Stephens Middle School in Long Beach CA

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Compare Details Stephens Middle ranks worse than 81.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 15 ranked middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.05. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.4%), African American (13.2%), Asian (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stephens Middle is 22.9, which is the 2^nd best among 15 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stephens Middle is $8,413, which is the 2^nd highest among 15 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Stephens Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Stephens Middle 732^nd of 894 California public middle schools. (See Stephens Middle in the ranking list.)

Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 314^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stephens Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.35	1353^rd	1769	23.5%
2005	30.45	1221^st	1777	31.3%
2006	32.32	1203^rd	1804	33.3%
2007	36.30	1210^th	1999	39.5%
2008	33.25	1340^th	2005	33.2%
2009	29.07	1493^rd	2063	27.6%
2010	35.16	1437^th	2179	34.1%
2011	33.53	1545^th	2236	30.9%
2012	36.86	1450^th	2259	35.8%
2013	34.42	1579^th	2379	33.6%
2015	24.11	1864^th	2477	24.7%
2016	28.97	1685^th	2497	32.5%
2017	23.59	1909^th	2508	23.9%
2018	28.75	1700^th	2480	31.5%
2019	33.70	1662^nd	2715	38.8%
2021	21.05	732^nd	894	18.1%

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

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Stephens Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	252	249	340	355	5	n/a	n/a	0	1201
1989	245	231	323	326	6	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1990	188	173	185	236	2	n/a	n/a	0	784
1991	217	254	274	317	2	n/a	n/a	0	1064
1992	205	288	343	401	10	n/a	n/a	0	1247
1993	178	293	365	431	6	n/a	n/a	0	1273
1994	159	273	370	466	8	n/a	n/a	0	1276
1995	128	262	319	458	12	n/a	n/a	0	1179
1996	128	262	319	458	12	n/a	n/a	0	1179
1997	103	304	296	474	6	n/a	n/a	0	1183
1998	102	332	281	506	9	n/a	n/a	0	1230
1999	76	377	281	563	7	n/a	n/a	0	1304
2000	70	341	324	648	4	n/a	n/a	0	1387
2001	66	378	338	721	4	n/a	n/a	0	1507
2002	52	367	289	843	8	n/a	n/a	0	1559
2003	52	367	289	843	8	n/a	n/a	0	1559
2004	36	337	305	884	3	n/a	n/a	0	1565
2005	29	303	280	908	2	n/a	n/a	0	1522
2006	25	273	239	880	1	n/a	n/a	0	1418
2007	26	256	150	849	1	n/a	n/a	75	1357
2008	25	208	200	735	3	n/a	n/a	0	1171
2009	20	191	139	710	2	40	2	0	1104
2010	23	184	126	632	2	33	4	0	1004
2011	18	179	115	609	1	36	11	0	969
2012	8	160	104	576	1	41	9	0	899
2013	9	153	88	530	1	39	11	0	831
2014	12	139	86	525	1	35	7	0	805
2015	9	112	101	529	2	32	6	0	791
2016	10	111	112	558	2	31	20	0	844
2017	9	101	112	572	1	30	21	0	846
2018	7	83	121	547	0	27	16	0	801
2019	10	98	114	532	0	26	17	0	797
2020	9	113	96	519	0	17	18	0	772
2021	7	97	80	518	1	20	13	0	736

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 Stephens Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1201	51.0	23.5	n/a
1989	1131	45.0	25.1	n/a
1990	784	30.8	25.4	n/a
1991	1064	43.3	24.5	n/a
1992	1247	44.0	28.3	59.3
1993	1273	53.6	23.8	61.6
1994	1276	51.2	24.9	60.7
1995	1179	49.9	23.6	74.8
1996	1179	49.9	23.6	74.8
1997	1183	50.0	23.7	73.1
1998	1230	51.8	23.7	74.8
1999	1304	53.3	24.5	83.7
2000	1387	61.6	22.5	83.9
2001	1507	64.4	23.4	81.2
2002	1559	64.4	24.2	93.8
2003	1559	64.4	24.2	93.8
2004	1565	62.6	25.0	85.7
2005	1522	62.6	24.3	92.1
2006	1418	61.4	23.1	89
2007	1357	57.3	23.7	94.9
2008	1171	60.2	19.5	90
2009	1104	43.2	20.7	88.6
2010	1004	43.0	23.3	87.6
2011	969	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	899	37.6	23.8	n/a
2013	831	34.4	24.1	85.9
2014	805	31.5	25.5	90.6
2015	791	33.0	23.9	92.9
2016	844	34.0	24.8	89.6
2017	846	33.6	25.1	92.2
2018	801	28.5	28.1	89.6
2019	797	31.0	25.7	91.5
2020	772	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	736	32.0	22.9	80.2

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Stephens Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1201	51.0	23.5	n/a
1989	1131	45.0	25.1	n/a
1990	784	30.8	25.4	n/a
1991	1064	43.3	24.5	n/a
1992	1247	44.0	28.3	59.3
1993	1273	53.6	23.8	61.6
1994	1276	51.2	24.9	60.7
1995	1179	49.9	23.6	74.8
1996	1179	49.9	23.6	74.8
1997	1183	50.0	23.7	73.1
1998	1230	51.8	23.7	74.8
1999	1304	53.3	24.5	83.7
2000	1387	61.6	22.5	83.9
2001	1507	64.4	23.4	81.2
2002	1559	64.4	24.2	93.8
2003	1559	64.4	24.2	93.8
2004	1565	62.6	25.0	85.7
2005	1522	62.6	24.3	92.1
2006	1418	61.4	23.1	89
2007	1357	57.3	23.7	94.9
2008	1171	60.2	19.5	90
2009	1104	43.2	20.7	88.6
2010	1004	43.0	23.3	87.6
2011	969	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	899	37.6	23.8	n/a
2013	831	34.4	24.1	85.9
2014	805	31.5	25.5	90.6
2015	791	33.0	23.9	92.9
2016	844	34.0	24.8	89.6
2017	846	33.6	25.1	92.2
2018	801	28.5	28.1	89.6
2019	797	31.0	25.7	91.5
2020	772	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	736	32.0	22.9	80.2

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 Stephens Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$8,413

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stephens Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 1662^nd of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 732^nd of 894 Middle schools	20.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stephens Middle)	33.6	24.6	9%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)	50.7	42.1	8.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43.6	4.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Stephens Middle)	29.6	15.9	13.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)	45.9	30.3	15.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	30.8	7.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stephens Middle)	33.3	25.8	7.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)	55.2	51.1	4.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	50	1.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Stephens Middle)	30.7	19.6	11%
7th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)	44.3	35.6	8.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	34.4	3.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stephens Middle)	38.5	27.1	11.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)	52.5	47.5	5%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	47.4	2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Stephens Middle)	28.5	17.7	10.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)	41.8	30.7	11.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	30.8	5.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	797	736	7.7%
African American	98	97	1%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	114	80	29.8%
Hispanic	532	518	2.6%
Pacific Islander	26	20	23.1%
Two or More Races	17	13	23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	91.5%	80.2%	11.3%

Elementary:	Garfield Elementary
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	Webster Elementary

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