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Enrollment
1,652
High
DISTRICT 1,531 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250005870
Cabrillo High
2001 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach, CA 90810 · (562) 951-7700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,203 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 456 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 426 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 380 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 390 | 24% |
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
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.8pp since 2014
Math
9.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 31.8% |
| Math | 2.8% | 6.6% | 16.3% | 74.4% |
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 | 39.3% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 9.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 8.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.9% | 11.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 10.1% |
| 2016-17 | 39.9% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Cabrillo High
Cabrillo High's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo High this school | 1,652 | 72.8% | 24.3% |
| Hayward High Hayward | 1,580 | 75.1% | 33.4% |
| Stagg Senior High Stockton | 1,677 | 74.6% | 25.4% |
| Summit High Fontana | 2,725 | 72.1% | 51.5% |
| Mt. Diablo High Concord | 1,397 | 80.0% | 23.2% |
| Edison High Stockton | 2,355 | 79.7% | 25.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Cabrillo High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #939 of 1,052 | #200 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #977 of 1,056 ▼ 40 | #218 of 229 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #908 of 1,056 ▼ 27 | #197 of 229 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #656 of 1,044 | #182 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,652 | #477 of 2,093 | #92 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #531 of 1,352 | #185 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #839 of 1,351 | #150 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #805 of 1,575 | #274 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #69 of 802 | #35 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,652
-355 (-18%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 1,696
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 1,652 | 83.2 | 19.9:1 | 73% (1,203) |
| 2023-24 | 1,721 | 86.5 | 19.9:1 | 74% (1,278) |
| 2022-23 | 1,786 | 85.6 | 20.9:1 | 66% (1,187) |
| 2020-21 | 2,007 | 88 | 22.8:1 | 80% (1,604) |
| 2017-18 | 2,331 | 102.5 | 22.7:1 | 82% (1,916) |
| 2015-16 | 2,630 | 105 | 25.1:1 | 81% (2,123) |
| 2010-11 | 3,405 | N/A | N/A | 87% (2,961) |
| 2000-01 | 1,696 | 72 | 23.6:1 | 78% (1,322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cabrillo High.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (2,331 to 1,652); teachers down 19% (102.5 to 83.2).
About Cabrillo High
Cabrillo High sits in Long Beach, California, and is classified as a high school. There are 1,652 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 97% larger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools with a combined 62,255 students. Cabrillo High is one of them.
The student body at Cabrillo High is 76% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black and 10% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Cabrillo High reports a ratio of 19.9 students per teacher, from 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.9:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Lunch program data show 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cabrillo High's results are 12.6 points below predicted: 24.3% against 36.9%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to 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%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Garfield Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Cabrillo High's average proficiency of 24.3% compares with 39.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,652, from 2,007 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.8:1 to 19.9:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cabrillo High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
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- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
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Other Cabrillo High schools
One other US public school is named Cabrillo High. Cabrillo High is the largest of the 2.
- Cabrillo HighLompoc, CA · 1,060 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary0.3 mi · 536
- Hudson0.5 mi · 224
- Stephens Middle1.1 mi · 658
- Lafayette Elementary1.3 mi · 827
- Educational Partnership High1.3 mi · 331
- Muir K-81.4 mi · 1,029
Frequently asked questions
About Cabrillo HighHow large is Cabrillo High?
Cabrillo High enrolls approximately 1,652 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cabrillo High serve?
Cabrillo High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Cabrillo High have?
Cabrillo High employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cabrillo High?
Student demographics at Cabrillo High are roughly 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cabrillo High?
Cabrillo High is overseen by Long Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.