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Helen Keller Middle

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Helen Keller Middle ranks 276 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

Helen Keller Middle serves 515 students in grades 6–8 in Long Beach, within Long Beach Unified. Its most important distinction is strong performance across all three subjects: in 2025–26, 73% of students were proficient in English language arts, 61% in math and 52% in science, all above both district and California results.

Compared with nearby schools, grade 7 ELA is a standout: Helen Keller’s 75.1% was the highest, just ahead of Oak Middle at 74.9%. Grade 7 math was third-highest at 62%, while grade 8 science is a relative weak spot: 52%, fourth among nearby schools reporting that grade, behind Oak at 78%, Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle at 57% and Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle at 56%. Even so, science remains well above district and state results. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–26, compared with 25% in the district and 18% statewide; only Oak was lower among the nearby schools.

Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose from 63% to 73%, math from 46% to 61% and science from 35% to 52%, with each subject’s advantage over the state also growing. SchoolDigger ranks Helen Keller 269th of 2,703 California schools, at the 90th percentile with 5 stars. Its statewide percentile for White Students reached 99, up from 78 the prior year—a notable change in SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves this group. Contextually, the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 24.3, near the middle of the nearby range of 21.1–26.8. In 2024–25, 41% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with a 47% average among nine nearby schools with the same measure.

515

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,203

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7020 East Brittain St.
Long Beach, CA 90808-2301

(562) 421-8851

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

White:

10.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2018 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Long Beach Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg43%

California avg42%

276^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From top 14% (2018) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Middle Schools in the Long Beach Unified

631^st of 1,530Long 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	276 of 2740	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	437 of 2761	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	414 of 2783	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	507 of 2781	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	461 of 2740	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	113 of 894	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	373 of 2715	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	346 of 2480	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.3	212 of 1540	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	284 of 2516	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	382 of 2533	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	381 of 2551	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	411 of 2531	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	430 of 2509	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	85 of 738	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	384 of 2380	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	394 of 2262	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	62 of 2357	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	136 of 2395	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	109 of 2388	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	156 of 2374	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	177 of 2359	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	146 of 2213	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	148 of 2072	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	247 of 2529	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	75.1	432 of 2542	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	260 of 2579	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	463 of 2531	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	404 of 2458	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	64 of 721	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	286 of 2369	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	365 of 2230	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	264 of 2514	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	467 of 2534	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	446 of 2552	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	561 of 2538	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	452 of 2527	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	118 of 763	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	336 of 2407	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	295 of 2273	87.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.3	136 of 665	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	22 of 1490	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.3	341 of 1520	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	247 of 1537	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	301 of 1543	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	204 of 1555	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	96.2	8 of 1602	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)99th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)80th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science52%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	89.3	276^th of 2740 public middle schools	89.9%		82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%	161	51.9	51.9	74.5	75.1	68.5	72.9	65.8	62.2	54.3	61.1	$19,203	$18,322	$881
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	34.7	1661^st of 2740 public middle schools	39.4%		29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%	175	18.7	18.7		37.7	35.6	36.7		28.8	36.8	32.6	$35,297	$33,810	$1,487
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	75.4	560^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.6%		76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%	1	38.0	38.0	63.5	65.8	62.9	64.0	46.7	56.5	43.7	48.9	$22,340	$20,440	$1,900
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	59	957^th of 2740 public middle schools	65.1%		49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%	245	33.7	33.7		57.7	56.1	56.9		37.7	34.7	36.2	$30,129	$28,770	$1,359
Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	95.1	137^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.0%		95.3	144^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%	7	78.2	78.2	79.1	74.9	81.3	78.5	70.4	64.0	67.3	67.3	$18,151	$17,896	$255
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	69	715^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.9%		66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%	45	35.3	35.3	56.1	64.6	59.1	60.0	42.5	47.3	43.4	44.4	$22,995	$20,734	$2,261
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	80	471^st of 2740 public middle schools	82.8%		83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%	61	43.9	43.9	57.4	68.9	67.9	64.8	54.0	53.4	51.4	52.9	$22,071	$19,986	$2,085
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	77.5	525^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.8%		79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%	33	47.7	47.7		64.0	63.0	63.5		47.8	48.9	48.4	$21,537	$20,734	$803
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	85.5	354^th of 2740 public middle schools	87.1%		79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%	127	56.7	56.7		71.4	69.4	70.4		59.6	46.6	53.2	$27,151	$26,062	$1,089
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	90.3	258^th of 2740 public middle schools	90.6%		88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%	42	56.1	56.1	70.5	74.4	67.3	70.6	64.5	65.6	62.5	64.2	$20,249	$19,994	$255

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Keller Middle

How many students attend Helen Keller Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Helen Keller Middle.

Is Helen Keller Middle a good school?

Helen Keller Middle ranks 276^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Helen Keller Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Helen Keller Middle?

Students at Helen Keller Middle are 78% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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