582	1426	1794	961	12	n/a	n/a	4	4779
2005	572	1382	1771	1038	10	n/a	n/a	3	4776
2006	570	1399	1711	1147	4	n/a	n/a	4	4835
2007	545	1302	485	1172	8	n/a	n/a	1192	4704
2008	526	1288	1606	1236	10	n/a	n/a	0	4666
2009	548	1319	1437	1283	9	117	43	0	4756
2010	557	1347	1434	1396	13	124	28	0	4899
2011	549	1282	1387	1444	13	117	43	0	4835
2012	489	1227	1386	1467	8	104	64	0	4745
2013	492	1176	1283	1493	10	105	75	0	4634
2014	467	1062	1176	1585	6	110	91	0	4497
2015	518	1036	1076	1634	3	101	96	0	4464
2016	512	915	993	1749	3	86	112	0	4370
2017	464	798	956	1805	3	75	119	0	4220
2018	417	703	953	1878	3	60	128	0	4142
2019	348	653	888	1937	2	49	149	0	4026
2020	329	621	824	1967	3	62	159	0	3965
2021	305	625	819	2045	3	71	134	0	4002
2022	310	610	786	2158	5	64	149	1	4083

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Polytechnic High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2858	116.8	24.4	n/a
1989	2782	115.4	24.1	n/a
1990	3650	132.3	27.5	n/a
1991	3639	139.1	26.1	n/a
1992	3722	141.4	26.3	27.8
1993	3962	147.1	26.9	44.3
1994	4022	147.5	27.3	30.2
1995	4162	151.0	27.6	36.6
1996	4162	151.0	27.6	36.6
1997	4299	157.3	27.3	41
1998	4391	157.3	27.9	42.5
1999	4509	157.7	28.6	49.8
2000	4632	163.4	28.3	54.3
2001	4534	172.9	26.2	54.3
2002	4684	179.8	26.1	48
2003	4684	179.8	26.1	48
2004	4779	175.2	27.3	45.2
2005	4776	179.1	26.7	52.7
2006	4835	179.6	26.9	59.8
2007	4704	180.4	26.1	78.3
2008	4666	209.3	22.3	58.3
2009	4756	181.9	22.8	60.1
2010	4899	186.6	26.2	57.9
2011	4835	n/a	n/a	64
2012	4745	174.6	27.1	n/a
2013	4634	170.9	27.1	56.2
2014	4497	173.1	25.9	58
2015	4464	168.0	26.5	57.5
2016	4370	170.0	25.7	58.1
2017	4220	167.3	25.2	65.4
2018	4142	160.8	25.7	60.9
2019	4026	161.2	24.9	68.4
2020	3965	n/a	n/a	60.3
2021	4002	160.9	24.8	64.4
2022	4083	166.6	24.5	54.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Polytechnic High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2858	116.8	24.4	n/a
1989	2782	115.4	24.1	n/a
1990	3650	132.3	27.5	n/a
1991	3639	139.1	26.1	n/a
1992	3722	141.4	26.3	27.8
1993	3962	147.1	26.9	44.3
1994	4022	147.5	27.3	30.2
1995	4162	151.0	27.6	36.6
1996	4162	151.0	27.6	36.6
1997	4299	157.3	27.3	41
1998	4391	157.3	27.9	42.5
1999	4509	157.7	28.6	49.8
2000	4632	163.4	28.3	54.3
2001	4534	172.9	26.2	54.3
2002	4684	179.8	26.1	48
2003	4684	179.8	26.1	48
2004	4779	175.2	27.3	45.2
2005	4776	179.1	26.7	52.7
2006	4835	179.6	26.9	59.8
2007	4704	180.4	26.1	78.3
2008	4666	209.3	22.3	58.3
2009	4756	181.9	22.8	60.1
2010	4899	186.6	26.2	57.9
2011	4835	n/a	n/a	64
2012	4745	174.6	27.1	n/a
2013	4634	170.9	27.1	56.2
2014	4497	173.1	25.9	58
2015	4464	168.0	26.5	57.5
2016	4370	170.0	25.7	58.1
2017	4220	167.3	25.2	65.4
2018	4142	160.8	25.7	60.9
2019	4026	161.2	24.9	68.4
2020	3965	n/a	n/a	60.3
2021	4002	160.9	24.8	64.4
2022	4083	166.6	24.5	54.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Polytechnic High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$8,352

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Polytechnic High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 604^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 683^rd of 2123 High schools	3.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Polytechnic High)	63.5	48.1	15.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)	52.6	50.2	2.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Polytechnic High)	34.1	28.3	5.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)	27.3	22.2	5.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
12th Grade Science (Polytechnic High)	21.9	28.6	6.7%
12th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)	19.3	21.9	2.6%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	4026	4002	0.6%
African American	653	625	4.3%
American Indian	2	3	50%
Asian	888	819	7.8%
Hispanic	1937	2045	5.6%
Pacific Islander	49	71	44.9%
White	348	305	12.4%
Two or More Races	149	134	10.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	68.4%	64.4%	4%

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Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Bobbie Smith Elementary
	Jenny Oropeza 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
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