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Webster Elementary

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Webster Elementary ranks 3539 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Webster Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 497 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 616 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

While Webster Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $24,859, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.78% of Webster students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.72% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 37.02%, while the district and state had rates of 38.5% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is particularly low, with only 17.91% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.33% for the district and 32.65% for the state. Additionally, Webster Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Webster Elementary to other nearby schools within the Long Beach Unified School District, it generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subject areas. For example, Longfellow Elementary, which is 2.11 miles away, consistently outperforms Webster Elementary in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, some nearby schools, such as Bobbie Smith Elementary and Hudson, also struggle with academic performance and have similar challenges to Webster Elementary.

454

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,859

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1755 West 32nd Way
Long Beach, CA 90810-2459

(562) 595-6568

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephens Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

African American:

17.4%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,539^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3539 of 5857	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4010 of 5869	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4009 of 5859	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3832 of 5883	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1037 of 1417	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2710 of 5789	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	2845 of 5662	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	3286 of 5692	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	3161 of 5614	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	3977 of 5611	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.8	2759 of 5530	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	1458 of 5390	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	46.3	2816 of 5377	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3589 of 5314	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.4	3604 of 5193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	2500 of 5113	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.9	2787 of 5113	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.7	3070 of 4818	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	15.0	4334 of 4822	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3987 of 4809	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	357 of 569	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	451 of 593	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	451 of 661	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	586 of 663	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	362 of 747	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	213 of 700	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1532 of 2227	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	524 of 2585	79.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	882 of 3162	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.3	2059 of 3245	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2306 of 3311	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	1265 of 3246	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3470 of 5597	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3851 of 5612	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3610 of 5609	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3330 of 5635	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	922 of 1267	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2831 of 5492	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3516 of 5413	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	2099 of 5107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	2846 of 5107	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	2953 of 5087	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2855 of 5084	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	1441 of 4963	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	1875 of 4830	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	178 of 335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3630 of 5460	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3627 of 5517	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3524 of 5363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	3004 of 5264	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	848 of 1110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	1903 of 5173	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	1808 of 5084	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3205 of 5628	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3787 of 5643	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4126 of 5638	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4071 of 5663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	905 of 1272	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	2456 of 5510	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2114 of 5431	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	1535 of 2420	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

African American (2025)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science18%-15 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)							% 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 West 32nd Way	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6568	454	21	21.6	78.4%	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.4%)	317 (69.8%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	35.5	3539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29	4010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	471	17.9		17.9	35.2	39.1	29.9				34.8	38.0	48.6	23.9				37.0	93.6				96.4	97.3	$24,859	$5,559	$19,300
Muir K-8	Public	K-8	3038 Delta Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-5571	1,029	44	23.1	71.0%	16 (1.6%)	115 (11.2%)	706 (68.6%)	141 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	35 (3.4%)	46.4	2801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.5	3153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	352	30.6	26.6	28.7	41.0	38.3	50.5	48.6	49.1	53.2	46.7	46.6	33.0	34.3	29.0	40.4	32.3	35.9	95.9			95.9	98.4	96.7	$20,603	$3,966	$16,637
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	710 West Spring St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 427-8512	501	23	21.7	70.3%	22 (4.4%)	66 (13.2%)	294 (58.7%)	73 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	32 (6.4%)	47	2764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.7	2818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	54	25.0		25.0	40.3	41.9	50.7				44.3	49.3	32.3	40.8				39.8	95.2	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	96.1	$21,433	$4,356	$17,077
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	515 West San Antonio Dr.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6337	453	17	27.4	36.2%	73 (16.1%)	59 (13.0%)	169 (37.3%)	93 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.8%)	88.4	751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.2	1107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	356	59.8		59.8	71.7	62.7	70.7				68.7	68.3	67.8	62.2				65.7							$17,807	$3,458	$14,349
Hudson	Public	K-5	2335 Webster Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-0470	224	9	24.8	82.1%	4 (1.8%)	52 (23.2%)	127 (56.7%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	32.8	3745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.4	4162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	417	16.7		16.7	27.0	45.5	35.7				36.6	29.7	34.1	31.0				31.7							$29,433	$5,934	$23,499
Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-5	21250 Santa Fe Ave.	Carson	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-7137	450	20	22.5	86.2%	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	375 (83.3%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	16 (3.6%)	65.6	1815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		60.6	2041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	226	29.2		29.2	56.1	56.3	60.3				57.5	51.5	54.7	41.5				49.2	95.8	97.5		95.8	95.8	95.8	$22,324	$4,452	$17,872
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	536	21	26.1	78.0%	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.6%)	411 (76.7%)	77 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	48.6	2668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.1	3119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	451	23.7		23.7	40.5	44.6	57.1				48.0	39.5	36.5	40.9				39.1	96.2	98.1	98.1		97.1		$21,979	$4,144	$17,835
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Chestnut Ave.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-7075	827	31	27.1	80.9%	13 (1.6%)	103 (12.5%)	650 (78.6%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.5%)	40.1	3215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.3	3288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	73	16.0		16.0	31.7	37.3	42.7				37.2	45.6	38.6	39.6				41.3	94.5			95.1	97.6	97.6	$18,153	$3,633	$14,520
Del Amo Elementary	Public	K-5	21228 Water St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-5351	285	15	19.0	75.4%	5 (1.8%)	35 (12.3%)	166 (58.2%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	50.2	2584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.8	2353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	231	30.6		30.6	41.7	42.6	33.3				39.5	60.0	41.7	41.7				47.1	93.4	95.1	96.7	96.7	93.4	96.7	$26,289	$4,968	$21,321
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Olive Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0308	904	32	28.2	40.8%	190 (21.0%)	141 (15.6%)	371 (41.0%)	107 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	80 (8.8%)	79.6	1172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.2	1190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	18	50.0		50.0	62.5	68.8	71.7				67.3	53.0	56.9	51.5				53.8							$16,506	$3,162	$13,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Webster Elementary

What schools do graduates of Webster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephens Middle
High : Cabrillo High

What is the racial makeup of Webster Elementary?

Students at Webster Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Webster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Webster Elementary.

What district is Webster Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Webster Elementary a good school?

Webster Elementary ranks 3539^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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