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Tincher Preparatory

Public Grades K-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tincher Preparatory is a highly-regarded K-8 public school serving 837 students in the Long Beach Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California schools and showing impressive improvement in its statewide standing.

The school excels at supporting all students, with particularly strong results for Hispanic students, students from low-income families, and those in special education, all scoring in very high percentiles. A key factor in this success is Tincher's low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.8%, which is much better than the district and state averages and suggests a strong, engaging school environment. As a K-8 school, it offers continuity through middle school, where math performance is notably strong, though science scores in the upper grades present an opportunity for growth. When compared to other Long Beach Unified schools like Bixby Elementary or the similar K-8 program at Cubberley K-8, Tincher's upward academic trajectory and effective support for diverse learners are clear differentiators.

It's important for parents to understand the local context: while Tincher is a top performer in its district, schools in the neighboring Los Alamitos Unified district, such as Jack L. Weaver Elementary, often have higher overall rankings. However, these schools serve a significantly smaller proportion of students from low-income families. Tincher achieves its excellent results with more than double the rate of economically disadvantaged students, demonstrating its effectiveness in providing a high-quality education for a diverse community, all while spending more per student than the Los Alamitos schools.

837

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,770

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Petaluma Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90815-4855

(562) 493-2636

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

27.8%

Asian:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

506^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

457^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	506 of 5857	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	718 of 5869	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	845 of 5859	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	894 of 5883	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	182 of 1417	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	936 of 5789	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	773 of 5662	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	1050 of 5692	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	1376 of 5614	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	1102 of 5611	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	1244 of 5530	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	1384 of 5390	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	1462 of 5377	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	59.7	2001 of 5314	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	2058 of 5193	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	1490 of 5113	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.4	1903 of 5113	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.3	1767 of 4818	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.7	1968 of 4822	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.3	1790 of 4809	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	68.8	156 of 700	77.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	90.4	175 of 2585	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	380 of 5597	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	581 of 5612	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	759 of 5609	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	941 of 5635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	195 of 1267	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	1131 of 5492	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	988 of 5413	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	216 of 5107	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	327 of 5107	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	457 of 5087	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	573 of 5084	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	507 of 4963	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	302 of 4830	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	307 of 5460	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	353 of 5517	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	578 of 5363	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	415 of 5264	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	117 of 1110	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	343 of 5173	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	481 of 5084	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	631 of 5628	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	844 of 5643	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	896 of 5638	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	893 of 5663	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	176 of 1272	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	730 of 5510	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	529 of 5431	90.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	71 of 718	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	109 of 445	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	408 of 2847	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	460 of 2635	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	114 of 2598	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	349 of 2651	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	258 of 2661	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	366 of 2726	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	537 of 2834	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	464 of 2737	83.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	457 of 2761	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	370 of 2783	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	357 of 2781	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	393 of 2740	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	91 of 894	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	244 of 2715	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	173 of 2480	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	412 of 2508	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	463 of 2497	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	423 of 2477	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	358 of 2379	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	62.5	758 of 2259	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	578 of 2236	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	506 of 2179	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	375 of 2063	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	303 of 2005	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	373 of 1999	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	449 of 1804	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	67.9	475 of 1777	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	63.0	547 of 1769	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	78.0	92 of 613	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	34 of 637	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	55 of 643	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	11 of 600	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.1	281 of 743	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	271 of 745	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.3	42 of 1491	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	443 of 2533	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	324 of 2551	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	425 of 2531	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	420 of 2509	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	102 of 738	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	386 of 2380	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	155 of 2262	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	336 of 2395	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	233 of 2388	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	253 of 2374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	224 of 2359	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	58 of 2213	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	104 of 2072	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	368 of 2542	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	289 of 2579	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	246 of 2531	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	301 of 2458	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	56 of 721	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	74 of 2369	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	86 of 2230	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	442 of 2534	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	365 of 2552	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	305 of 2538	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	341 of 2527	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	75 of 763	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	127 of 2407	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	191 of 2273	91.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	312 of 726	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	140 of 554	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	154 of 1566	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	383 of 1520	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	340 of 1537	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	151 of 1543	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	257 of 1555	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	147 of 1602	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	42 of 1496	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2018)78th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2023)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)62nd percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tincher Preparatory	Public	K-8	1701 Petaluma Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 493-2636	837	36	23.3	33.0%	233 (27.8%)	51 (6.1%)	324 (38.7%)	127 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.2%)	92.6	506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.7	718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	212	64.6	29.9	48.1	72.1	75.3	86.5	69.5	73.9	64.4	73.8	70.9	67.4	70.8	66.3	45.2	56.3	62.8						$21,770	$20,288	$1,482
Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	640	25	26.0	10.3%	136 (21.3%)	12 (1.9%)	130 (20.3%)	229 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	130 (20.3%)	98.7	28^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.1	14^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	14	71.8		71.8	90.6	91.0	95.2				92.5	93.8	91.0	82.3				88.4						$20,644	$20,322	$322
Francis Hopkinson Elementary	Public	K-5	12582 Kensington Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4500	642	25	25.6	11.7%	292 (45.5%)	6 (0.9%)	176 (27.4%)	75 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.3%)	93.5	442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		96.5	216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	226	57.3		57.3	80.4	69.1	83.5				77.8	81.4	72.2	70.9				74.8						$22,165	$21,910	$255
Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	657	28	23.4	26.0%	219 (33.3%)	39 (5.9%)	206 (31.4%)	89 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.4%)	95.3	302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96	263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	39	57.8		57.8	84.7	76.6	86.3				82.5	84.7	76.6	71.6				77.8	97.0	97.0		97.8		$21,762	$20,684	$1,078
Kettering Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Silvera Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9486	348	17	21.0	32.2%	115 (33.0%)	35 (10.1%)	109 (31.3%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.5%)	90.5	628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.8	711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	83	53.3		53.3	73.9	75.0	68.9				72.6	76.1	84.1	57.8				72.6	90.4	92.3	92.3	90.4	92.3	$27,123	$23,948	$3,175
Emerson Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	84.6	938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		90.5	674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	264	46.7		46.7	67.9	70.2	73.3				70.5	67.9	64.9	50.0				60.7						$29,688	$28,240	$1,448
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	97	147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.3	138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	69.3		69.3	75.5	87.1	88.1				83.8	80.9	96.0	75.3				84.1						$18,589	$18,334	$255
Prisk Elementary	Public	K-5	2375 Fanwood Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9601	469	18	26.8	27.3%	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	189 (40.3%)	49 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.7%)	94.4	371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.9	353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	64.7		64.7	74.1	80.3	83.3				79.5	76.5	74.2	67.7				72.3	93.2	94.6	96.0	93.2	97.3	$24,590	$23,026	$1,564
Rossmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	3272 Shakespeare Dr.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4520	540	21	25.7	18.0%	209 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	160 (29.6%)	74 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.7%)	93.6	430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.5	209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	221	61.8		61.8	67.4	87.4	75.5				76.4	74.7	88.5	69.6				77.1						$19,971	$19,716	$255
Bixby Elementary	Public	K-5	5251 East Stearns St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3794	548	20	27.4	32.1%	92 (16.8%)	53 (9.7%)	331 (60.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.3%)	76	1332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		76.5	1315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	17	43.6		43.6	54.2	62.4	74.4				63.8	49.3	62.8	48.7				54.0						$20,460	$18,506	$1,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Tincher Preparatory

How many students attend Tincher Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Tincher Preparatory.

Is Tincher Preparatory a good school?

Yes. Tincher Preparatory ranks in the top 8.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Tincher Preparatory in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Tincher Preparatory?

Students at Tincher Preparatory are 39% Hispanic, 28% White, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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