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Powell Academy for Success

Q: Is Powell Academy for Success a good school?

Powell Academy for Success ranks 3607 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Powell Academy for Success is a K-8 elementary school serving 706 students in the Long Beach Unified district, facing significant challenges with chronic student absenteeism and academic performance that trails behind both district and state averages.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are consistently below average, with a notable decline in performance in upper-grade math. A major concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 33.5%, which is much higher than nearby schools and likely impacts learning. Interestingly, while the school's overall ranking is low, it shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, including English learners and students experiencing homelessness, whose academic growth ranks well above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Powell Academy is outperformed by several peers, including Kelly Elementary in the Compton Unified district, despite that school serving a population with greater economic need. This comparison highlights that addressing attendance could be a key opportunity for improvement. The school's per-student spending is also lower than many comparable schools in the area, raising questions about how resources are allocated to support its high-needs student population.

706

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,239

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Victoria St.
Long Beach, CA 90805-2147

(310) 631-8794

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Powell Academy for Success usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

24.1%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,607^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,686^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	34.7	3607 of 5857	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3508 of 5869	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3593 of 5859	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3913 of 5883	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	980 of 1417	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3183 of 5789	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	2358 of 5662	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	2734 of 5692	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	2973 of 5614	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3464 of 5611	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3972 of 5530	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3934 of 5390	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	3839 of 5377	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	3442 of 4822	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	3245 of 4809	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	187 of 569	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	146 of 593	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	200 of 661	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	253 of 663	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	144 of 747	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	116 of 700	83.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	1263 of 2227	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1222 of 2585	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	819 of 2128	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	1498 of 3162	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	743 of 3245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	1354 of 3311	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	130 of 602	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	674 of 3275	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.9	114 of 3246	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3455 of 5597	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3551 of 5612	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3361 of 5609	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3762 of 5635	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	852 of 1267	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	2452 of 5492	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1904 of 5413	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2035 of 5107	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2023 of 5107	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2088 of 5087	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2408 of 5084	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1818 of 4963	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	986 of 4830	79.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.3	36 of 335	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	29 of 356	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2930 of 5460	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2751 of 5517	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	2759 of 5363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	3046 of 5264	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	493 of 1110	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	2024 of 5173	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	1055 of 5084	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3522 of 5628	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3272 of 5643	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3521 of 5638	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3745 of 5663	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	908 of 1272	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3627 of 5510	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2794 of 5431	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	797 of 2635	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	830 of 2420	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1686 of 2761	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2207 of 2783	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2131 of 2781	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1844 of 2740	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	555 of 894	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1320 of 2715	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1101 of 2480	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	1227 of 2508	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	1086 of 2497	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.7	1421 of 2477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1433 of 2379	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.8	1813 of 2259	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1919 of 2236	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.8	1596 of 1777	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	1220 of 1769	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	217 of 609	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	355 of 627	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	258 of 613	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	232 of 637	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	183 of 643	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	91 of 600	84.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.5	408 of 1491	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	527 of 1369	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	316 of 1478	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	388 of 1521	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	34.3	1005 of 1540	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.9	39 of 363	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	67 of 1442	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	99 of 1364	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1491 of 2533	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1914 of 2551	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1900 of 2531	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1357 of 2509	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	386 of 738	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1159 of 2380	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1124 of 2262	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1000 of 2395	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	1607 of 2388	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1678 of 2374	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1220 of 2359	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	625 of 2213	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	595 of 2072	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1212 of 2542	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	1916 of 2579	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1716 of 2531	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1352 of 2458	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	292 of 721	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	656 of 2369	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	524 of 2230	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1667 of 2534	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2134 of 2552	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2010 of 2538	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1991 of 2527	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	533 of 763	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1309 of 2407	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	956 of 2273	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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

Homeless (2023)89th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2024)70th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+58 vs school

Disabled (2019)73rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science17%-16 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
Powell Academy for Success	Public	K-8	150 Victoria St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 631-8794	706	29	24.3	80.0%	11 (1.6%)	170 (24.1%)	456 (64.6%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	23 (3.3%)	34.7	3607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.1	3508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	99	18.1	16.1	17.1	29.7	30.8	41.9	40.7	33.3	41.6	36.9	32.8	35.4	35.1	26.7	27.6	23.3	29.8	94.2	95.7			95.7	97.1	$19,239	$3,741	$15,498
King Elementary	Public	K-5	145 East Artesia Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-1232	598	25	23.4	76.4%	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	488 (81.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	26.1	4309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.7	4296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	13	20.7		20.7	36.6	32.3	23.9				30.9	29.5	32.3	17.4				26.4	96.9	98.4	97.7		96.9	96.9	$21,106	$3,676	$17,430
Addams Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 Pine Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0202	717	30	24.3	85.1%	7 (1.0%)	105 (14.6%)	545 (76.0%)	29 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (2.8%)	27.8	4152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		28.9	4032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	120	19.7		19.7	32.5	27.1	40.2				33.2	26.7	24.6	30.3				27.2	96.7						$19,208	$3,855	$15,353
Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	5075 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-7274	662	24	27.0	87.5%	12 (1.8%)	84 (12.7%)	504 (76.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	19 (2.9%)	40.4	3186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.2	3057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	129	19.1		19.1	47.7	39.5	43.4				43.4	47.2	29.8	27.2				34.4	95.7	97.8			97.1		$19,576	$3,937	$15,639
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		22.6	4614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	1431	16.4	9.2	12.5	43.8	38.4	30.8	34.9	25.0	33.9	34.6	57.8	41.3	23.6	27.9	17.2	21.5	32.2	95.4				96.9		$22,008	$3,564	$18,444
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East 64th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-4616	951	33	28.6	83.8%	11 (1.2%)	102 (10.7%)	726 (76.3%)	67 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	23 (2.4%)	27.4	4173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.8	4124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	49	18.3		18.3	32.0	28.6	44.7				35.0	35.1	19.0	21.0				25.2	94.1	96.8	98.4	95.7	96.2	96.8	$19,602	$3,859	$15,743
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.7	2361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	88	28.6	25.4	27.3	42.1	42.1	48.2	55.4	59.7	69.5	51.8	52.0	39.5	47.6	43.1	39.7	37.3	43.6							$21,770	$3,375	$18,395
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
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
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$21,612	$3,955	$17,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Academy for Success

What district is Powell Academy for Success in?

Long Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Powell Academy for Success attend?

Students who attend Powell Academy for Success usually go on to attend:

High : Jordan High

How many students attend Powell Academy for Success?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Powell Academy for Success.

What is the racial makeup of Powell Academy for Success?

Students at Powell Academy for Success are 65% Hispanic, 24% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

Is Powell Academy for Success a good school?

Powell Academy for Success ranks 3607^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.