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Washington Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public middle school serving 849 students in grades 6-8 in the Long Beach Unified school district, located in a high-need area where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both the district average and nearby schools like Rogers Middle and Stanford Middle. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 39.4% of students missing too much school—a rate double that of some neighboring schools and significantly higher than the state average. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past several years.

Despite these struggles, the school receives funding comparable to higher-performing schools and shows some strengths in supporting specific groups of students, such as English language learners. Other schools in the area with similar student populations, like Stephens Middle and Jefferson Leadership Academies, achieve stronger academic results, offering potential models for improvement. Addressing attendance appears to be a critical first step for academic progress.

849

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,029

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 E. 20th St.
Long Beach, CA 90806-5757

(562) 591-7477

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:

Cabrillo High

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:	Chavez Elementary
	Edison Elementary
	Jenny Oropeza Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	More...
	Roosevelt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

12.2%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,157^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Middle 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	21.8	2157 of 2761	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2149 of 2783	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2274 of 2781	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2220 of 2740	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	620 of 894	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1246 of 2715	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	1173 of 2480	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.4	1411 of 2508	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1692 of 2497	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.7	2125 of 2477	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1783 of 2379	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	1682 of 2259	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	1400 of 2236	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1477 of 2179	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	1467 of 2063	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	1464 of 2005	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	1565 of 1999	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1520 of 1804	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	1552 of 1777	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1468 of 1769	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	396 of 609	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	368 of 627	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	410 of 613	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	378 of 637	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	265 of 643	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	222 of 600	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.4	505 of 700	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	1047 of 1531	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	161 of 354	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	611 of 1491	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	546 of 1369	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	733 of 1478	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	1007 of 1521	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1215 of 1540	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	205 of 363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	514 of 1442	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	403 of 1364	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1886 of 2533	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1933 of 2551	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1960 of 2531	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2068 of 2509	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	531 of 738	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	1097 of 2380	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1105 of 2262	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1668 of 2395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1627 of 2388	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1810 of 2374	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1784 of 2359	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	627 of 2213	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	608 of 2072	70.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	265 of 477	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	298 of 394	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	242 of 320	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	203 of 336	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1804 of 2542	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1773 of 2579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1889 of 2531	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1874 of 2458	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	354 of 721	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	639 of 2369	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	624 of 2230	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2115 of 2534	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2061 of 2552	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2216 of 2538	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2031 of 2527	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	487 of 763	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1196 of 2407	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1130 of 2273	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	608 of 677	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	966 of 1566	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	946 of 1552	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1295 of 1531	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2018)28th percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science9%-23 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%		22.5	2149^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	8	9.3	9.3	27.9	33.2	36.1	32.5	17.3	12.0	21.1	16.9	$19,029	$3,876	$15,153
Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		29.2	1847^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	78	24.3	24.3	33.9	40.2	34.2	36.1	18.9	25.9	23.6	22.7	$20,443	$4,093	$16,350
Franklin Classical Middle	Public	6-8	540 Cerritos Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 435-4952	991	42	23.3	87.7%	19 (1.9%)	118 (11.9%)	763 (77.0%)	64 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	28.8	1869^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		30.2	1806^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	63	16.9	16.9	26.9	32.4	43.6	34.5	20.8	20.7	25.6	22.5	$20,183	$4,045	$16,138
Jefferson Leadership Academies	Public	6-8	750 Euclid Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9904	1,004	41	24.4	79.5%	32 (3.2%)	153 (15.2%)	691 (68.8%)	90 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	54.2	1066^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		52.8	1081^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	15	26.1	26.1	48.8	58.8	60.4	56.0	25.4	33.6	31.4	30.2	$18,939	$3,689	$15,250
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach	Public, Charter	6-8	3601 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 912-7017	244	11	22.0	45.1%	51 (20.9%)	38 (15.6%)	104 (42.6%)	15 (6.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.5%)	79.5	483^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.5%		81	459^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.5%	24	48.1	48.1	61.3	69.5	67.5	66.1	47.5	43.9	48.1	46.4	$13,243	$863	$12,380
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%		66.9	747^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	9	35.2	35.2	54.7	60.1	51.3	55.4	36.4	50.8	40.1	42.4	$18,427	$3,649	$14,778
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		54.8	1019^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.4%	56	19.5	19.5	46.5	55.2	58.6	53.3	29.6	43.7	31.2	34.8	$21,936	$4,675	$17,261
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	365 Monrovia Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 434-7411	773	28	27.7	32.0%	314 (40.6%)	49 (6.3%)	277 (35.8%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.2%)	85.2	368^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.7%		85.5	376^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	8	52.0	52.0	64.8	78.0	69.4	70.7	54.7	53.9	45.6	51.3	$19,151	$3,337	$15,814
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		84.6	389^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.0%	21	40.8	40.8	60.6	73.4	69.7	67.8	59.2	53.0	51.0	54.4	$18,814	$3,184	$15,630
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Washington Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle usually go on to attend Cabrillo High

Is Washington Middle a good school?

Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California middle schools.

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