How does Captain Raymond Collins compare to other elementary schools in Long Beach?

Captain Raymond Collins has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.7/100, placing it at the 9th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,004 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Captain Raymond Collins?

9.0% of students at Captain Raymond Collins exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 23.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Captain Raymond Collins improving or declining?

Captain Raymond Collins's proficiency rate decreases by 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Captain Raymond Collins?

31.7% of students at Captain Raymond Collins are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Captain Raymond Collins

Paramount Unified Long Beach Los Angeles County 90805

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,004 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

527 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 52.2%

White 1.1%

Asian 3.8%

Black 36.4%

Other 6.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Captain Raymond Collins
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.0%
Met Standard	14.8%
Below Standard	76.2%

Exceeded

9.0%

Met

14.8%

Below

76.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Captain Raymond Collins and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points below the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.8% exceeded — 9.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.