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Jenny Oropeza Elementary

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Jenny Oropeza Elementary ranks 3456 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jenny Oropeza Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 519 students in the Long Beach Unified school district, where it stands out for its exceptional support of English Language Learners despite facing a significant challenge with student attendance.

The school shows particular strengths in helping specific groups of students succeed; for instance, its English Language Learner program ranks in the top 16% of schools statewide, a remarkable achievement that outshines nearby schools like Alvarado Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. Academically, its test scores in English and Math are higher than many would expect given the economic challenges many families face, though its overall state ranking has fluctuated. A major area for improvement is chronic absenteeism, as nearly 40% of students miss too much school, a rate much higher than at neighboring Robinson Academy (26.7%) and the state average.

While the school's per-student funding is among the highest in the area, this hasn't yet solved the attendance problem or closed a notable performance gap between female and male students. Compared to the closest school, Stevenson Elementary, Jenny Oropeza performs similarly but spends significantly more per student. Parents should note the school's strong support for learners mastering English, but also be aware of its struggles with consistent attendance and science instruction, which lags behind the district average.

519

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,976

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Locust Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813-4317

(562) 436-4420

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Jenny Oropeza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Polytechnic High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

African American:

12.1%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,456^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	36.3	3456 of 5857	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3150 of 5869	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4279 of 5859	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3876 of 5883	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1060 of 1417	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2760 of 5789	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2988 of 5662	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	3456 of 5692	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.9	4104 of 5614	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4474 of 5611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	4405 of 5530	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	3256 of 5390	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	2197 of 5377	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	2784 of 5314	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	2200 of 5193	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.5	2578 of 5113	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	3137 of 5113	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.4	3630 of 4818	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.9	2786 of 4822	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.7	3149 of 4809	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	262 of 569	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	309 of 593	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	384 of 661	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	1477 of 2227	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	662 of 2585	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	771 of 2128	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	521 of 3162	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	1068 of 3245	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	2025 of 3311	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1079 of 3275	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1428 of 3246	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2796 of 5597	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2270 of 5612	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	3661 of 5609	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3599 of 5635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1050 of 1267	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2805 of 5492	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2682 of 5413	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	2483 of 5107	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	2057 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	3329 of 5087	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2906 of 5084	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1468 of 4963	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1574 of 4830	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	115 of 335	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2830 of 5460	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	3028 of 5517	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3557 of 5363	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3346 of 5264	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	716 of 1110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	1472 of 5173	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	1679 of 5084	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3860 of 5628	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3879 of 5643	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4556 of 5638	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3937 of 5663	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	844 of 1272	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2533 of 5510	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	3183 of 5431	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1174 of 2635	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	1805 of 2420	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2023)66th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2011

I am white with a white child and we were both born here in Long beach Ca. I attended the schools here in Long Beach Ca when I was a youth. When I went to school here there was a mix of diffrent races to enjoy my child hood with. I had white, Black, Asian and mexican friends. When I walk onto the school grounds of Internationl to pick up my child there is no chit chat for me because all the parents are hispanc. If I try to ingage in conversation and they reply with " No speak English". I am blessed with one child only and my Elemtery school experience is robbed from me. I feel like I am walking into Mexico with out a translater. Mothers and children are a big social experiance with other mothers and children. Thank god I have I made friends with the mothers and children that my child went to preschool with at Pcc. They will be the ones my child will be inviting to his 6th Birthday because I can't communicate with the parent's. I hope our world gets bigger at International for our sake. My son has learn a lot at International and I am very proud of him. Something should change in the school and be more of a mix. I feel it is not fair to us Americans that were born here. Signed Up set Mom Close Quote

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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
Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.5	3150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	306	22.9		22.9	32.9	38.5	49.3				39.6	29.9	36.3	28.6				31.9	90.7	98.2	98.2		97.2	97.2	$23,976	$5,001	$18,975
Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Lime Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 437-0407	438	16	28.2	88.1%	22 (5.0%)	72 (16.4%)	311 (71.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37	3408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		35	3515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	107	12.9		12.9	41.3	46.9	34.3				41.1	39.4	34.9	27.1				33.8	93.7	95.8		95.8	94.7	96.8	$20,352	$3,721	$16,631
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Maine Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-8481	426	18	24.3	90.1%	7 (1.6%)	60 (14.1%)	332 (77.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	16.7	5136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.7	4960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	176	12.9		12.9	17.1	14.5	22.4				17.8	22.5	26.5	26.7				25.1							$25,338	$4,779	$20,559
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	730 West Third St.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-0904	312	16	19.5	74.4%	15 (4.8%)	45 (14.4%)	229 (73.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	32.9	3734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		24.1	4449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	715	28.6		28.6	31.4	35.6	41.5				35.8	28.0	29.2	31.0				29.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	96.2	94.3	94.3	$25,260	$4,826	$20,434
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	785	31	25.7	89.3%	10 (1.3%)	103 (13.1%)	607 (77.3%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.7%)	29.2	4023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		30	3925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	98	15.9		15.9	19.6	30.8	48.3				34.0	24.4	26.9	33.3				28.5							$20,453	$4,257	$16,196
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	58.1	2162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.4	2707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	545	28.3		28.3	51.3	44.0	51.8				49.1	61.5	50.4	36.6				48.6	96.5			97.2		97.9	$19,534	$3,819	$15,715
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24.3	4474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	4969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	495	17.8		17.8	32.1	30.0	33.6				32.2	28.6	24.3	20.6				24.1							$20,829	$4,365	$16,464
Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	635	24	27.0	85.4%	9 (1.4%)	57 (9.0%)	477 (75.1%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	29.1	4027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29.2	3997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	30	8.3		8.3	33.0	31.7	29.0				31.2	44.0	36.8	22.2				34.4	95.1		98.4		98.4	98.4	$22,342	$4,532	$17,810
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	538	21	26.2	81.8%	29 (5.4%)	77 (14.3%)	386 (71.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	45.9	2838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		47.5	2701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	137	29.4		29.4	41.6	43.7	51.2				45.5	38.0	34.9	34.5				35.7	97.2		97.2		98.2		$20,222	$4,037	$16,185
Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	708	28	24.8	83.1%	5 (0.7%)	116 (16.4%)	521 (73.6%)	36 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	16 (2.3%)	20.8	4757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		17.1	5107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	350	5.1	24.7	15.9	23.9	15.9	24.4	35.8	44.0	43.8	32.8	23.0	10.1	19.0	35.1	21.4	30.9	24.1							$19,088	$3,965	$15,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Jenny Oropeza Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jenny Oropeza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jenny Oropeza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Polytechnic High

What district is Jenny Oropeza Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Jenny Oropeza Elementary a good school?

Jenny Oropeza Elementary ranks 3456^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jenny Oropeza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Jenny Oropeza Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jenny Oropeza Elementary?

Students at Jenny Oropeza Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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