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Polytechnic High — Rating & test scores

1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach · 3,890 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 38th percentile. Higher than 38 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (921 of 1,025); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 1,025
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Polytechnic a good high school?

Developing. Polytechnic is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4657%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4825%
English, Advanced4924%
Math, Advanced5210%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1732 in 100
Polytechnic’s place among California high schools, out of 100Long Beach Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

34 in 100 students (1,320 of 3,873) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26.

Each bar is Polytechnic’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 3,873. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Long Beach Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Polytechnic say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Vision : Every student is well-rounded, adaptable, and equipped to thrive as a lifelong learner who goes forth to serve.”
poly.lbschools.net (opens in a new tab), read October 23, 2026

Every line here is from poly.lbschools.net, read October 23, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Polytechnic. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 4.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Renaissance High School for the ArtsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8175th
  2. Rancho Dominguez PreparatoryLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7445th
  3. Phineas BanningLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7341st
  4. PolytechnicScope Score 7338th
  5. Richard D. BrowningNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7130th
  6. WilsonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7025th
  7. Intellectual Virtues AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6814th
  8. CabrilloNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6610th
  9. Educational PartnershipSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 50bottom 1%
Long Beach UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Polytechnic compare with schools like it?

Polytechnic’s Scope Score is 73. 214 California high schools, counting Polytechnic, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Polytechnic’s result is higher than 89 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

214 California public high schools where 53% to 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 53% to 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Polytechnic’s share. The count includes Polytechnic. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 57% to 55% and math from 25% to 32%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 55%57%CaliforniaCalifornia55%PolytechnicPolytechnic52%Long Beach UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%33%32%CaliforniaCalifornia32%PolytechnicPolytechnic28%Long Beach UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Long Beach Unified’s line combines its 13 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Long Beach Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPolytechnicLong Beach UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201755%55%60%1,055
201849%50%56%947
201964%53%57%869
202248%51%55%859
202352%52%55%906
202452%53%56%939
202557%54%57%921
202655%52%57%864
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPolytechnicLong Beach UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201733%28%32%1,052
201831%28%31%942
201934%28%32%895
202228%22%27%858
202331%26%27%902
202426%24%28%939
202525%27%30%916
202632%28%32%866

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

55%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

23222827
Long Beach Unified52%California57%

Math

32%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

50181715
Long Beach Unified28%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school27%28%22%23%864
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified24%28%23%25%4,274
Math, grade 11 · This school15%17%18%50%866
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified13%15%21%51%4,279

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 864 tested in English, 866 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 55% of students. 1,320 of 3,873 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

34in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (1,320 of 3,873 students).

At the average Long Beach Unified high school: 32 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.5% of students were suspended at least once (98 of 3,928). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

3,890

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 55%Black or African American 15%Asian 12%Two or more races 6%White 5%Filipino 4%Pacific Islander 2%

Family income

59%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,301 of 3,890. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

169

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

9% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

44%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (169 of 388 students).

Long Beach Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino55%
Black or African American15%
Asian12%
Two or more races6%
White5%
Filipino4%
Pacific Islander2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 138.5 of 166.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Asian students scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White48 tested94%California 68%
  • Filipino36 tested83%California 77%
  • Asian119 tested70%California 79%
  • Two or more races59 tested68%California 67%
  • Hispanic or Latino472 tested47%California 49%
  • Low-income512 tested44%California 49%
  • Black or African American116 tested42%California 42%
  • Homeless46 tested36%California 35%
  • Students with disabilities89 tested18%California 19%
  • English learners101 tested8%California 8%

44% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Asian students: 70% in English, against 79% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Long Beach Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 512 tested in English, 514 in math
English44%+143%−549%
Math22%+319%−123%
Hispanic or Latino · 472 tested in English, 473 in math
English47%+146%−249%
Math24%+321%+321%
Asian · 119 tested
English70%−474%−979%
Math38%−846%−2967%
Black or African American · 116 tested in English, 117 in math
English42%+240%042%
Math26%+521%+719%
Two or more races · 59 tested
English68%+167%+167%
Math42%−143%−143%
White · 48 tested
English94%+2866%+2668%
Math83%+3944%+3944%
Filipino · 36 tested
English83%+875%+677%
Math51%+546%+249%
English learners · 101 tested
English8%−19%08%
Math4%−48%−48%
Students with disabilities · 89 tested in English, 88 in math
English18%−119%−119%
Math10%010%+28%
Homeless · 46 tested
English36%036%+135%
Math26%+818%+1115%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Long Beach Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Pacific Islander students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 60% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 81% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

60%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

56%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 921 of 1,025 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

60%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 620 of 1,026 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

56%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 514 of 921 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

81% enrolled in college within 12 months · 811 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓123 · 15%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓131 · 16%
  • California community college318 · 39%
  • In-state private26 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year53 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 · 1%
  • Not enrolled156 · 19%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
81%enrolled in college within a year

811 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California123 (15%)
  • California State University131 (16%)
  • California community college318 (39%)
  • In-state private26 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year53 (7%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 (1%)
  • Not enrolled156 (19%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 921 of 1,025 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 620 of 1,026 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 514 of 921 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
272
Admitted
197
Enrolled
74

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 216 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
  • UC San DiegoApplied 193 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 15
  • UC IrvineApplied 186 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 165 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 20
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 148 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 7
  • UC RiversideApplied 94 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 4
  • UC DavisApplied 92 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 57 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 54 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 272 · Admitted 197 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2024Applied 254 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2023Applied 280 · Admitted 229 · Enrolled 128
  • Fall 2022Applied 288 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2021Applied 261 · Admitted 172 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2020Applied 270 · Admitted 168 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2019Applied 290 · Admitted 196 · Enrolled 92
  • Fall 2018Applied 320 · Admitted 219 · Enrolled 123
  • Fall 2017Applied 309 · Admitted 240 · Enrolled 132
  • Fall 2016Applied 285 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 84

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
409
Admitted
393
Enrolled
190

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 1,735 · Admitted 1,574 · Enrolled 538
  • San Diego StateApplied 751 · Admitted 393 · Enrolled 35
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 641 · Admitted 522 · Enrolled 24
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 549 · Admitted 370 · Enrolled 82
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 434 · Admitted 397 · Enrolled 34
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 385 · Admitted 268 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State LAApplied 375 · Admitted 351 · Enrolled 14
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 163 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 15
  • San Francisco StateApplied 163 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 12
  • San José StateApplied 142 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 9
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 85 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 79 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 74 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 62 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 60 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 59 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 57 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 49 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 48 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 409 · Admitted 393 · Enrolled 190
  • Fall 2024Applied 384 · Admitted 363 · Enrolled 143
  • Fall 2023Applied 375 · Admitted 358 · Enrolled 134
  • Fall 2022Applied 403 · Admitted 387 · Enrolled 181
  • Fall 2021Applied 404 · Admitted 384 · Enrolled 163
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 29 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science6
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures5
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course29 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • African American Studies
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 5
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
135 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Polytechnic. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Long Beach Unified.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$18,355 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$18,355

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,980
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,375
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,696
  • Polytechnic$18,355
  • Long Beach Unified high schools$19,919
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Polytechnic like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90813. They are not figures for the families at Polytechnic.

Typical household income in a year

$54,526

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 90813.

Typical home value
$585,600
People who live in this ZIP code
51,241
Typical age
34.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

What you can do

Who can act on Polytechnic’s results?

Long Beach Unified’s board decides Polytechnic’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Polytechnic in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Long Beach Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Long Beach Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Polytechnic. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?34 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (1,320 of 3,873 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?22% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (514 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Polytechnic, and how do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address. From Franklin Classical Middle, Robinson Academy and parts of Hughes Middle, Jessie Nelson Academy and Washington Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Franklin Classical Middle Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Robinson Academy
Middle · part of its area
Hughes Middle Scope Score 80Strong · 75th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Jessie Nelson Academy Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Washington Middle Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

High · this school
Polytechnic High

3 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (16)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Franklin Classical Middle

Into Hughes Middle

Into Jessie Nelson Academy

Into Washington Middle

  • Birney ElementarySome of its area goes to Hughes MiddleScope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile · 2026
  • Roosevelt ElementarySome of its area goes to Franklin Classical MiddleScope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile · 2026
  • Chavez ElementarySome of its area goes to another high schoolScope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile · 2026
  • Jenny Oropeza ElementarySome of its area goes to Franklin Classical MiddleScope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Birney Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Bobbie Smith Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lincoln Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 66th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Longfellow Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 86 · Strong · 87th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Roosevelt Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Stevenson Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 38th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Whittier Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Signal Hill Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 62nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    89% of the zone’s children

  • Los Cerritos Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    71% of the zone’s children

  • Alvarado Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 56th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Edison Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 4th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lafayette Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Chavez Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · elementary · 2026

    98% of the zone’s children

  • Burbank Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · elementary · 2026

    68% of the zone’s children

  • Jenny Oropeza Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · elementary · 2026

    45% of the zone’s children

  • Barton Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 16th percentile · elementary · 2026

    24% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

  • Franklin Classical Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Robinson Academy

    Assigned

  • Hughes Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 80 · Strong · 75th percentile · middle · 2026

    86% of the zone’s children

  • Jessie Nelson Academy

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · middle · 2026

    78% of the zone’s children

  • Washington Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · middle · 2026

    33% of the zone’s children

  • Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 71st percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Polytechnic?

Address
1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach 90813Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Alejandero VegaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 14, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Polytechnic a good high school?

Polytechnic High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 38 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 38th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 34 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Long Beach Unified high school. 2.5% of students (98 of 3,928) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grade 11 at Polytechnic High in Long Beach scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 29 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 135 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

81% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #914 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 13 in Long Beach Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)60%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math41%5418%
Chronically absent32 in 100485%
Suspension rate2.5% (101 of 4,067)555%
English learners: top level3%285%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257338#914California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1003.3% (140 of 4,227)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2431 in 1001.7% (70 of 4,099)
2024–2532 in 1002.5% (101 of 4,067)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1186427%28%22%23%55%57%−2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1186615%17%18%50%32%32%0

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English86427%55%
2026 · Math86615%32%
2025 · English92124%57%
2025 · Math91610%25%
2024 · English93924%52%
2024 · Math93912%26%
2023 · English90626%52%
2023 · Math90213%31%
2022 · English85922%48%
2022 · Math85811%28%
2019 · English86934%64%
2019 · Math89516%34%
2018 · English94725%49%
2018 · Math94213%31%
2017 · English1,05526%55%
2017 · Math1,05213%33%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English92157%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math91625%
2024 · Grade 11 · English93952%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math93926%
2023 · Grade 11 · English90652%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math90231%
2022 · Grade 11 · English85948%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math85828%
2019 · Grade 11 · English86964%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math89534%
2018 · Grade 11 · English94749%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math94231%
2017 · Grade 11 · English1,05555%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1,05233%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide8825%20%65%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income51244%+1−5
Hispanic or Latino47247%+1−2
Asian11970%−4−9
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 32 in 100 → 2025–26 · 34 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.5% (101 of 4,067) → 2025–26 · 2.5% (98 of 3,928) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10035 in 100+17 in 100
Male18 in 10033 in 100+15 in 100
Asian13 in 10023 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American23 in 10043 in 100+20 in 100
Filipino4 in 10015 in 100+11 in 100
Hispanic or Latino22 in 10038 in 100+16 in 100
Pacific Islander13 of 5131 of 69—
Two or more races12 of 5727 in 100—
White11 in 10019 in 100+8 in 100
Students with disabilities37 in 10043 in 100+6 in 100
English learners29 in 10043 in 100+14 in 100
Foster youth12 of 1817 of 33—
Homeless28 in 10053 in 100+25 in 100
Military families1 of 15——
Low-income21 in 10040 in 100+19 in 100
All students18 in 10034 in 100+16 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 60% · numerator 620 students classified Prepared · denominator 1,026 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 83% · AP-pathway numerator 515 · denominator 620 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 620 of 1,026 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
90%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
83%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
56%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
81%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025272197743.954.034.14
2024254180873.964.094.15
20232802291283.974.084.11
2022288180864.024.184.24
2021261172873.984.134.17
2020270168753.934.054.10
2019290196923.934.084.12
20183202191233.904.044.12
20173092401323.803.883.92
2016285178843.783.954.07

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251653720
Berkeley20241433616
Berkeley20231764322
Berkeley20221733721
Berkeley20211473819
Davis202592464
Davis202476445
Davis202385425
Davis202288325
Davis202183407
Irvine2025186335
Irvine20241846110
Irvine202321212844
Irvine20222157923
Irvine20211945512
Los Angeles20252162413
Los Angeles20242052217
Los Angeles20232372314
Los Angeles20222533013
Los Angeles20212152914
Merced20255452under 3
Merced20241515under 3
Merced2023129under 3
Merced202223193
Merced202123224
Riverside202594874
Riverside202459516
Riverside20236447under 3
Riverside202266494
Riverside202165447
San Diego20251936015
San Diego20241767721
San Diego20231798319
San Diego2022189425
San Diego2021148497
Santa Barbara2025148657
Santa Barbara2024137615
Santa Barbara20231598721
Santa Barbara2022156635
Santa Barbara20211226211
Santa Cruz202557415
Santa Cruz202477616
Santa Cruz20238364under 3
Santa Cruz202290557
Santa Cruz202173506
Universitywide202527219774
Universitywide202425418087
Universitywide2023280229128
Universitywide202228818086
Universitywide202126117287

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count28
AP enrollment (male/female)1,905
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 135 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections7
Physics sections20
Chemistry sections26
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)3,968

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California12315%
California State University13116%
California community college31839%
In-state private263%
Out-of-state, 4-year537%
Out-of-state, 2-year41%
Not enrolled15619%

811 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 81% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,498 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 69,413 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$403 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 3,890

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 3,890

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

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$736,219,82160.54%60%
Instruction support$153,542,20912.63%13%
Student services$131,230,78810.79%11%
Administration$60,939,0305.01%5%
Buildings & maintenance$126,665,71510.42%10%
Other$7,400,6280.61%1%
Total$1,215,998,191100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,215,998,191 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,498 per pupil
2020$12,985 per pupil
2019$13,175 per pupil
2018$12,489 per pupil
2017$12,227 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90813 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90813 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$54,526
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population51,241
Median age34.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90813 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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