Public school with a magnet program · Long Beach Unified

California Academy of Mathematics and Science — Rating & test scores

1000 East Victoria Street, Building SAC3 rm3117, Carson · 673 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 99

StrongScope Score · 99th percentile. Higher than 99 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (168 of 170); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 170
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is this school a good high school?

Strong. California Academy of Mathematics and Science is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9999%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9995%
English, Advanced9985%
Math, Advanced9976%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance939 in 100
California Academy of Mathematics and Science’s place among California high schools, out of 100Long Beach Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 91% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is California Academy of Mathematics and Science’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

  • How it teaches

    leader in STEM education

    See the page · link not verified

Every line here is from cams.lbschools.net, read October 23, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. California Academy of Mathematics and ScienceScope Score 9999th
  2. Magnolia Science Academy 3Charter · its own lotteryScope Score 8174th
  3. Academy of Medical Arts at CarsonLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7965th
  4. Lifeline Education CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7757th
  5. ComptonCompton Unified · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  6. Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson HLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7552nd
  7. GardenaLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7442nd
  8. Animo Compton CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7022nd
  9. Virtual Academy of the Arts & EntertainmentSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 635th
Long Beach UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

California Academy of Mathematics and Science’s Scope Score is 99. 188 California high schools, counting California Academy of Mathematics and Science, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. California Academy of Mathematics and Science’s result is higher than 186 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 188

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

188 California public high schools where 31% to 43% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 31% to 43% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of California Academy of Mathematics and Science’s share. The count includes California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 99% to 94% and math from 95% to 91%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202655%98%94%California Academy of Mathematics and ScienceThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia52%Long Beach UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%96%91%California Academy of Mathematics and ScienceThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia28%Long Beach UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Long Beach Unified’s line combines its 13 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Long Beach Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCalifornia Academy of Mathematics and ScienceLong Beach UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201798%55%60%150
201897%50%56%159
201993%53%57%147
202299%51%55%164
202399%52%55%162
202498%53%56%170
202599%54%57%157
202694%52%57%162
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCalifornia Academy of Mathematics and ScienceLong Beach UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201796%28%32%149
201897%28%31%160
201995%28%32%144
202291%22%27%162
202394%26%27%162
202494%24%28%170
202595%27%30%157
202691%28%32%162

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

94%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1579
Long Beach Unified52%California57%

Math

91%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1873
Long Beach Unified28%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 94% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 91% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school79%15%5%1%162
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified24%28%23%25%4,274
Math, grade 11 · This school73%18%5%4%162
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified13%15%21%51%4,279

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 162 tested in English, 162 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 34% of students. 37 of 662 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

6in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (37 of 662 students).

At the average Long Beach Unified high school: 32 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

673

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 34%Asian 34%Filipino 16%Black or African American 6%Two or more races 5%White 5%

Family income

37%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 252 of 673. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

29

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

94% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.2%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 666). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino34%
Asian34%
Filipino16%
Black or African American6%
Two or more races5%
White5%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 23.6 of 25 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 54 tested93%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 54 tested80%California 23%
  • AsianEnglish · 54 tested98%California 79%
  • AsianMath · 54 tested98%California 67%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 53 tested89%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 53 tested77%California 21%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 93% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 80% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 89% in English and 77% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Long Beach Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 54 tested
English93%+5043%+4449%
Math80%+6119%+5723%
Asian · 54 tested
English98%+2474%+1979%
Math98%+5246%+3167%
Hispanic or Latino · 53 tested
English89%+4346%+4049%
Math77%+5621%+5621%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Long Beach Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 99% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 90% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

99%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

100%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 168 of 170 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

99%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 168 of 170 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 168 of 168 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

90% enrolled in college within 12 months · 162 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓54 · 33%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓42 · 26%
  • California community college21 · 13%
  • In-state private5 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year23 · 14%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled17 · 11%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
90%enrolled in college within a year

162 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California54 (33%)
  • California State University42 (26%)
  • California community college21 (13%)
  • In-state private5 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year23 (14%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled17 (11%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 168 of 170 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 168 of 170 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 168 of 168 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
144
Admitted
122
Enrolled
58

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 138 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 8
  • UC San DiegoApplied 131 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 22
  • UC IrvineApplied 122 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 6
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 115 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 11
  • UC RiversideApplied 79 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 72 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 61 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 48 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 144 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2024Applied 140 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2023Applied 144 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2022Applied 133 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2021Applied 141 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2020Applied 141 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2019Applied 143 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2018Applied 145 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2017Applied 153 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2016Applied 131 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 44

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
139
Admitted
135
Enrolled
44

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 600 · Admitted 574 · Enrolled 129
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 390 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 43
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 380 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 19
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 213 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 207 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 108 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 105 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 49 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 32 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 25 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 139 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2024Applied 144 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2023Applied 144 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2022Applied 135 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2021Applied 126 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 35
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science6
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course19 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
166 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about California Academy of Mathematics and Science. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Long Beach Unified.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$18,054 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$18,054

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,052
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,002
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,155
  • California Academy of Mathematics and Science$18,054
  • Long Beach Unified high schools$19,919
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?79% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (162 students tested); California: 27%
  2. How does the school check what’s working in English?English: 99% in 2025 to 94% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  6. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into this school, and how do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    King Elementary
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Lindsey Academy
    Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    California Academy of Mathematics and Science
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • King Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 16th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Webster Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Dooley Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Lindsey Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Stephens Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 55th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Lindbergh STEM Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
1000 East Victoria Street, Building SAC3 rm3117, Carson 90747Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Cheryl CornejoAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is California Academy of Mathematics and Science a good high school?

California Academy of Mathematics and Science has a Scope Score of 99. It scored higher than 99 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 99th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Long Beach Unified high school. 0.2% of students (1 of 666) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 93% of low-income students in grade 11 at California Academy of Mathematics and Science in Carson scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 166 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

90% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #2 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 13 in Long Beach Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math81%10022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)99%8420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math97%9518%
Chronically absent7 in 100675%
Suspension rate0.1% (1 of 674)655%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–259999#2California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–193 in 1001.0% (7 of 672)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–245 in 1000 of 672
2024–257 in 1000.1% (1 of 674)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1116279%15%5%1%94%57%+37

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1116273%18%5%4%91%32%+59

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English16279%94%
2026 · Math16273%91%
2025 · English15785%99%
2025 · Math15776%95%
2024 · English17082%98%
2024 · Math17076%94%
2023 · English16283%99%
2023 · Math16274%94%
2022 · English16479%99%
2022 · Math16272%91%
2019 · English14781%93%
2019 · Math14476%95%
2018 · English15980%97%
2018 · Math16074%97%
2017 · English15088%98%
2017 · Math14977%96%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English15799%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math15795%
2024 · Grade 11 · English17098%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math17094%
2023 · Grade 11 · English16299%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math16294%
2022 · Grade 11 · English16499%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math16291%
2019 · Grade 11 · English14793%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math14495%
2018 · Grade 11 · English15997%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math16097%
2017 · Grade 11 · English15098%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math14996%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide15753%38%10%0%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income5493%+50+44
Asian5498%+24+19
Hispanic or Latino5389%+43+40
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 7 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.1% (1 of 674) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 666) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Male3 in 1005 in 100+2 in 100
Asian1 in 1004 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American4 of 492 of 38—
Filipino1 in 1003 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino3 in 1007 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races2 of 245 of 36—
White3 of 433 of 33—
Low-income5 in 1007 in 100+2 in 100
All students3 in 1006 in 100+3 in 100
Homeless—0 of 12—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 99% · numerator 168 students classified Prepared · denominator 170 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 100% · AP-pathway numerator 168 · denominator 168 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 168 of 170 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
99%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
100%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
100%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
90%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025144122584.094.094.16
202414098504.024.124.16
202314499633.994.124.14
2022133110564.174.244.28
2021141106594.014.114.12
2020141108593.994.084.14
2019143105553.904.004.00
2018145105533.903.984.02
2017153114543.914.024.06
201613195443.873.954.02

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251152411
Berkeley2024108225
Berkeley2023107208
Berkeley20221062714
Berkeley202191206
Davis20254828under 3
Davis20245722under 3
Davis20234520under 3
Davis20225931under 3
Davis20216129under 3
Irvine2025122576
Irvine2024126548
Irvine20231165115
Irvine20221136113
Irvine20211076119
Los Angeles2025138208
Los Angeles2024127169
Los Angeles2023131107
Los Angeles2022120158
Los Angeles2021123145
Merced20256160under 3
Merced20241010under 3
Merced20231715under 3
Merced202216163
Merced20211210under 3
Riverside20257974under 3
Riverside202441356
Riverside202333263
Riverside20223230under 3
Riverside20214033under 3
San Diego20251315722
San Diego20241146517
San Diego20231137223
San Diego2022987417
San Diego2021976323
Santa Barbara20257232under 3
Santa Barbara20247326under 3
Santa Barbara20234816under 3
Santa Barbara20224528under 3
Santa Barbara20217530under 3
Santa Cruz202534336
Santa Cruz20242619under 3
Santa Cruz202319123
Santa Cruz20221714under 3
Santa Cruz20212520under 3
Universitywide202514412258
Universitywide20241409850
Universitywide20231449963
Universitywide202213311056
Universitywide202114110659

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count18
AP enrollment (male/female)553
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 166 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections6
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)667

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California5433%
California State University4226%
California community college2113%
In-state private53%
Out-of-state, 4-year2314%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1711%

162 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 90% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,498 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 69,413 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$100 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 673

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,055 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 673

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,199 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$736,219,82160.54%60%
Instruction support$153,542,20912.63%13%
Student services$131,230,78810.79%11%
Administration$60,939,0305.01%5%
Buildings & maintenance$126,665,71510.42%10%
Other$7,400,6280.61%1%
Total$1,215,998,191100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,215,998,191 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,498 per pupil
2020$12,985 per pupil
2019$13,175 per pupil
2018$12,489 per pupil
2017$12,227 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90747 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90747 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income—
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)—
ZIP-area population11
Median age—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90747 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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