Cabrillo High

Summary:

Cabrillo High is a public high school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,786 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.

Cabrillo High has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,258 and 1,513 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, Cabrillo High's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only 39.23% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 52.42% for the Long Beach Unified School District and 55.73% for the state of California. The school's performance in mathematics is even more concerning, with only 9.28% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 23.43% for the district and 27.9% for the state.

Cabrillo High's challenges extend beyond academics, with a four-year graduation rate of 85.7%, which is lower than the district average of 85.7% and the state average of 86.8%. The school's dropout rate of 10.8% is also higher than the district average of 9.7% and the state average of 8.9%. Additionally, Cabrillo High has a chronic absenteeism rate of 36.2%, which is significantly higher than the district average of 26.1% and the state average of 14.3%. These issues may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district average of 68.8% and the state average of 55.3%. While Cabrillo High performs better than some nearby charter schools, such as College Bridge Academy and The Education Corps, it lags behind other schools in the Long Beach Unified School District, such as Polytechnic High and Renaissance High School for the Arts, which have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2001 Santa Fe Ave.
       Long Beach, CA  90810-4068


(562) 951-7700

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1513th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,088 Help


Feeder schools for Cabrillo High:

Elementary:    Chavez Elementary
    Edison Elementary
    Garfield Elementary
    Hudson
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Middle:    Stephens Middle
    Washington Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.8 Help
Number of students:  1,786

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.7%
Asian:
10.6%
African American:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.5% Help


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Compare Details Cabrillo High ranks worse than 65.1% of high schools in California. It also ranks 9th among 13 ranked high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.55. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cabrillo High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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 (75.7%), Asian (10.6%), African American (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cabrillo High is 20.8, which is the 4th best among 13 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cabrillo High is $11,088, which is the 5th highest among 13 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cabrillo High:

SchoolDigger ranks Cabrillo High 1513th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Cabrillo High in the ranking list.)

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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 Cabrillo High

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Rank History for all students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.75 1362nd 1653 17.6%
2005 23.93 1240th 1901 34.8%
2006 24.61 1264th 1968 35.8%
2007 25.95 1268th 2063 38.5%
2008 26.77 1259th 2117 40.5%
2009 30.16 1379th 2238 38.4%
2010 27.01 1358th 2281 40.5%
2011 26.11 1429th 2367 39.6%
2012 27.43 1372nd 2354 41.7%
2013 27.92 1387th 2426 42.8%
2015 35.47 1258th 1994 36.9%
2016 32.95 1317th 2039 35.4%
2017 34.99 1313th 2021 35.0%
2018 29.61 1382nd 2017 31.5%
2019 29.76 1436th 2133 32.7%
2021 46.57 656th 1290 49.1%
2022 30.16 1429th 2123 32.7%
2023 29.00 1449th 2348 38.3%
2024 26.55 1513th 2323 34.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.52 718th 938 23.5%
2019 29.98 772nd 941 18.0%
2021 46.54 201st 467 57.0%
2022 46.18 387th 1044 62.9%
2023 27.25 935th 1323 29.3%
2024 49.15 273rd 1350 79.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.14 1132nd 1547 26.8%
2024 27.44 1074th 1534 30.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.51 1265th 1862 32.1%
2019 33.84 1281st 1937 33.9%
2021 47.19 588th 1126 47.8%
2022 36.76 1206th 1943 37.9%
2023 30.91 1395th 2247 37.9%
2024 30.72 1407th 2235 37.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.01 136th 290 53.1%
2023 42.42 216th 417 48.2%
2024 27.46 335th 451 25.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.54 1395th 1760 20.7%
2019 23.74 1391st 1833 24.1%
2021 35.74 692nd 1054 34.3%
2022 25.37 1379th 1858 25.8%
2023 24.58 1480th 2118 30.1%
2024 28.64 1384th 2098 34.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.83 722nd 1052 31.4%
2019 27.71 820th 1117 26.6%
2022 35.82 668th 1161 42.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.87 1165th 1834 36.5%
2019 30.02 1279th 1880 32.0%
2021 49.07 522nd 1122 53.5%
2022 31.48 1261st 1916 34.2%
2023 31.06 1304th 2207 40.9%
2024 23.14 1513th 2172 30.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.66 575th 581 1.0%
2019 7.19 543rd 582 6.7%
2022 5.84 547th 581 5.9%
2023 19.71 603rd 731 17.5%
2024 4.33 680th 712 4.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.65 428th 582 26.5%
2019 33.08 378th 592 36.1%
2022 47.09 229th 522 56.1%
2023 37.86 414th 720 42.5%
2024 35.45 434th 721 39.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.86 1216th 1742 30.2%
2019 30.77 1253rd 1814 30.9%
2022 31.19 1282nd 1861 31.1%
2023 30.90 1351st 2142 36.9%
2024 30.61 1358th 2125 36.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Cabrillo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.33 19th 20 5.0%
2019 46.30 12th 21 42.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Cabrillo High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 37 247 105 394 2 n/a n/a 0 785
1998 26 298 160 484 1 n/a n/a 0 969
1999 41 316 204 595 2 n/a n/a 0 1158
2000 47 405 260 772 4 n/a n/a 0 1488
2001 55 420 300 915 6 n/a n/a 0 1696
2002 81 653 443 1474 7 n/a n/a 0 2658
2003 81 653 443 1474 7 n/a n/a 0 2658
2004 106 763 469 1748 14 n/a n/a 0 3100
2005 119 830 515 2047 10 n/a n/a 2 3523
2006 100 806 519 2312 6 n/a n/a 0 3743
2007 93 770 376 2467 5 n/a n/a 173 3884
2008 75 676 525 2388 7 n/a n/a 0 3671
2009 65 620 392 2341 6 102 49 0 3575
2010 56 592 395 2383 5 95 6 0 3532
2011 69 534 379 2310 8 91 14 0 3405
2012 45 522 362 2123 7 89 16 0 3164
2013 45 441 372 2055 4 87 19 0 3023
2014 44 442 342 2014 5 82 30 0 2959
2015 40 425 334 1857 4 78 30 0 2768
2016 42 368 334 1800 4 58 24 0 2630
2017 40 322 304 1798 9 54 15 0 2542
2018 27 275 255 1675 8 55 36 0 2331
2019 28 225 249 1537 5 45 35 0 2124
2020 24 185 253 1560 4 47 28 0 2101
2021 24 171 234 1508 3 35 32 0 2007
2022 21 174 210 1458 4 30 26 0 1923
2023 22 164 190 1352 1 28 28 1 1786

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cabrillo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 785 29.0 27.1 65.7
1998 969 38.5 25.2 61.6
1999 1158 43.6 26.6 72
2000 1488 48.8 30.5 73.4
2001 1696 72.8 23.3 77.9
2002 2658 111.8 23.8 77.7
2003 2658 111.8 23.8 77.7
2004 3100 120.3 25.8 64.2
2005 3523 143.4 24.6 58.1
2006 3743 134.6 27.8 77.1
2007 3884 154.5 25.1 80.1
2008 3671 170.6 21.5 81
2009 3575 142.8 21.3 83.4
2010 3532 140.0 25.2 80.5
2011 3405 n/a n/a 87
2012 3164 123.0 25.7 n/a
2013 3023 115.0 26.2 76.1
2014 2959 116.1 25.4 81.2
2015 2768 113.0 24.4 80.3
2016 2630 106.0 24.8 80.7
2017 2542 105.8 24.0 87
2018 2331 102.5 22.7 82.2
2019 2124 98.7 21.5 83.4
2020 2101 n/a n/a 81.3
2021 2007 88.3 22.7 79.9
2022 1923 87.3 22.0 68.8
2023 1786 85.6 20.8 66.5

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 Cabrillo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 785 29.0 27.1 65.7
1998 969 38.5 25.2 61.6
1999 1158 43.6 26.6 72
2000 1488 48.8 30.5 73.4
2001 1696 72.8 23.3 77.9
2002 2658 111.8 23.8 77.7
2003 2658 111.8 23.8 77.7
2004 3100 120.3 25.8 64.2
2005 3523 143.4 24.6 58.1
2006 3743 134.6 27.8 77.1
2007 3884 154.5 25.1 80.1
2008 3671 170.6 21.5 81
2009 3575 142.8 21.3 83.4
2010 3532 140.0 25.2 80.5
2011 3405 n/a n/a 87
2012 3164 123.0 25.7 n/a
2013 3023 115.0 26.2 76.1
2014 2959 116.1 25.4 81.2
2015 2768 113.0 24.4 80.3
2016 2630 106.0 24.8 80.7
2017 2542 105.8 24.0 87
2018 2331 102.5 22.7 82.2
2019 2124 98.7 21.5 83.4
2020 2101 n/a n/a 81.3
2021 2007 88.3 22.7 79.9
2022 1923 87.3 22.0 68.8
2023 1786 85.6 20.8 66.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cabrillo High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,088

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cabrillo High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1436th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1449th of 2348 High schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cabrillo High)34.938.9
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)52.651.4
 1.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Cabrillo High)11.68.3
 3.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)27.325.4
 1.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Cabrillo High)1012.9
 2.8%
   12th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)19.324.4
 5.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21241786
 15.9%
African American225164
 27.1%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian249190
 23.7%
Hispanic15371352
 12%
Pacific Islander4528
 37.8%
White2822
 21.4%
Two or More Races3528
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.4%66.5%
 16.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cabrillo High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,786 students attended Cabrillo High.

Cabrillo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Edison Elementary
Elementary : Garfield Elementary
Elementary : Hudson
Elementary : Lafayette Elementary
Elementary : Muir K-8
Elementary : Webster Elementary
Middle : Stephens Middle
Middle : Washington Middle

Cabrillo High ranks 1513th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Cabrillo High are 76% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.


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