Is Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cleveland Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 200 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 455 students attended Cleveland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Cleveland Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bancroft Middle High : Lakewood High

Cleveland Elementary

Summary:

Cleveland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lakewood, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cleveland Elementary consistently ranks among the top 200-800 elementary schools in California, with a 5-star rating in 2023-2024 and a 4-star rating in the previous years. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 81.19% of Cleveland Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.52% for the Long Beach Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. Cleveland Elementary also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top 10-720 schools in California for Hispanic, White, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled students.

While Cleveland Elementary outperforms the nearby Twain Elementary, Burcham Elementary, and MacArthur Elementary in the Long Beach Unified School District, the gap is not as significant when compared to schools in the Bellflower Unified School District and ABC Unified School District. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.5% in 2020-2021 to 37.2% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern that the school and district should investigate and address.

Detail:

Public K-5

4760 Hackett Ave.
Lakewood, CA 90713-2424

(562) 420-7552

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
200^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,163

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bancroft Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 455

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

36.7%

Asian:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cleveland Elementary ranks better than 96.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.62. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.5%), White (36.7%), Asian (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary is 26. 31 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cleveland Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cleveland Elementary is $10,163, which is the 7^th highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cleveland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cleveland Elementary 200^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cleveland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cleveland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.41	1992^nd	4809	58.6%
2005	52.92	2050^th	4822	57.5%
2006	51.67	2109^th	4818	56.2%
2007	44.31	2657^th	5113	48.0%
2008	71.07	1356^th	5113	73.5%
2009	63.48	1747^th	5193	66.4%
2010	69.80	1466^th	5314	72.4%
2011	52.94	2417^th	5377	55.0%
2012	56.06	2269^th	5390	57.9%
2013	63.59	1912^th	5530	65.4%
2015	62.65	1812^th	5611	67.7%
2016	65.16	1755^th	5614	68.7%
2017	73.09	1422^nd	5692	75.0%
2018	78.58	1201^st	5662	78.8%
2019	70.32	1591^st	5789	72.5%
2021	83.40	228^th	1417	83.9%
2022	88.81	755^th	5883	87.2%
2023	90.35	688^th	5874	88.3%
2024	96.62	200^th	5862	96.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	97.25	72^nd	2420	97.0%
2024	99.79	9^th	2634	99.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.18	718^th	5084	85.9%
2019	67.98	1280^th	5173	75.3%
2021	94.06	34^th	1110	96.9%
2022	90.30	342^nd	5264	93.5%
2023	92.23	305^th	5374	94.3%
2024	98.21	93^rd	5511	98.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.01	1595^th	5413	70.5%
2019	62.05	1888^th	5492	65.6%
2021	72.65	316^th	1267	75.1%
2022	84.88	873^rd	5635	84.5%
2023	88.31	732^nd	5617	87.0%
2024	96.32	164^th	5605	97.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.19	448^th	2128	78.9%
2019	61.77	686^th	2585	73.5%
2022	97.27	67^th	2227	97.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.85	943^rd	5431	82.6%
2019	74.62	1317^th	5510	76.1%
2021	90.16	138^th	1272	89.2%
2022	91.45	539^th	5663	90.5%
2023	89.70	631^st	5650	88.8%
2024	95.44	235^th	5636	95.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.92	1145^th	4830	76.3%
2019	73.11	1006^th	4963	79.7%
2022	96.12	154^th	5084	97.0%
2023	94.94	169^th	5098	96.7%
2024	98.82	33^rd	5102	99.4%

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Rank History for White students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.96	338^th	2737	87.7%
2019	65.46	997^th	2834	64.8%
2022	72.39	720^th	2726	73.6%
2023	81.12	384^th	2662	85.6%
2024	90.22	86^th	2647	96.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The new administration does not communicate with parents or staff. The school is like a ship without a captain. Teacher's do not seem to be communicating with each other, and as a result are having to fend for themselves. With the increased class size, teacher's frequently switching grades with no prep time, and an absentee principal, the school seems to be in a cycle of decline.

The school promotes an active PTA, Science Fair and Band, but the reality is much different. The PTA is made of a group of friends who do not allow any input or share any plans until after the fact. They spent more money on their own awards then they did on the Science Fair. The "Science Fair" amounted to kids turning in assignments, and then picking them up a few weeks later with a participation medal. There was never any demonstration or opportunity for students to discuss their project.

The "band" consisted of 4 kids in 2012.

There is no gifted or pals program, and the principal has "no idea" how to start one. Principal Montoya has also said she has no interest in having a master calendar, no knowledge of field trips, science fair, changes to the bell schedule or movement of teacher's from one grade to another.

This school is an accident waiting to happen. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Cleveland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	399	39	115	138	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
1989	412	49	113	194	1	n/a	n/a	0	769
1990	376	61	105	203	2	n/a	n/a	0	747
1991	358	69	119	234	8	n/a	n/a	0	788
1992	361	86	107	199	4	n/a	n/a	0	757
1993	338	73	105	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	708
1994	315	96	96	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1995	312	88	61	261	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
1996	312	88	61	261	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
1997	330	103	60	260	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
1998	317	104	58	278	2	n/a	n/a	0	759
1999	333	88	70	273	3	n/a	n/a	0	767
2000	304	95	60	303	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
2001	290	88	72	305	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
2002	264	88	53	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
2003	264	88	53	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
2004	260	71	56	329	1	n/a	n/a	0	717
2005	225	73	65	289	2	n/a	n/a	0	654
2006	222	64	68	252	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2007	215	58	65	216	2	n/a	n/a	1	557
2008	220	38	67	198	4	n/a	n/a	0	527
2009	226	46	44	206	2	9	4	0	537
2010	224	52	48	206	2	9	7	0	548
2011	224	40	45	195	2	5	11	0	522
2012	201	33	45	188	0	4	17	0	488
2013	182	25	43	174	0	2	18	0	444
2014	222	42	52	247	0	6	29	0	598
2015	210	32	45	243	3	6	24	0	563
2016	183	39	40	233	3	4	31	0	533
2017	176	29	40	205	2	3	36	0	491
2018	162	28	43	190	2	4	39	0	468
2019	160	27	43	191	1	2	45	0	469
2020	167	25	47	184	1	1	41	0	466
2021	163	19	46	201	1	0	44	0	474
2022	164	20	44	190	1	0	36	0	455
2023	166	19	46	188	0	0	33	0	452
2024	167	14	47	189	0	1	37	0	455

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cleveland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	30.0	23.0	n/a
1989	769	34.0	22.6	n/a
1990	747	36.5	20.4	n/a
1991	788	33.8	23.3	n/a
1992	757	34.3	22.0	54.4
1993	708	32.1	22.1	47
1994	727	32.5	22.4	55.7
1995	724	29.4	24.6	54.7
1996	724	29.4	24.6	54.7
1997	754	38.3	19.7	55.6
1998	759	37.0	20.5	49.9
1999	767	37.0	20.7	47.3
2000	765	39.0	19.6	50.5
2001	757	40.4	18.7	48.6
2002	738	39.0	18.9	49.3
2003	738	39.0	18.9	49.3
2004	717	40.0	17.9	42.8
2005	654	38.8	16.9	44.8
2006	608	34.5	17.6	45.2
2007	557	30.0	18.6	43.5
2008	527	35.0	15.1	37.6
2009	537	28.0	16.0	41.5
2010	548	33.0	16.6	37
2011	522	n/a	n/a	36
2012	488	20.5	23.8	n/a
2013	444	19.0	23.3	30.4
2014	598	30.0	19.9	38.1
2015	563	23.0	24.4	33.7
2016	533	21.0	25.3	37.5
2017	491	20.0	24.5	35.6
2018	468	19.0	24.6	31.8
2019	469	19.0	24.6	31.1
2020	466	n/a	n/a	32.6
2021	474	21.3	22.1	31
2022	455	19.0	23.9	23.7
2023	452	17.0	26.5	24.1
2024	455	17.5	26.0	29.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cleveland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	30.0	23.0	n/a
1989	769	34.0	22.6	n/a
1990	747	36.5	20.4	n/a
1991	788	33.8	23.3	n/a
1992	757	34.3	22.0	54.4
1993	708	32.1	22.1	47
1994	727	32.5	22.4	55.7
1995	724	29.4	24.6	54.7
1996	724	29.4	24.6	54.7
1997	754	38.3	19.7	55.6
1998	759	37.0	20.5	49.9
1999	767	37.0	20.7	47.3
2000	765	39.0	19.6	50.5
2001	757	40.4	18.7	48.6
2002	738	39.0	18.9	49.3
2003	738	39.0	18.9	49.3
2004	717	40.0	17.9	42.8
2005	654	38.8	16.9	44.8
2006	608	34.5	17.6	45.2
2007	557	30.0	18.6	43.5
2008	527	35.0	15.1	37.6
2009	537	28.0	16.0	41.5
2010	548	33.0	16.6	37
2011	522	n/a	n/a	36
2012	488	20.5	23.8	n/a
2013	444	19.0	23.3	30.4
2014	598	30.0	19.9	38.1
2015	563	23.0	24.4	33.7
2016	533	21.0	25.3	37.5
2017	491	20.0	24.5	35.6
2018	468	19.0	24.6	31.8
2019	469	19.0	24.6	31.1
2020	466	n/a	n/a	32.6
2021	474	21.3	22.1	31
2022	455	19.0	23.9	23.7
2023	452	17.0	26.5	24.1
2024	455	17.5	26.0	29.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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