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Lindsey Academy

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Lindsey Academy ranks 1851 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Lindsey Academy is a public middle school in Long Beach, California, serving 715 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently underperforming academic results compared to the Long Beach Unified School District and the state of California.

Lindsey Academy's academic performance is a major concern, with only 37.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 21.3% proficient in mathematics, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.3% over the past few years. Additionally, Lindsey Academy has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.66% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools within the Long Beach Unified School District, such as Hamilton Middle and Hoover Middle, Lindsey Academy consistently underperforms in academic achievement. However, the school has shown a strong performance in supporting its homeless student population, ranking in the top 25% of California middle schools for this subgroup.

684

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,099

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5075 Daisy Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90805-6307

(562) 423-6451

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Lindsey Academy usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Feeder schools for Lindsey Academy:

Elementary:	Addams Elementary
	Dooley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

16.4%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Long Beach Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,851^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	29.3	1851 of 2761	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	2016 of 2783	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2076 of 2781	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1995 of 2740	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	730 of 894	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1980 of 2715	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1795 of 2480	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1804 of 2508	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	1919 of 2497	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	2079 of 2477	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1592 of 2379	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	1429 of 2259	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	1700 of 2236	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	1955 of 2179	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	343 of 609	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	410 of 627	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	462 of 613	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	357 of 637	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	365 of 643	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	371 of 600	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	1207 of 1531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	284 of 354	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	747 of 1491	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	576 of 1369	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	599 of 1478	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	505 of 1521	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	891 of 1540	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	247 of 363	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	938 of 1442	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	878 of 1364	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1651 of 2533	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1744 of 2551	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1725 of 2531	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1624 of 2509	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	542 of 738	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1771 of 2380	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1582 of 2262	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1331 of 2395	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1405 of 2388	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1458 of 2374	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1449 of 2359	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1375 of 2213	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1292 of 2072	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	256 of 477	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	92 of 394	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	114 of 320	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	173 of 336	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1626 of 2542	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1764 of 2579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1673 of 2531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1585 of 2458	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	517 of 721	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1448 of 2369	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1389 of 2230	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1786 of 2534	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1978 of 2552	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2053 of 2538	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2040 of 2527	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	667 of 763	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1823 of 2407	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1765 of 2273	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1070 of 1566	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	909 of 1552	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1290 of 1531	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Lindsey Academy

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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
Lindsey Academy	Public	6-8	5075 Daisy Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-6451	684	33	21.0	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	112 (16.4%)	502 (73.4%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	16 (2.3%)	29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		25.4	2016^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.6%	165	15.6	15.6	31.1	41.8	38.4	37.1	17.9	25.1	20.9	21.3	$20,099	$3,927	$16,172
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%		29	1860^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.2%	22	18.4	18.4	35.5	36.3	33.9	35.3	26.8	25.2	16.8	23.2	$25,210	$5,171	$20,039
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
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
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		27.1	1942^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.2%	14	14.5	14.5	37.6	40.0	39.9	39.2	10.1	17.3	14.2	13.9	$21,026	$4,614	$16,412
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
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
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Public	6-8	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 661-4500	341	21	16.1	89.7%	5 (1.5%)	194 (56.9%)	125 (36.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	32.1	1752^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		30.5	1791^st of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	39	18.0	18.0	29.0	34.2	41.3	34.9	31.7	26.6	20.5	26.2	$34,372	$6,547	$27,825
Leona Jackson	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	38.7	1529^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.6%		29.4	1840^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	311	27.8	27.8	43.0	45.9	44.4	44.5	13.4	26.6	22.4	21.0	$23,072	$2,701	$20,371
Walton Middle	Public	7-8	900 West Greenleaf Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6060	72	5	13.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.1%)	58 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	2371^st of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		23.3	2117^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.9%	254	2.8	2.8			33.3	33.3			11.1	11.1	$31,411	$6,356	$25,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindsey Academy

What is the racial makeup of Lindsey Academy?

Students at Lindsey Academy are 73% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Lindsey Academy attend?

Students who attend Lindsey Academy usually go on to attend Jordan High

Is Lindsey Academy a good school?

Lindsey Academy ranks 1851^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lindsey Academy in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Lindsey Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Lindsey Academy.

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