Addams Elementary

Located at 5320 Pine Ave., in Long Beach, California, Addams Elementary is an expansive K-5 school that enrolls 717 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Long Beach Unified. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 62,255 students. Addams Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Addams Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Addams Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Addams Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Addams Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Dooley Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Addams Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Addams Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 904 (now 717). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 30.5:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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