Birney Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 57.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Birney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 16.4% | 23.9% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 93 | 22.6% | 19.4% | 41.9% |
| 5th | 75 | 25.3% | 25.3% | 50.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 17.9% | 31.3% | 49.3% |
| 4th | 93 | 18.3% | 14.0% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 17.1% | 23.7% | 40.8% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2