How does Cubberley K-8 compare to other elementary schools in Long Beach?

Cubberley K-8 has a SchoolScope composite score of 54.9/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,546 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cubberley K-8?

40.4% of students at Cubberley K-8 exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cubberley K-8 improving or declining?

Cubberley K-8's proficiency rate decreases by 18.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cubberley K-8?

13.6% of students at Cubberley K-8 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.

Cubberley K-8

Long Beach Unified Long Beach Los Angeles County 90808

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,546 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

946 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

27%

Teachers

42 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 37.2%

White 35.5%

Asian 4.7%

Black 5.5%

Other 17.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cubberley K-8
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.4%
Met Standard	23.8%
Below Standard	35.8%

Exceeded

40.4%

Met

23.8%

Below

35.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Cubberley K-8 and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.5 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.4 points higher (vs 34.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 18.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

64.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-18.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,546

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	97	67.0%	13.4%	4.1%	15.5%	80.4%
4th	86	41.9%	19.8%	17.4%	20.9%	61.6%
5th	89	44.9%	23.6%	11.2%	20.2%	68.5%
6th	115	41.7%	27.0%	21.7%	9.6%	68.7%
7th	124	37.9%	35.5%	16.1%	10.5%	73.4%
8th	129	31.0%	38.8%	15.5%	14.7%	69.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	96	58.3%	20.8%	7.3%	13.5%	79.2%
4th	85	34.1%	24.7%	16.5%	24.7%	58.8%
5th	89	36.0%	18.0%	27.0%	19.1%	53.9%
6th	114	32.5%	24.6%	27.2%	15.8%	57.0%
7th	123	32.5%	23.6%	23.6%	20.3%	56.1%
8th	126	27.8%	15.1%	25.4%	31.8%	42.9%