How does Tincher Preparatory compare to other elementary schools in Long Beach?

Tincher Preparatory has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.5/100, placing it at the 85th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,182 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Tincher Preparatory?

40.3% of students at Tincher Preparatory exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Tincher Preparatory improving or declining?

Tincher Preparatory's proficiency rate increases by 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Tincher Preparatory?

11.8% of students at Tincher Preparatory 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.

Tincher Preparatory

Long Beach Unified Long Beach Los Angeles County 90815

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,182 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

824 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

34%

Teachers

35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.1%

White 28.5%

Asian 11.4%

Black 6.9%

Other 15.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Tincher Preparatory
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.3%
Met Standard	27.9%
Below Standard	31.8%

Exceeded

40.3%

Met

27.9%

Below

31.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Tincher Preparatory and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.4 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 42.4% exceeded — 2.1 points higher. 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

68.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+7.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,182

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	86	44.2%	27.9%	19.8%	8.1%	72.1%
4th	89	43.8%	31.5%	11.2%	13.5%	75.3%
5th	96	60.4%	26.0%	7.3%	6.3%	86.5%
6th	95	42.1%	27.4%	20.0%	10.5%	69.5%
7th	92	30.4%	43.5%	14.1%	12.0%	73.9%
8th	87	33.3%	31.0%	23.0%	12.6%	64.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	86	37.2%	33.7%	15.1%	13.9%	70.9%
4th	89	39.3%	28.1%	22.5%	10.1%	67.4%
5th	96	53.1%	17.7%	18.8%	10.4%	70.8%
6th	95	37.9%	28.4%	15.8%	17.9%	66.3%
7th	93	29.0%	16.1%	33.3%	21.5%	45.2%
8th	87	32.2%	24.1%	18.4%	25.3%	56.3%