Is Stevenson Elementary a good school?

Stevenson Elementary ranks 3509 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stevenson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 479 students attended Stevenson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Stevenson Elementary?

Students at Stevenson Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stevenson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stevenson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Classical Middle High : Polytechnic High

Stevenson Elementary

Summary:

Stevenson Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 513 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Stevenson Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 17.3% in 2017-2018 to 45.0% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is consistently lower than the district and state across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 38.27% of Stevenson Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. While the school's African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively better, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students lag behind their peers.

Stevenson Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Bobbie Smith Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Burbank Elementary, but better than some more distant schools like Chavez Elementary, Whittier Elementary, and Robinson Academy. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the higher student-teacher ratio, may be contributing factors to the academic performance challenges at Stevenson Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

515 Lime Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802-2642

(562) 437-0407

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3509^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,654

Students who attend Stevenson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Classical Middle
High:	Polytechnic High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.3

Number of students: 479

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.0%

African American:

15.0%

White:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stevenson Elementary ranks worse than 59.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 40^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 35.03. (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 (71%), African American (15%), White (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stevenson Elementary is 27.3. 43 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 Stevenson Elementary is $8,654. 28 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stevenson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Stevenson Elementary 3509^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Stevenson 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 all students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.74	3087^th	4809	35.8%
2005	29.33	3325^th	4822	31.0%
2011	43.11	3017^th	5377	43.9%
2012	39.62	3286^th	5390	39.0%
2013	32.96	3816^th	5530	31.0%
2015	28.56	3821^st	5611	31.9%
2016	26.08	4090^th	5614	27.1%
2017	44.01	2865^th	5692	49.7%
2018	51.14	2506^th	5662	55.7%
2019	57.37	2193^rd	5789	62.1%
2021	29.72	944^th	1417	33.4%
2022	30.19	3853^rd	5883	34.5%
2023	30.32	3858^th	5874	34.3%
2024	35.03	3509^th	5862	40.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.31	1240^th	3246	61.8%
2019	42.35	1647^th	3275	49.7%
2021	44.89	251^st	602	58.3%
2022	31.64	2479^th	3311	25.1%
2023	53.64	1024^th	3250	68.5%
2024	46.70	1374^th	3160	56.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.31	1305^th	2420	46.1%
2024	47.73	1030^th	2634	60.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.50	1154^th	5084	77.3%
2019	79.84	723^rd	5173	86.0%
2021	49.42	488^th	1110	56.0%
2022	39.46	3058^th	5264	41.9%
2023	40.95	2994^th	5374	44.3%
2024	44.32	2787^th	5511	49.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	52.18	134^th	356	62.4%
2023	67.14	78^th	336	76.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.55	2629^th	5413	51.4%
2019	50.80	2446^th	5492	55.5%
2021	33.73	795^th	1267	37.3%
2022	33.22	3475^th	5635	38.3%
2023	28.86	3882^nd	5617	30.9%
2024	34.72	3432^nd	5605	38.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	89.98	179^th	2585	93.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.52	2255^th	5431	58.5%
2019	61.73	1880^th	5510	65.9%
2021	26.34	911^th	1272	28.4%
2022	28.39	3933^rd	5663	30.5%
2023	32.26	3599^th	5650	36.3%
2024	35.85	3354^th	5636	40.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.61	62^nd	700	91.1%
2019	84.06	76^th	747	89.8%
2022	51.78	243^rd	663	63.3%
2023	68.10	154^th	662	76.7%
2024	53.83	217^th	593	63.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stevenson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.12	1134^th	4830	76.5%
2019	75.77	892^nd	4963	82.0%
2022	40.51	2868^th	5084	43.6%
2023	38.62	3020^th	5098	40.8%
2024	44.36	2651^st	5102	48.0%

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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 Stevenson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	117	120	83	280	5	n/a	n/a	0	605
1989	104	143	137	321	1	n/a	n/a	0	706
1990	100	147	138	330	1	n/a	n/a	0	716
1991	85	151	141	389	2	n/a	n/a	0	768
1992	83	156	149	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	798
1993	50	149	122	485	4	n/a	n/a	0	810
1994	36	176	123	557	9	n/a	n/a	0	901
1995	40	158	113	592	1	n/a	n/a	0	904
1996	40	158	113	592	1	n/a	n/a	0	904
1997	43	154	92	608	1	n/a	n/a	0	898
1998	36	151	82	618	2	n/a	n/a	0	889
1999	36	135	70	697	2	n/a	n/a	0	940
2000	37	110	58	705	2	n/a	n/a	0	912
2001	32	105	45	713	3	n/a	n/a	0	898
2002	30	95	30	750	1	n/a	n/a	0	906
2003	30	95	30	750	1	n/a	n/a	0	906
2004	33	101	33	729	3	n/a	n/a	0	899
2005	23	139	23	711	9	n/a	n/a	0	905
2006	19	155	25	683	2	n/a	n/a	0	884
2007	22	115	24	603	2	n/a	n/a	1	767
2008	21	103	25	533	1	n/a	n/a	0	683
2009	20	105	18	527	1	3	8	0	682
2010	23	120	14	521	0	4	5	0	687
2011	21	132	15	523	4	2	8	0	705
2012	18	144	24	567	4	6	14	0	777
2013	26	154	21	578	0	5	20	0	804
2014	33	150	20	564	0	7	20	0	794
2015	25	146	25	518	0	4	20	0	738
2016	25	117	35	473	0	8	22	0	680
2017	21	117	23	460	0	4	19	0	644
2018	21	123	25	459	1	0	14	0	643
2019	23	114	17	474	2	1	19	0	650
2020	22	85	22	438	2	1	24	0	594
2021	21	79	24	412	0	2	21	0	559
2022	22	85	16	372	2	0	21	0	518
2023	24	77	18	367	3	0	24	0	513
2024	24	72	17	340	2	0	23	1	479

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 Stevenson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	26.5	22.8	n/a
1989	706	33.0	21.3	n/a
1990	716	30.5	23.4	n/a
1991	768	32.8	23.4	n/a
1992	798	33.3	23.9	72.6
1993	810	34.0	23.8	78.5
1994	901	35.8	25.2	94.9
1995	904	35.0	25.8	91.8
1996	904	35.0	25.8	91.8
1997	898	40.1	22.4	91.8
1998	889	39.1	22.7	94.8
1999	940	40.0	23.5	91.8
2000	912	46.0	19.8	80.5
2001	898	47.0	19.1	88.3
2002	906	46.8	19.4	88.4
2003	906	46.8	19.4	88.4
2004	899	46.0	19.5	88.3
2005	905	47.0	19.3	96.1
2006	884	46.0	19.2	98.5
2007	767	39.0	19.7	98.7
2008	683	40.8	16.7	93.9
2009	682	32.4	19.3	92.1
2010	687	32.5	21.1	95.5
2011	705	n/a	n/a	96.2
2012	777	26.0	29.8	n/a
2013	804	26.0	30.9	91.7
2014	794	26.5	29.9	94.1
2015	738	26.0	28.3	86.4
2016	680	26.0	26.1	84.7
2017	644	24.0	26.8	87.1
2018	643	24.0	26.7	83.4
2019	650	24.5	26.5	84.9
2020	594	n/a	n/a	84.7
2021	559	21.5	26.0	87.5
2022	518	20.0	25.9	75.1
2023	513	18.0	28.5	71.2
2024	479	17.5	27.3	84.3

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 Stevenson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	26.5	22.8	n/a
1989	706	33.0	21.3	n/a
1990	716	30.5	23.4	n/a
1991	768	32.8	23.4	n/a
1992	798	33.3	23.9	72.6
1993	810	34.0	23.8	78.5
1994	901	35.8	25.2	94.9
1995	904	35.0	25.8	91.8
1996	904	35.0	25.8	91.8
1997	898	40.1	22.4	91.8
1998	889	39.1	22.7	94.8
1999	940	40.0	23.5	91.8
2000	912	46.0	19.8	80.5
2001	898	47.0	19.1	88.3
2002	906	46.8	19.4	88.4
2003	906	46.8	19.4	88.4
2004	899	46.0	19.5	88.3
2005	905	47.0	19.3	96.1
2006	884	46.0	19.2	98.5
2007	767	39.0	19.7	98.7
2008	683	40.8	16.7	93.9
2009	682	32.4	19.3	92.1
2010	687	32.5	21.1	95.5
2011	705	n/a	n/a	96.2
2012	777	26.0	29.8	n/a
2013	804	26.0	30.9	91.7
2014	794	26.5	29.9	94.1
2015	738	26.0	28.3	86.4
2016	680	26.0	26.1	84.7
2017	644	24.0	26.8	87.1
2018	643	24.0	26.7	83.4
2019	650	24.5	26.5	84.9
2020	594	n/a	n/a	84.7
2021	559	21.5	26.0	87.5
2022	518	20.0	25.9	75.1
2023	513	18.0	28.5	71.2
2024	479	17.5	27.3	84.3

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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