Is Riley Elementary a good school?

Riley Elementary ranks 1543 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 430 students attended Riley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riley Elementary?

Students at Riley Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Riley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hoover Middle High : Lakewood High

Riley Elementary

Summary:

Riley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lakewood, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 438 students. It 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.

Riley Elementary consistently outperforms the Long Beach Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Riley Elementary had 61.01% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Riley Elementary had 50.31% proficiency, while the district and state had 36.36% and 35.54%, respectively. Riley Elementary also has strong performance across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking 510 out of 5,102 California elementary schools and low socioeconomic status students ranking 878 out of 5,511 schools.

While Riley Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the years, from 11.1% in 2017-2018 to 31.4% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the nearby schools, such as Gompers (33.9%) and Twain Elementary (29.1%). The consistent academic performance, equitable outcomes for diverse student groups, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rate compared to nearby schools suggest that the Lakewood area may have a strong focus on education and the resources to support student success.

Detail:

Public K-5

3319 Sandwood St.
Lakewood, CA 90712-3423

(562) 420-9595

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1543^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,079

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoover Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 430

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

African American:

13.0%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riley Elementary ranks better than 73.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 21^st among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.02. (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 (60.5%), African American (13%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riley Elementary is 24.5, which is the 20^th best among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Riley Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riley Elementary is $10,079, which is the 8^th highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Riley Elementary 1543^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Riley 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 Riley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.49	2967^th	4809	38.3%
2005	22.69	3783^rd	4822	21.5%
2006	42.50	2583^rd	4818	46.4%
2007	51.97	2211^th	5113	56.8%
2008	40.42	2920^th	5113	42.9%
2009	44.25	2809^th	5193	45.9%
2010	45.65	2807^th	5314	47.2%
2011	54.04	2352^nd	5377	56.3%
2012	57.91	2163^rd	5390	59.9%
2013	44.85	3020^th	5530	45.4%
2015	51.33	2372^nd	5611	57.7%
2016	53.42	2330^th	5614	58.5%
2017	58.50	2090^th	5692	63.3%
2018	56.50	2215^th	5662	60.9%
2019	56.53	2229^th	5789	61.5%
2021	54.50	585^th	1417	58.7%
2022	53.38	2375^th	5883	59.6%
2023	48.32	2620^th	5874	55.4%
2024	71.02	1543^rd	5862	73.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.23	1113^th	2420	54.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.11	1741^st	5084	65.8%
2019	70.91	1138^th	5173	78.0%
2021	82.55	119^th	1110	89.3%
2022	67.53	1289^th	5264	75.5%
2023	54.77	2056^th	5374	61.7%
2024	78.98	878^th	5511	84.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	94.07	11^th	336	96.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.88	1603^rd	5413	70.4%
2019	68.64	1563^rd	5492	71.5%
2021	54.18	523^rd	1267	58.7%
2022	51.11	2363^rd	5635	58.1%
2023	41.76	2909^th	5617	48.2%
2024	72.26	1390^th	5605	75.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.01	603^rd	2128	71.7%
2019	49.13	1002^nd	2585	61.2%
2022	47.89	861^st	2227	61.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.91	2579^th	5431	52.5%
2019	46.47	2646^th	5510	52.0%
2021	53.50	520^th	1272	59.1%
2022	54.79	2201^st	5663	61.1%
2023	53.72	2250^th	5650	60.2%
2024	66.96	1659^th	5636	70.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	75.23	128^th	747	82.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Riley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.84	1047^th	4830	78.3%
2019	62.95	1531^st	4963	69.2%
2022	66.25	1327^th	5084	73.9%
2023	65.20	1397^th	5098	72.6%
2024	85.97	510^th	5102	90.0%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Riley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	316	65	166	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1989	311	92	186	211	1	n/a	n/a	0	801
1990	301	80	152	243	4	n/a	n/a	0	780
1991	262	67	157	224	5	n/a	n/a	0	715
1992	240	105	184	212	3	n/a	n/a	0	744
1993	217	134	174	211	4	n/a	n/a	0	740
1994	208	108	187	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	748
1995	214	126	131	326	3	n/a	n/a	0	800
1996	214	126	131	326	3	n/a	n/a	0	800
1997	222	158	130	349	4	n/a	n/a	0	863
1998	217	179	123	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
1999	191	201	120	339	3	n/a	n/a	0	854
2000	172	210	127	362	3	n/a	n/a	0	874
2001	158	223	128	358	3	n/a	n/a	0	870
2002	156	230	110	380	2	n/a	n/a	0	878
2003	156	230	110	380	2	n/a	n/a	0	878
2004	134	227	104	366	2	n/a	n/a	4	837
2005	127	202	105	316	3	n/a	n/a	13	766
2006	108	190	98	260	3	n/a	n/a	2	661
2007	85	183	87	230	1	n/a	n/a	3	589
2008	76	195	101	250	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	622
2009	77	197	85	255	0	17	7	0	638
2010	79	182	83	252	0	13	6	0	615
2011	77	152	72	225	0	16	7	0	549
2012	71	132	66	218	0	10	19	0	516
2013	64	115	61	205	0	10	18	0	473
2014	56	94	52	199	1	9	28	0	439
2015	50	90	49	205	1	7	31	0	433
2016	53	78	38	217	2	5	39	0	432
2017	44	74	41	221	2	7	41	0	430
2018	42	57	39	209	2	5	33	0	387
2019	32	56	48	205	2	3	37	0	383
2020	35	63	50	214	1	4	32	0	399
2021	34	55	49	196	1	7	27	0	369
2022	28	46	49	182	0	6	23	0	334
2023	38	63	54	245	0	9	29	0	438
2024	30	56	50	260	0	7	27	0	430

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

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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 Riley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	696	29.8	23.3	n/a
1989	801	30.8	26.0	n/a
1990	780	34.8	22.4	n/a
1991	715	32.3	22.1	n/a
1992	744	32.8	22.6	67.2
1993	740	31.0	23.9	73.6
1994	748	32.0	23.4	88.4
1995	800	35.0	22.9	82.1
1996	800	35.0	22.9	82.1
1997	863	39.3	22.0	83.5
1998	869	40.1	21.7	72.2
1999	854	39.0	21.9	73.3
2000	874	42.4	20.6	79.5
2001	870	45.0	19.3	74.6
2002	878	45.0	19.5	70.8
2003	878	45.0	19.5	70.8
2004	837	44.0	19.0	70.3
2005	766	38.0	20.2	71.7
2006	661	35.0	18.9	70.1
2007	589	32.0	18.4	68.9
2008	622	37.6	16.5	70.6
2009	638	33.0	17.8	72.7
2010	615	32.0	19.2	69.4
2011	549	n/a	n/a	69.2
2012	516	20.3	25.4	n/a
2013	473	17.5	27.0	59.8
2014	439	16.0	27.4	62.4
2015	433	16.0	27.0	64
2016	432	17.0	25.4	63
2017	430	18.0	23.8	67
2018	387	14.0	27.6	66.4
2019	383	14.5	26.4	66.6
2020	399	n/a	n/a	68.4
2021	369	15.0	24.6	63.7
2022	334	14.0	23.8	55.1
2023	438	18.0	24.3	53.4
2024	430	17.5	24.5	59.1

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 Riley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	696	29.8	23.3	n/a
1989	801	30.8	26.0	n/a
1990	780	34.8	22.4	n/a
1991	715	32.3	22.1	n/a
1992	744	32.8	22.6	67.2
1993	740	31.0	23.9	73.6
1994	748	32.0	23.4	88.4
1995	800	35.0	22.9	82.1
1996	800	35.0	22.9	82.1
1997	863	39.3	22.0	83.5
1998	869	40.1	21.7	72.2
1999	854	39.0	21.9	73.3
2000	874	42.4	20.6	79.5
2001	870	45.0	19.3	74.6
2002	878	45.0	19.5	70.8
2003	878	45.0	19.5	70.8
2004	837	44.0	19.0	70.3
2005	766	38.0	20.2	71.7
2006	661	35.0	18.9	70.1
2007	589	32.0	18.4	68.9
2008	622	37.6	16.5	70.6
2009	638	33.0	17.8	72.7
2010	615	32.0	19.2	69.4
2011	549	n/a	n/a	69.2
2012	516	20.3	25.4	n/a
2013	473	17.5	27.0	59.8
2014	439	16.0	27.4	62.4
2015	433	16.0	27.0	64
2016	432	17.0	25.4	63
2017	430	18.0	23.8	67
2018	387	14.0	27.6	66.4
2019	383	14.5	26.4	66.6
2020	399	n/a	n/a	68.4
2021	369	15.0	24.6	63.7
2022	334	14.0	23.8	55.1
2023	438	18.0	24.3	53.4
2024	430	17.5	24.5	59.1

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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