Gompers
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.4% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 52.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Gompers and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.8% exceeded — 3.4 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 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 22.1% | 22.1% | 44.1% |
| 4th | 61 | 27.9% | 26.2% | 54.1% |
| 5th | 57 | 15.8% | 33.3% | 49.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 17.6% | 32.4% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 24.6% | 37.7% | 62.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 14.0% | 14.0% | 28.1% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.7