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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002700
Bixby Elementary
5251 East Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815 · (562) 498-3794 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
176 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 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
59%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
63.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.8pp since 2014
Math
54.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.9% | 28.9% | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| Math | 30.0% | 24.1% | 26.6% | 19.4% |
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 | 63.8% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.4% | 51.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.1% | 39.4% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2018-19 | 74.7% | 63.9% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 60.9% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 46.8% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Bixby Elementary
Bixby Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Elementary this school | 548 | 32.1% | 59.3% |
| Aviation Elementary Hawthorne | 439 | 29.8% | 62.2% |
| Falcon Ridge Elementary Fontana | 546 | 26.6% | 65.2% |
| Hollyglen Elementary Hawthorne | 518 | 28.0% | N/A |
| La Verne Heights Elementary La Verne | 477 | 29.4% | 66.3% |
| Del Aire Elementary Hawthorne | 612 | 28.8% | 56.6% |
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 Bixby Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,160 of 5,151 | #266 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,358 of 5,172 ▼ 100 | #314 of 1,129 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #1,094 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #248 of 1,129 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #591 of 5,116 | #221 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,886 of 5,915 | #373 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #5,174 of 5,352 | #1,169 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #1,947 of 5,354 | #294 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #4,677 of 5,625 | #1,119 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #249 of 1,139 | #47 of 181 |
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
548
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 548 | 20 | 27.4:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 21 | 26.1:1 | 37% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 18.5 | 28.3:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 19 | 26.9:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 16.2 | 28.1:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 18 | 28.0:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 52% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 62% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 16 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bixby Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (456 to 548); teachers up 23% (16.2 to 20).
About Bixby Elementary
Bixby Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Long Beach, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 548 students.
The district, Long Beach Unified, operates 82 schools serving 62,255 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bixby Elementary is 60% Hispanic. The school is also 17% White, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bixby Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Bixby Elementary's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 27.4:1. 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 32%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Bixby Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Bixby Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.3% is 1.4 points below the 60.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Stanford Middle is the public school closest to Bixby Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bixby Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bixby Elementary saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Bixby Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
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- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Bixby Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bixby Elementary. Bixby Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bixby ElementaryHacienda Heights, CA · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Stanford Middle0.7 mi · 1,165
- Gant Elementary0.8 mi · 657
- Prisk Elementary0.9 mi · 469
- Carver Elementary1.1 mi · 562
- Bryant Elementary1.2 mi · 364
- Reid High1.2 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Bixby ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bixby Elementary?
Bixby Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bixby Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bixby Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Bixby Elementary?
Approximately 27.4:1 students per teacher at Bixby Elementary.
How diverse is Bixby Elementary?
Bixby Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 60% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Bixby Elementary public or private?
Bixby 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.