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

Stanford Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.5/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,215 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Stanford Middle?

31.5% of students at Stanford 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.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Stanford Middle?

15.1% of students at Stanford 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.

Stanford Middle

Q: Is Stanford Middle improving or declining?

Stanford Middle's proficiency rate increases by 0.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Long Beach Unified Long BeachLos Angeles County90815

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,157 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

45 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 34 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic39.9%

White27.3%

Asian9.4%

Black10.4%

Other13.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Stanford Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.5%
Met Standard	29.6%
Below Standard	38.9%

What other rankings don't show you

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

31.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.1 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 23.4%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.4 points higher (vs 25.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 14.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

61.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,215

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	378	32.0%	28.6%	19.1%	20.4%	60.6%
7th	365	34.8%	38.6%	16.2%	10.4%	73.4%
8th	366	29.5%	40.2%	18.9%	11.5%	69.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	377	34.2%	24.9%	20.4%	20.4%	59.1%
7th	366	30.1%	22.9%	24.6%	22.4%	53.0%
8th	363	28.4%	22.6%	25.9%	23.1%	51.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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57.679th pctile

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Middle

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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.