Summary:
Zip code 90810 has one middle school, Stephens Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 658 students in Long Beach Unified. Results vary considerably by grade and subject: eighth-grade ELA and math are strengths, while science is the clearest schoolwide concern. In 2025–2026, Stephens’ all-grades science result was 26%, 10 percentage points below California’s 36%—the largest gap from the state.
Eighth grade stands out most positively: Stephens scored 56% in ELA and 44% in math, respectively 7 and 8 points above state results. In contrast, sixth- and seventh-grade ELA and math were below state levels, with gaps ranging from about 1 to 6 points. Science was the weakest area: eighth-grade results were 26%, 10 points below the grade-specific state result. Schoolwide, Stephens was below the district in all three subjects: 3 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 5 in science. Its all-grades math result was nearly level with the state—38.2% at Stephens versus 38.4% statewide. Because Stephens is the only school in this ZIP code list, there is no local school-to-school leader or trailer to compare.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 5 points to 48%, while math rose 3 points to 38% and science rose 6 points to 26%; math and science moved closer to state results, but ELA moved further behind. SchoolDigger gave Stephens 3 stars in each of the three years shown, while its percentile declined from 63 to 58. Chronic absenteeism was 32%, compared with 25% in the district and 18% statewide. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 18.4:1 in 2024–2025, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year.
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