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Riley Elementary

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Riley Elementary ranks 1847 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Riley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 490 students in Lakewood, California, as part of the Long Beach Unified School District, and it stands out for its strong math program and effective support for students from various backgrounds.

The school's math scores are a particular strength, with over 54% of students proficient, which is notably higher than both the district and state averages and outperforms nearby schools like Gompers and Twain Elementary. Riley achieves these solid academic results while spending less per student than several neighboring schools and managing a higher student-to-teacher ratio, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school has also made significant progress in improving student attendance, which is now better than the district average.

While Riley's English scores saw a recent dip, its fourth graders perform exceptionally well. When compared to other schools, it holds its own within Long Beach Unified and often outperforms schools with similar student populations in neighboring districts like Paramount Unified and Bellflower Unified. Areas for growth include science scores, which are about average, and supporting fifth-grade math achievement, but overall, Riley Elementary provides a consistently solid education, especially in mathematics.

490

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,249

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3319 Sandwood St.
Lakewood, CA 90712-3423

(562) 420-9595

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoover Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

African American:

13.7%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,847^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	64.9	1847 of 5857	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1546 of 5869	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	2616 of 5859	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	2375 of 5883	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	585 of 1417	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	2229 of 5789	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	2215 of 5662	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	2090 of 5692	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	2330 of 5614	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	2372 of 5611	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.9	3020 of 5530	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.9	2163 of 5390	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	2352 of 5377	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.7	2807 of 5314	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	2809 of 5193	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2920 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.0	2211 of 5113	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.5	2583 of 4818	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.7	3783 of 4822	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.5	2967 of 4809	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	66 of 569	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	128 of 747	82.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	861 of 2227	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	1002 of 2585	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	603 of 2128	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1628 of 5597	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1393 of 5612	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	2907 of 5609	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	2363 of 5635	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	523 of 1267	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	1563 of 5492	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	1603 of 5413	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	1062 of 5107	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	511 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	1396 of 5087	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	1327 of 5084	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1531 of 4963	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	1047 of 4830	78.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	11 of 335	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	1056 of 5460	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	880 of 5517	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	2054 of 5363	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	1289 of 5264	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	119 of 1110	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	1138 of 5173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1741 of 5084	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1974 of 5628	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	1662 of 5643	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	2249 of 5638	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	2201 of 5663	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	520 of 1272	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2646 of 5510	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2579 of 5431	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.2	1113 of 2420	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)97th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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 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 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 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
Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	3319 Sandwood St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-9595	490	19	25.7	58.4%	27 (5.5%)	67 (13.7%)	313 (63.9%)	44 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	31 (6.3%)	64.9	1847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%		71	1546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	301	32.3	32.3	37.9	63.8	54.8		52.3	55.2	67.2	41.9		54.5	95.2			96.8		96.8	$22,249	$3,771	$18,478
Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 Barlin Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-4427	378	17	22.1	71.2%	20 (5.3%)	97 (25.7%)	179 (47.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.1%)	78.8	1204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		71.9	1499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	295	51.0	51.0	58.6	71.7	75.5		68.3	43.1	56.7	63.3		53.9							$23,592	$4,556	$19,036
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Bomberry St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7731	406	17	23.8	51.5%	42 (10.3%)	74 (18.2%)	178 (43.8%)	62 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	42 (10.3%)	70.6	1577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.2	1718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	141	36.5	36.5	60.4	64.9	57.7		61.1	60.4	57.9	32.7		50.6	88.3	93.3		95.0	93.3	95.0	$24,922	$5,549	$19,373
Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	5021 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8421	474	17	27.7	56.3%	63 (13.3%)	71 (15.0%)	261 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.1%)	55.2	2296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		55.4	2264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	32	28.1	28.1	49.4	52.5	53.9		51.7	50.0	49.2	23.4		41.7	94.7	96.1	97.4	94.7	96.1	97.4	$23,153	$4,590	$18,563
Intensive Learning Center	Public	K-6	4718 East Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-6492	646	29	22.2	61.6%	32 (5.0%)	79 (12.2%)	477 (73.8%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	57.8	2183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		57.3	2181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	2	37.9	37.9	50.0	44.8	60.9	51.1	52.2	57.6	43.3	41.9	20.7	39.2							$19,787	$2,216	$17,571
Barton Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Del Amo Blvd.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0555	418	16	26.1	79.7%	14 (3.3%)	107 (25.6%)	222 (53.1%)	50 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	14 (3.3%)	25.1	4386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.9	4584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.9%	198	5.3	5.3	35.5	26.2	29.9		30.7	36.8	29.2	23.7		30.0							$24,164	$4,541	$19,623
Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 East Phillips St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0333	749	28	27.2	77.4%	24 (3.2%)	102 (13.6%)	488 (65.2%)	95 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.9%)	37.4	3386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.9	3182^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	204	22.6	22.6	27.1	35.1	52.2		37.9	33.1	39.1	32.5		34.8	96.5			97.9	97.2	97.9	$20,754	$4,056	$16,698
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	522	24	21.7	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	188 (36.0%)	266 (51.0%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (5.0%)	19.6	4858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.1	5021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	163	19.1	19.1	31.2	24.2	23.8		26.2	35.1	15.7	13.1		20.8							$21,657	$2,011	$19,646
Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	501	24	20.6	66.3%	69 (13.8%)	33 (6.6%)	276 (55.1%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	57 (11.4%)	66.8	1752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		71.8	1507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	245	47.2	47.2	56.6	41.5	66.7	59.7	56.5	65.4	35.4	45.8	37.5	44.8	90.0	96.0		94.0	94.0	94.0	$19,216	$2,216	$17,000
Gompers	Public	K-5	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-2285	366	15	25.2	46.7%	51 (13.9%)	39 (10.7%)	198 (54.1%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.9%)	55.3	2290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.8	2357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	67	22.8	22.8	44.1	54.1	49.1		48.9	50.0	62.3	28.1		47.3	94.7	96.1		97.4	96.1	96.1	$25,067	$5,102	$19,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Riley Elementary

What district is Riley Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Riley Elementary a good school?

Riley Elementary ranks 1847^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Riley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riley Elementary?

Students at Riley Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Riley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover Middle
High : Lakewood High

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