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If you could change one rule at Addams Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002695
Addams Elementary
5320 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805 · (562) 428-0202 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
610 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 20.8% | 25.5% | 41.3% |
| Math | 10.3% | 16.9% | 28.6% | 44.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 27.9% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.1% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.3% | 32.1% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Addams Elementary
Addams Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addams Elementary this school | 717 | 85.1% | 30.0% |
| Robinson Academy Long Beach | 708 | 83.1% | 25.3% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary Moreno Valley | 639 | 85.8% | 39.0% |
| Dooley Elementary Long Beach | 662 | 87.5% | 38.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Long Beach | 785 | 89.3% | 31.3% |
| Munsey Elementary Bakersfield | 663 | 86.7% | 23.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Addams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,515 of 5,151 | #886 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #3,508 of 5,172 ▼ 290 | #903 of 1,129 ▼ 99 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,638 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #888 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,513 of 5,116 | #254 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #676 of 5,915 | #119 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,968 of 5,352 | #909 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,452 of 5,354 | #609 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,652 of 5,625 | #594 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #1,347 of 3,837 | #474 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
717
-139 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,062
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 25.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 717 | 29.5 | 24.3:1 | 85% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 31 | 24.1:1 | 88% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 35 | 22.1:1 | 73% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 856 | 34 | 25.2:1 | 88% (754) |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 29.6 | 30.5:1 | 94% (849) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 34 | 27.3:1 | 95% (877) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | N/A | N/A | 93% (853) |
| 2000-01 | 1,167 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 99% (1,152) |
| 1990-91 | 1,062 | 40 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Addams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (904 to 717); teachers unchanged (29.6 to 29.5).
About Addams Elementary
Addams Elementary is a large elementary school in Long Beach, California, one of the schools in Long Beach Unified. The latest federal count shows 717 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 54% higher.
Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools with a combined 62,255 students. Addams Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Addams Elementary. Other groups make up 15% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Addams Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Addams Elementary's 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 24.3:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 15 points lower.
Addams Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (30.0% versus 29.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Addams Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Addams Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Dooley Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Addams Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 30.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Addams Elementary saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Addams Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Addams Elementary. Addams Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Addams ElementaryFresno, CA · 748 students
- Addams Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Dooley Elementary0.4 mi · 662
- Lindsey Academy0.6 mi · 684
- Lindbergh STEM Academy0.6 mi · 421
- Barton Elementary0.9 mi · 418
- Powell Academy for Success1.0 mi · 706
- Harte Elementary1.2 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About Addams ElementaryHow large is Addams Elementary?
Addams Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades KG-05.
Is Addams Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Addams Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Addams Elementary have?
Addams Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
How diverse is Addams Elementary?
Addams Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Addams Elementary in?
Addams Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
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