King Elementary

Summary:

King Elementary is a public elementary school located in Long Beach, California, serving 631 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

King Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (56% in 2021-2022, compared to 40.1% at Addams Elementary and 41.6% at Dooley Elementary), low academic performance (only 30.07% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 26.16% in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages), and a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (67.83% to 81.73% received free or reduced-price lunch).

The school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,582 out of 5,662 California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 4,290 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. Additionally, there are significant disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with African American students performing much better than Hispanic students. By addressing these issues and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools like Powell Academy for Success and Dooley Elementary, King Elementary may be able to improve its overall educational outcomes and provide a more equitable learning environment for its students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 145 East Artesia Blvd.
       Long Beach, CA  90805-2003


(562) 428-1232

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4290th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,404 Help


Students who attend King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hamilton Middle
High:    Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  583

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.0%
African American:
11.0%
Asian:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details King Elementary ranks worse than 73.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 48th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.74. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83%), African American (11%), Asian (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at King Elementary is 24.2, which is the 18th best among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at King Elementary is $8,404. 33 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

King Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks King Elementary 4290th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See King 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 654th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for King Elementary

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Rank History for all students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.27 2582nd 4809 46.3%
2005 30.93 3221st 4822 33.2%
2006 38.69 2780th 4818 42.3%
2007 24.01 4005th 5113 21.7%
2008 37.40 3109th 5113 39.2%
2009 43.11 2867th 5193 44.8%
2010 46.72 2757th 5314 48.1%
2011 36.91 3473rd 5377 35.4%
2012 30.45 3915th 5390 27.4%
2013 26.47 4314th 5530 22.0%
2015 27.06 3928th 5611 30.0%
2016 32.08 3599th 5614 35.9%
2017 46.83 2719th 5692 52.2%
2018 49.71 2582nd 5662 54.4%
2019 48.46 2682nd 5789 53.7%
2021 21.34 1122nd 1417 20.8%
2022 28.48 3989th 5883 32.2%
2023 31.66 3750th 5874 36.2%
2024 25.74 4290th 5862 26.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.68 905th 3246 72.1%
2019 34.86 2141st 3275 34.6%
2021 36.32 376th 602 37.5%
2022 47.64 1325th 3311 60.0%
2023 43.66 1574th 3250 51.6%
2024 49.52 1203rd 3160 61.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.79 565th 2420 76.7%
2024 47.15 1052nd 2634 60.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.19 1066th 5084 79.0%
2019 68.35 1267th 5173 75.5%
2021 34.39 743rd 1110 33.1%
2022 35.26 3398th 5264 35.4%
2023 43.60 2799th 5374 47.9%
2024 33.44 3654th 5511 33.7%
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Rank History for Female students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.01 2128th 5413 60.7%
2019 54.75 2241st 5492 59.2%
2021 24.24 946th 1267 25.3%
2022 28.51 3878th 5635 31.2%
2023 28.64 3897th 5617 30.6%
2024 27.25 4039th 5605 27.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.79 587th 2128 72.4%
2019 63.84 632nd 2585 75.6%
2021 30.00 184th 293 37.2%
2022 56.82 666th 2227 70.1%
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Rank History for Male students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.95 2853rd 5431 47.5%
2019 41.20 2964th 5510 46.2%
2021 20.23 1036th 1272 18.6%
2022 29.66 3807th 5663 32.8%
2023 35.87 3346th 5650 40.8%
2024 25.48 4224th 5636 25.1%
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Rank History for African American students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.45 70th 700 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at King Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.14 1276th 4830 73.6%
2019 61.58 1599th 4963 67.8%
2022 41.13 2817th 5084 44.6%
2023 46.23 2473rd 5098 51.5%
2024 34.78 3366th 5102 34.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for King Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 58 357 144 308 2 n/a n/a 0 869
1989 56 350 139 285 1 n/a n/a 0 831
1990 75 331 148 298 4 n/a n/a 0 856
1991 39 310 163 326 0 n/a n/a 0 838
1992 36 299 177 385 3 n/a n/a 0 900
1993 35 283 189 518 5 n/a n/a 0 1030
1994 33 278 182 525 7 n/a n/a 0 1025
1995 31 255 138 624 5 n/a n/a 0 1053
1996 31 255 138 624 5 n/a n/a 0 1053
1997 30 290 111 653 3 n/a n/a 0 1087
1998 23 257 87 759 3 n/a n/a 0 1129
1999 26 255 96 810 0 n/a n/a 0 1187
2000 21 223 56 783 0 n/a n/a 0 1083
2001 20 234 42 854 2 n/a n/a 0 1152
2002 8 200 41 924 1 n/a n/a 0 1174
2003 8 200 41 924 1 n/a n/a 0 1174
2004 7 171 47 911 3 n/a n/a 3 1142
2005 9 139 36 915 1 n/a n/a 1 1101
2006 8 132 46 890 1 n/a n/a 0 1077
2007 4 128 29 820 1 n/a n/a 0 982
2008 3 138 17 780 1 n/a n/a 0 939
2009 4 120 15 738 0 9 3 0 889
2010 5 120 13 745 0 9 1 0 893
2011 4 102 16 705 0 7 3 0 837
2012 2 95 14 696 0 10 3 0 820
2013 4 96 11 679 2 12 5 0 809
2014 3 95 11 705 1 17 5 0 837
2015 5 85 11 705 1 16 8 0 831
2016 5 73 9 647 0 11 8 0 753
2017 2 71 7 638 0 8 11 0 737
2018 2 82 8 641 0 8 9 0 750
2019 6 68 13 623 0 9 15 0 734
2020 6 64 14 616 1 6 10 0 717
2021 5 69 18 582 1 8 12 0 695
2022 0 68 16 543 1 4 7 0 639
2023 2 65 19 531 1 3 10 0 631
2024 3 64 16 484 1 4 11 0 583

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 King Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 869 33.5 25.9 n/a
1989 831 33.0 25.1 n/a
1990 856 32.5 26.3 n/a
1991 838 31.0 27.0 n/a
1992 900 31.5 28.5 77.7
1993 1030 40.0 25.8 74
1994 1025 40.0 25.6 94
1995 1053 42.0 25.1 86.9
1996 1053 42.0 25.1 86.9
1997 1087 45.0 24.2 90.4
1998 1129 50.0 22.6 91.8
1999 1187 49.0 24.2 93.8
2000 1083 51.0 21.2 89.3
2001 1152 66.6 17.3 93.4
2002 1174 67.0 17.5 85.7
2003 1174 67.0 17.5 85.7
2004 1142 65.0 17.6 85.9
2005 1101 62.0 17.8 90.8
2006 1077 52.0 20.7 94.2
2007 982 50.0 19.6 94.6
2008 939 52.0 18.1 94.1
2009 889 41.0 19.4 96.9
2010 893 44.0 20.3 96.6
2011 837 n/a n/a 96.3
2012 820 29.0 28.2 n/a
2013 809 27.0 29.9 58.5
2014 837 28.5 29.3 92.4
2015 831 30.0 27.7 85.9
2016 753 29.0 25.9 93.5
2017 737 28.0 26.3 94
2018 750 26.0 28.8 82.1
2019 734 29.5 24.8 87.6
2020 717 n/a n/a 87.9
2021 695 28.4 24.4 81.7
2022 639 25.5 25.0 69.2
2023 631 25.8 24.4 67.8
2024 583 24.0 24.2 77.4

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 King Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 869 33.5 25.9 n/a
1989 831 33.0 25.1 n/a
1990 856 32.5 26.3 n/a
1991 838 31.0 27.0 n/a
1992 900 31.5 28.5 77.7
1993 1030 40.0 25.8 74
1994 1025 40.0 25.6 94
1995 1053 42.0 25.1 86.9
1996 1053 42.0 25.1 86.9
1997 1087 45.0 24.2 90.4
1998 1129 50.0 22.6 91.8
1999 1187 49.0 24.2 93.8
2000 1083 51.0 21.2 89.3
2001 1152 66.6 17.3 93.4
2002 1174 67.0 17.5 85.7
2003 1174 67.0 17.5 85.7
2004 1142 65.0 17.6 85.9
2005 1101 62.0 17.8 90.8
2006 1077 52.0 20.7 94.2
2007 982 50.0 19.6 94.6
2008 939 52.0 18.1 94.1
2009 889 41.0 19.4 96.9
2010 893 44.0 20.3 96.6
2011 837 n/a n/a 96.3
2012 820 29.0 28.2 n/a
2013 809 27.0 29.9 58.5
2014 837 28.5 29.3 92.4
2015 831 30.0 27.7 85.9
2016 753 29.0 25.9 93.5
2017 737 28.0 26.3 94
2018 750 26.0 28.8 82.1
2019 734 29.5 24.8 87.6
2020 717 n/a n/a 87.9
2021 695 28.4 24.4 81.7
2022 639 25.5 25.0 69.2
2023 631 25.8 24.4 67.8
2024 583 24.0 24.2 77.4

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

King Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201299.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%99.0%
201379.0%0.0%0.0%21.0%81.0%99.0%96.0%99.0%83.0%
201579.0%0.0%0.0%21.0%83.0%97.0%99.0%84.0%85.0%
201694.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%95.0%98.0%100.0%95.0%97.0%
201796.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%98.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%97.0%97.0%
201897.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%97.0%≥99.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%
201996.0%0.0%0.0%98.0%≥99.0%96.0%98.0%98.0%
202097.3%0.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%
202296.9%0.0%0.0%98.4%97.7%96.9%96.9%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for King Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,404

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on King Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2682nd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3750th of 5874 Elementary schools
 17.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King Elementary)43.331
 12.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)55.647.6
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (King Elementary)5030.7
 19.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)59.647.1
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King Elementary)47.427.4
 20.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)5445.6
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (King Elementary)51.725
 26.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)52.540.6
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King Elementary)53.439.6
 13.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)56.851.7
 5.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (King Elementary)3526.1
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)4734.6
 12.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (King Elementary)20.423.4
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)30.530.1
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students734631
 14%
African American6865
 4.4%
American Indian01
Asian1319
 46.2%
Hispanic623531
 14.8%
Pacific Islander93
 66.7%
White62
 66.7%
Two or More Races1510
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.6%67.8%
 19.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary

Students at King Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 583 students attended King Elementary.

King Elementary ranks 4290th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton Middle
High : Jordan High


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