How does Rogers Middle compare to other middle schools in Long Beach?

Rogers Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.9/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 32% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,491 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Rogers Middle?

32.4% of students at Rogers Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 61.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Rogers Middle improving or declining?

Rogers Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Rogers Middle?

12.5% of students at Rogers Middle 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.

Rogers Middle

Middle School

Long Beach Unified Long BeachLos Angeles County90803

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

778 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

31 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

5.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 36 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic33.7%

White41.6%

Asian5.4%

Black5.9%

Other13.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rogers Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	32.4%
Met Standard	28.7%
Below Standard	38.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Rogers Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

32.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.0 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 23.4%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.5 points higher (vs 19.9% 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 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 5.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

32.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

61.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,491

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	250	32.0%	32.8%	20.0%	15.2%	64.8%
7th	245	41.2%	36.7%	11.0%	11.0%	78.0%
8th	252	31.8%	37.7%	16.3%	14.3%	69.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	247	36.4%	18.2%	21.1%	24.3%	54.7%
7th	245	27.8%	26.1%	26.1%	20.0%	53.9%
8th	252	25.0%	20.6%	23.0%	31.4%	45.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

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53.979th pctile

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High School

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56.867th pctile

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86.199th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.