Is MacArthur Elementary a good school?

MacArthur Elementary ranks 1368 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend MacArthur Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 302 students attended MacArthur Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Elementary?

Students at MacArthur Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Elementary attend?

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

MacArthur Elementary

Summary:

MacArthur Elementary is a public elementary school in Lakewood, California, serving 302 students in grades K-5 as part of the Long Beach Unified School District. This school consistently performs above district and state averages in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

MacArthur Elementary's academic performance is a standout, with 59.72% of students proficient or better in ELA and 57.34% in Math, compared to 49.52% and 36.36% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in supporting specific student groups, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students and students with disabilities. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 8.6% to 32.2% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, MacArthur Elementary generally outperforms other Long Beach Unified schools, but some schools in the Bellflower Unified and ABC Unified districts, such as Stephen Foster Elementary and Bragg Elementary, have higher academic performance in certain areas. MacArthur Elementary also has a higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, which could be an area for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-5

6011 Centralia St.
Lakewood, CA 90713-2902

(562) 420-3588

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1368^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,974

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bancroft Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Student/teacher ratio: 28.7

Number of students: 302

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

White:

22.8%

Asian:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details MacArthur Elementary ranks better than 76.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.82. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (53%), White (22.8%), Asian (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary is 28.7. 50 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at MacArthur Elementary is $8,974, which is the 23^rd highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

MacArthur Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur Elementary 1368^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See MacArthur Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 MacArthur Elementary

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Rank History for all students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.20	2092^nd	4809	56.5%
2005	43.04	2543^rd	4822	47.3%
2006	29.58	3332^nd	4818	30.8%
2007	50.24	2320^th	5113	54.6%
2008	38.53	3030^th	5113	40.7%
2009	41.64	2960^th	5193	43.0%
2010	49.41	2594^th	5314	51.2%
2011	53.96	2363^rd	5377	56.1%
2012	47.95	2752^nd	5390	48.9%
2013	39.05	3379^th	5530	38.9%
2015	41.23	2950^th	5611	47.4%
2016	55.60	2204^th	5614	60.7%
2017	66.46	1729^th	5692	69.6%
2018	71.07	1519^th	5662	73.2%
2019	66.18	1783^rd	5789	69.2%
2021	71.87	365^th	1417	74.2%
2022	74.65	1417^th	5883	75.9%
2023	71.59	1510^th	5874	74.3%
2024	74.82	1368^th	5862	76.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	97.75	50^th	2634	98.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.33	903^rd	5084	82.2%
2019	69.64	1211^th	5173	76.6%
2021	77.13	169^th	1110	84.8%
2022	91.85	283^rd	5264	94.6%
2023	81.40	722^nd	5374	86.6%
2024	79.89	828^th	5511	85.0%

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Rank History for Female students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.98	1933^rd	5413	64.3%
2019	57.29	2100^th	5492	61.8%
2021	68.29	358^th	1267	71.7%
2022	79.28	1144^th	5635	79.7%
2023	70.84	1462^nd	5617	74.0%
2024	65.05	1704^th	5605	69.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	76.74	323^rd	2128	84.8%
2019	89.25	192^nd	2585	92.6%

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Rank History for Male students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.93	1190^th	5431	78.1%
2019	74.18	1339^th	5510	75.7%
2021	73.86	308^th	1272	75.8%
2022	65.98	1687^th	5663	70.2%
2023	68.91	1554^th	5650	72.5%
2024	78.50	1121^st	5636	80.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.50	925^th	4830	80.8%
2019	70.47	1152^nd	4963	76.8%
2022	84.54	569^th	5084	88.8%
2023	82.47	636^th	5098	87.5%
2024	87.20	464^th	5102	90.9%

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Rank History for White students at MacArthur Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.93	1528^th	2737	44.2%
2019	24.95	2276^th	2834	19.7%
2022	52.06	1398^th	2726	48.7%
2023	63.40	1000^th	2662	62.4%
2024	55.55	1248^th	2647	52.9%

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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

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Enrollment information for MacArthur Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	367	5	238	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	886
1989	349	6	242	315	3	n/a	n/a	0	915
1990	321	3	201	336	1	n/a	n/a	0	862
1991	310	45	182	323	4	n/a	n/a	0	864
1992	310	21	180	330	2	n/a	n/a	0	843
1993	313	17	165	340	4	n/a	n/a	0	839
1994	296	32	159	317	3	n/a	n/a	0	807
1995	311	34	195	284	5	n/a	n/a	0	829
1996	311	34	195	284	5	n/a	n/a	0	829
1997	313	49	180	279	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1998	312	75	125	336	1	n/a	n/a	0	849
1999	312	80	102	372	0	n/a	n/a	0	866
2000	303	106	89	405	1	n/a	n/a	0	904
2001	270	110	81	416	4	n/a	n/a	0	881
2002	225	108	71	404	6	n/a	n/a	0	814
2003	225	108	71	404	6	n/a	n/a	0	814
2004	209	102	60	384	6	n/a	n/a	0	761
2005	177	88	67	308	3	n/a	n/a	1	644
2006	147	73	56	226	2	n/a	n/a	1	505
2007	125	63	45	198	2	n/a	n/a	3	436
2008	116	79	34	234	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
2009	112	164	50	418	2	13	9	0	768
2010	99	159	52	394	2	13	6	0	725
2011	92	129	48	339	0	12	8	0	628
2012	94	100	57	274	0	8	23	0	556
2013	103	91	55	238	0	5	17	0	509
2014	105	59	42	162	0	5	24	0	397
2015	96	53	42	165	0	4	21	0	381
2016	91	39	35	154	0	6	35	0	360
2017	89	33	34	149	0	7	44	0	356
2018	91	39	32	155	0	4	44	0	365
2019	89	34	32	167	1	4	47	0	374
2020	88	29	36	162	0	3	45	0	363
2021	93	24	28	162	0	5	39	0	351
2022	78	20	25	145	0	4	22	0	294
2023	69	23	26	160	0	2	21	1	302

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 MacArthur Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	886	38.0	23.3	n/a
1989	915	40.6	22.5	n/a
1990	862	37.0	23.2	n/a
1991	864	38.0	22.7	n/a
1992	843	38.6	21.8	62.8
1993	839	34.0	24.7	54.2
1994	807	35.0	23.1	60.2
1995	829	34.6	24.0	66
1996	829	34.6	24.0	66
1997	822	39.6	20.8	67
1998	849	35.0	24.3	65.7
1999	866	38.0	22.8	65.9
2000	904	43.0	21.0	63.6
2001	881	44.5	19.8	63.8
2002	814	41.3	19.7	63.9
2003	814	41.3	19.7	63.9
2004	761	39.2	19.4	67.8
2005	644	34.5	18.7	64.7
2006	505	28.0	18.0	56.5
2007	436	24.5	17.8	53.3
2008	465	29.9	15.6	58.7
2009	768	40.1	16.8	75.5
2010	725	42.0	17.2	74.3
2011	628	n/a	n/a	71.7
2012	556	22.5	24.7	n/a
2013	509	20.0	25.4	60.9
2014	397	15.2	26.0	51.1
2015	381	14.0	27.2	52.8
2016	360	14.0	25.7	48.9
2017	356	13.0	27.3	50
2018	365	12.5	29.2	47.1
2019	374	13.0	28.7	48.9
2020	363	n/a	n/a	51.2
2021	351	12.7	27.6	47.9
2022	294	11.0	26.7	37.8
2023	302	10.5	28.7	36.8

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 MacArthur Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	886	38.0	23.3	n/a
1989	915	40.6	22.5	n/a
1990	862	37.0	23.2	n/a
1991	864	38.0	22.7	n/a
1992	843	38.6	21.8	62.8
1993	839	34.0	24.7	54.2
1994	807	35.0	23.1	60.2
1995	829	34.6	24.0	66
1996	829	34.6	24.0	66
1997	822	39.6	20.8	67
1998	849	35.0	24.3	65.7
1999	866	38.0	22.8	65.9
2000	904	43.0	21.0	63.6
2001	881	44.5	19.8	63.8
2002	814	41.3	19.7	63.9
2003	814	41.3	19.7	63.9
2004	761	39.2	19.4	67.8
2005	644	34.5	18.7	64.7
2006	505	28.0	18.0	56.5
2007	436	24.5	17.8	53.3
2008	465	29.9	15.6	58.7
2009	768	40.1	16.8	75.5
2010	725	42.0	17.2	74.3
2011	628	n/a	n/a	71.7
2012	556	22.5	24.7	n/a
2013	509	20.0	25.4	60.9
2014	397	15.2	26.0	51.1
2015	381	14.0	27.2	52.8
2016	360	14.0	25.7	48.9
2017	356	13.0	27.3	50
2018	365	12.5	29.2	47.1
2019	374	13.0	28.7	48.9
2020	363	n/a	n/a	51.2
2021	351	12.7	27.6	47.9
2022	294	11.0	26.7	37.8
2023	302	10.5	28.7	36.8

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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