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Which teacher or staff member at Birney Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002699
Birney Elementary
710 West Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90806 · (562) 427-8512 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
352 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 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
61%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
44.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
39.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.7% | 22.6% | 20.9% | 34.9% |
| Math | 17.8% | 22.0% | 26.3% | 33.9% |
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 | 44.3% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 42.6% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 27.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.3% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.6% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 39.5% | 28.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Birney Elementary
Birney Elementary's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birney Elementary this school | 501 | 70.3% | 41.7% |
| Fairview Elementary Hayward | 543 | 73.1% | 22.9% |
| Murphy Elementary El Sobrante | 460 | 65.4% | 25.3% |
| Vista La Mesa Academy La Mesa | 518 | 71.8% | 32.2% |
| Highlands Elementary Pittsburg | 480 | 76.0% | 19.7% |
| Highland Elementary Richmond | 377 | 70.8% | 18.6% |
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 Birney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #2,331 of 5,151 | #555 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,301 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #577 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,522 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #606 of 1,129 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #806 of 5,116 | #125 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,421 of 5,915 | #489 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,018 of 5,352 | #571 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #1,720 of 5,354 | #255 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #2,945 of 5,625 | #853 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,411 of 3,837 | #492 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
501
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 501 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 70% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 67% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 65% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 75% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 26.8 | 23.4:1 | 78% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 26 | 26.5:1 | 76% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | N/A | N/A | 74% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 912 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 74% (676) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 22 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (627 to 501); teachers down 14% (26.8 to 23).
About Birney Elementary
Birney Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Long Beach, California, administered by Long Beach Unified. It enrolls 501 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Long Beach Unified is made up of 82 schools with 62,255 students in all.
The student body at Birney Elementary is 59% Hispanic. It is also 15% Asian, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Birney Elementary are from different groups.
There are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. On the income side, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is close, at 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Birney Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 41.7% actual against 38.4% predicted.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Robinson Academy is the nearest public school to Birney Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Birney Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 57 students, from 558 to 501. Students per teacher dropped from 25.4 in 2020-21 to 21.8 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Birney Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other Birney Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Birney Elementary. Birney Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Birney ElementaryFresno, CA · 731 students
- Birney ElementarySan Diego, CA · 535 students
- Birney ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 432 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 725 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Academy0.6 mi · 708
- Muir K-80.6 mi · 1,029
- Lafayette Elementary0.7 mi · 827
- Stephens Middle1.0 mi · 658
- Webster Elementary1.0 mi · 454
- Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach1.1 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Birney ElementaryHow large is Birney Elementary?
Birney Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Birney Elementary serve?
Birney Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Birney Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Birney Elementary.
How diverse is Birney Elementary?
Birney Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 59% Hispanic, 13% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Birney Elementary public or private?
Birney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.