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Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High · Long Beach

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. posts 32.6% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

7025 East Parkcrest Street, 90808 (opens in new tab)·Long Beach Unified·Long Beach·Grades 9-12·682 students·40% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(562) 425-3539
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope6944
% Exceeded33%16%
% Met+64%36%
Grad rate95.5%87.6%
College readiness96.9%35.4%
Absence20.1%30.2%
Suspension3.3%3.6%
Scope Score
69
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #121 statewide · #3 of 15 in Long Beach Unified

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High scores 69 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 94th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “64% proficient” and call it done. Ernest S. McBride, Sr. deserves a closer read. The school sits in Long Beach, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Ernest S. McBride, Sr.'s low-income kids hit 73.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 94th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 64% meet the standard today, versus 68% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1184%73%69%79%83%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1153%32%35%45%45%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
64%
State 36%
Graduate
96%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
97%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 64 are proficient by 11th grade → 96 graduate → 97 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

73.7%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Ernest S. McBride, Sr.'s most underrated number

73.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. low-income: 73.7%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
95.5%
State 87.6%
7.9pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
32.6%
State 15.8%
16.8pp above state avg
College readiness
96.9%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
64.0%
State 35.7%
28.3pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
20.1%
State 30.2%
10.1pp below state avg
Suspension rate
3.3%
State 3.6%
0.3pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
41.7%
State 18.0%
23.7pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High in Long Beach, 73.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 31.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (35.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (83.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 9.3 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested.

All students at this school: 64% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 64%, district —, state 36%64%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 60%, district 38%, state 32%60% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 59%, district 46%, state 44%59% · −5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 69%, district 44%, state 42%69% · +5 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 54%, district 35%, state 32%54% · −10 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 74%, district 70%, state 56%74% · +10 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 35%, district 19%, state 15%35% · −29 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 46%, district 29%, state 26%46% · −18 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 82%, district 65%, state 72%82% · +18 vs school

5 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.1%, district 25.9%, state 30.2%20.1% · −10.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.3%, district —, state 3.6%3.3% · −0.3pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1219.0%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High
69/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 24:124:1
Teaching staff29 teachers
Avg. experience14.8 years
Fully credentialed94%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,703 – $137,718
Principal salary$163,293 – $190,880
Superintendent salary$421,034

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered38
AP exam qualifiers157 students
CTE pathway completers136 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,805, CA average $14,815$19,805 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,185 per student

$1,185 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction61%
Instruction support13%
Student services11%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,498 per pupil
2019$12,985 per pupil
2018$13,175 per pupil
2017$12,489 per pupil
2016$12,227 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic56.9%
District 59.2% · CA 56.1%
White17.3%
District 11.8% · CA 19.9%
Other11.9%
District 9.9% · CA 9.0%
Black7.5%
District 12.0% · CA 4.8%
Asian6.5%
District 7.0% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 40.3% (23pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$138K · CA $85K
Median home value$954K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+47% · CA 35%
ZIP population39,317
Median age45 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 682 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 47% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High a good high school?

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High has a Scope Score of 69 out of 100, placing it in the 94th percentile of California high schools and ranked #121 statewide. 32.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 16.8 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 64.0% of students at Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 32.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 31.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 32.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 328 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High rank in California?

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High ranks #121 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 94th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High?

20.1% of students at Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 3.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High compare to other schools in Long Beach?

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High scores 69/100 (94th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 682 students. Use the schools in Long Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High in Long Beach, 73.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 31.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (35.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (83.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 9.3 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
95.5%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 59th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
32.6%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 68th pctile
College readiness · 20%
96.9%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 86th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
64.0%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 70th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
20.1%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 58th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
3.3%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 51th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
41.7%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 89th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1116446%37%14%3%83%+36
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1116420%26%30%25%45%+22
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1116813%35%48%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged5773.7%+32+35
Hispanic/Latino8983.2%+38+44
White3680.6%+4+19
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High ←—6932.6%64.0%—3.3%
Cerritos High3.1 mi7142.3%72.3%—0.9%
Los Alamitos High2.1 mi6130.5%59.4%—2.1%
Millikan High1.8 mi5620.6%47.7%—2.5%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
95.5%
AP Exam Prepared
96.9%
A-G Completion
82.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
91.1%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20197395#10734.5%68.4%9.4%1.6%—
20226490#20824.2%52.4%21.9%2.4%—
20236187#27718.1%52.2%21.6%3.3%—
20246793#14830.8%61.9%20.0%3.9%—
20256994#12132.6%64.0%20.1%3.3%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female8.9%22.9%+14.0pp
Male6.7%14.8%+8.1pp
Asian0.0%6.8%+6.8pp
Black/African American8.2%22.4%+14.2pp
Filipino8.6%——
White6.7%12.1%+5.4pp
Hispanic/Latino9.5%21.2%+11.7pp
Two or More Races10.5%22.5%+12.0pp
Students with Disabilities25.4%32.4%+7.0pp
English Learners27.8%37.5%+9.7pp
Homeless21.2%25.0%+3.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged9.7%23.7%+14.0pp
All Students7.9%19.0%+11.1pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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