Newcomb Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.5% |
| Met Standard | 29.8% |
| Below Standard | 22.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Newcomb Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
47.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.7 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.1 points higher (vs 36.4% 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 52.3% | 20.9% | 73.3% |
| 4th | 89 | 46.1% | 41.6% | 87.6% |
| 5th | 81 | 49.4% | 30.9% | 80.3% |
| 6th | 104 | 52.9% | 27.9% | 80.8% |
| 7th | 98 | 49.0% | 34.7% | 83.7% |
| 8th | 92 | 48.9% | 32.6% | 81.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 44.2% | 33.7% | 77.9% |
| 4th | 89 | 40.5% | 41.6% | 82.0% |
| 5th | 81 | 38.3% | 28.4% | 66.7% |
| 6th | 104 | 54.8% | 24.0% | 78.8% |
| 7th | 98 | 42.9% | 24.5% | 67.3% |
| 8th | 93 | 50.5% | 17.2% | 67.7% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.4