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Dooley Elementary

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Dooley Elementary ranks 3186 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dooley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 662 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, located on Long Beach Boulevard in a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households.

The school has significant challenges, including a high rate of chronic student absences and test scores in English and math that are below the district and state averages, particularly in the upper grades and in science. However, Dooley shows real strengths in effectively educating specific groups of students, such as English language learners and African American students, where its performance ranks in the top quartile of schools statewide. This success with key subgroups is a notable bright spot, especially when compared to some nearby schools like Barton Elementary and King Elementary, which serve similar populations but have lower overall performance.

Dooley's performance sits in the middle when looking at surrounding schools; it is outperformed by schools with lower poverty rates like Los Cerritos Elementary and Longfellow Elementary, but performs better than several demographically similar neighbors. The school spends more per student than some higher-performing schools, yet outcomes remain middling, suggesting attendance and consistency across grade levels are key areas for improvement. A comparison to Dominguez Elementary in the neighboring Los Angeles Unified district, which has similar poverty levels but much better attendance and academic results, indicates these challenges can be addressed.

662

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,576

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5075 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90805-6345

(562) 428-7274

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Dooley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lindsey Academy
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

African American:

12.7%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,186^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	40.4	3186 of 5857	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	3057 of 5869	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3200 of 5859	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3387 of 5883	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	973 of 1417	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2718 of 5789	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	3062 of 5662	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	3309 of 5692	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	3493 of 5614	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	3390 of 5611	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	3507 of 5530	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	3176 of 5390	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3381 of 5377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	2937 of 5314	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	159 of 569	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	162 of 593	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	198 of 661	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	218 of 663	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	81 of 747	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	273 of 700	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1510 of 2227	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	130 of 293	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	831 of 2585	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	619 of 2128	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	927 of 3162	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	559 of 3245	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	912 of 3311	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	35.3	399 of 602	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2126 of 3275	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	1149 of 3246	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3365 of 5597	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	3067 of 5612	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3138 of 5609	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3350 of 5635	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	885 of 1267	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	2490 of 5492	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2810 of 5413	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1919 of 5107	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	1890 of 5107	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2121 of 5087	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	2093 of 5084	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1457 of 4963	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	1826 of 4830	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	101 of 335	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	105 of 356	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2334 of 5460	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	2196 of 5517	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2178 of 5363	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	2429 of 5264	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	569 of 1110	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	1337 of 5173	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	2078 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2867 of 5628	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2763 of 5643	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	3044 of 5638	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3179 of 5663	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	862 of 1272	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2765 of 5510	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3187 of 5431	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1464 of 2847	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	2048 of 2635	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1174 of 2420	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)72nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2023)70th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science19%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dooley Elementary

How many students attend Dooley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Dooley Elementary.

What district is Dooley Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Dooley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dooley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lindsey Academy
High : Jordan High

What is the racial makeup of Dooley Elementary?

Students at Dooley Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

Is Dooley Elementary a good school?

Dooley Elementary ranks 3186^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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