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Richard D. Browning High

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Richard D. Browning High ranks 1336 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Richard D. Browning High is a 340-student high school serving grades 9–12 in Long Beach, in the Long Beach Unified area. Its academic results are mixed, but attendance stands out as a major concern: in 2025–26, 36% of students were chronically absent, compared with 25% districtwide and 18% statewide—nearly twice California’s rate.

English is Browning’s strongest subject compared with state and district results, while math is its clearest academic weakness. In 2025–26, 48% of students were proficient in English, just 1 point below the state and 3 points below the district; Browning ranked third among six nearby district schools with scores. Math proficiency was 15%, 24 points below the state and 25 below the district, placing it fifth of those six schools. Science proficiency was 14%: third among the six nearby schools, but still 22 points below the state and 17 below the district.

English proficiency rose 26 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, narrowing Browning’s gap with the state from 24 points to 1. Math improved over that period too, but slipped from 17% in 2024–25 to 15% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places Browning at the 37th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile has risen from 21 in 2022–23, though it ranks fourth among six nearby district schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings also show a notable contrast: Special Education Students ranked at the 62nd percentile, compared with 37th overall, while African American Students ranked at the 17th percentile in 2025–26, down from 64th the year before. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 18.5, and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—the highest rate among five nearby district schools with the same measure.

340

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,622

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2120 Obispo Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90804

(562) 997-1700

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

African American:

20.6%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg43%

California avg42%

1,336^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 29% (2021) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1336 of 2135	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	1393 of 2162	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1607 of 2159	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1718 of 2170	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1458 of 2123	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	920 of 1290	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	410 of 492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.9	187 of 523	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.8	443 of 517	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	438 of 521	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.2	138 of 522	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	895 of 1044	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1419 of 1864	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1367 of 1906	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1413 of 1915	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1650 of 1915	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1504 of 1858	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	859 of 1054	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	917 of 1880	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	1205 of 1900	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1372 of 1902	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1443 of 1917	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1374 of 1861	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1415 of 1997	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	1069 of 2013	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1403 of 2026	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1554 of 2030	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	1132 of 1943	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	770 of 1126	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	1039 of 1930	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1211 of 1942	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1579 of 1948	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1491 of 1963	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1140 of 1916	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	784 of 1122	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	475 of 1252	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

Science14%-22 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard D. Browning High	Public	9-12	2120 Obispo Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 997-1700	340	18	18.5	75.9%	24 (7.1%)	70 (20.6%)	193 (56.8%)	29 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	37.3	1336^th of 2135 public high schools	37.4%		34.4	1393^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%	57		14.5	14.5	48.2	48.2	14.8	14.8	$22,622	$1,486	$21,136
Long Beach Unified School District Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	3701B East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 595-8893	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reid High	Public	11-12	3701 East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 989-2098	50	7	7.1	70.0%	3 (6.0%)	14 (28.0%)	29 (58.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	12.4	1826^th of 2135 public high schools	14.5%		12.2	1903^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.0%	77		3.9	3.9	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.3	$61,939	$3,097	$58,842
Wilson High	Public	9-12	4400 East Tenth St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-0481	3,349	147	22.8	55.7%	606 (18.1%)	399 (11.9%)	1,938 (57.9%)	225 (6.7%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.4%)	160 (4.8%)	39.9	1277^th of 2135 public high schools	40.2%		50.2	1039^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%	238		15.0	15.0	45.7	45.7	20.4	20.4	$18,582	$1,679	$16,903
Clear Passage Educational Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1471 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Clear Passage Educational Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 502-1116	59	1	59.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	46 (78.0%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$16,835	$363	$16,472
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,890	167	23.3	59.2%	224 (5.8%)	563 (14.5%)	2,158 (55.5%)	653 (16.8%)	6 (0.2%)	69 (1.8%)	217 (5.6%)	59.1	834^th of 2135 public high schools	60.9%		60.1	820^th of 2162 public high schools	62.1%	14		24.3	24.3	55.3	55.3	31.6	31.6	$18,355	$1,696	$16,659
Intellectual Virtues Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1637 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 283-4456	118	8	13.9	67.8%	10 (8.5%)	26 (22.0%)	63 (53.4%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	39.2	1300^th of 2135 public high schools	39.1%		39	1291^st of 2162 public high schools	40.3%	9	28.0		28.0	44.0	44.0	16.0	16.0	$24,598	$1,117	$23,481
Educational Partnership High	Public	9-12	3701 East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 218-0493	331	18	18.4	71.9%	15 (4.5%)	58 (17.5%)	228 (68.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	33.4	1413^th of 2135 public high schools	33.8%		23.6	1626^th of 2162 public high schools	24.8%	213		12.5	12.5	17.9	17.9	29.6	29.6	$21,744	$1,064	$20,680
Renaissance High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	235 East 8th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 901-0168	396	19	20.9	56.8%	66 (16.7%)	73 (18.4%)	221 (55.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	43	1194^th of 2135 public high schools	44.1%		64.7	692^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.0%	502		1.5	1.5	57.8	57.8	22.5	22.5	$22,198	$1,775	$20,423
College Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3635 Atlantic Ave	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	College Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 285-1111	255	14	18.6	93.3%	1 (0.4%)	54 (21.2%)	195 (76.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	16.4	1726^th of 2135 public high schools	19.2%		27	1553^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.2%	173		12.0	12.0	10.4	10.4	8.7	8.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard D. Browning High

How many students attend Richard D. Browning High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Richard D. Browning High.

What district is Richard D. Browning High in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Richard D. Browning High?

Students at Richard D. Browning High are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Richard D. Browning High a good school?

Richard D. Browning High ranks 1336^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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