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If you could change one rule at Cleveland Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002707
Cleveland Elementary
4760 Hackett Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713 · (562) 420-7552 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
26.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
129 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 | 120 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 97% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
68%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
79.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.7pp since 2014
Math
72.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +37.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.8% | 31.9% | 14.3% | 6.0% |
| Math | 36.3% | 36.3% | 24.2% | 3.3% |
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 | 79.7% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 80.7% |
| 2022-23 | 77.4% | 67.7% |
| 2021-22 | 77.6% | 65.4% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 57.8% |
| 2018-19 | 61.2% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 60.3% | 62.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 55.6% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Cleveland Elementary
Cleveland Elementary's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elementary this school | 450 | 28.7% | 78.8% |
| Paradise Valley Engineering Academy Morgan Hill | 442 | 25.8% | 59.0% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Burbank | 537 | 25.3% | 54.8% |
| Sutterville Elementary Sacramento | 408 | 30.9% | 61.5% |
| Prisk Elementary Long Beach | 469 | 27.3% | 75.8% |
| Rancho Elementary Temecula | 484 | 32.0% | 58.2% |
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 Cleveland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #281 of 5,151 | #62 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #502 of 5,172 ▼ 308 | #110 of 1,129 ▼ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #288 of 5,172 ▼ 87 | #68 of 1,129 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,789 of 5,116 | #497 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #3,034 of 5,915 | #621 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,002 of 5,352 | #1,127 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #922 of 5,354 | #148 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #4,807 of 5,625 | #1,145 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #3,452 of 3,837 | #883 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
450
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 450 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 29% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 17.5 | 26.0:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 17 | 26.6:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 21 | 25.4:1 | 38% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | N/A | N/A | 36% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 49% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 33 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (468 to 450); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Cleveland Elementary
Cleveland Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lakewood, California, under Long Beach Unified. In all, 450 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Long Beach Unified, has 62,255 students enrolled across 82 schools.
Hispanic students make up 44% of enrollment at Cleveland Elementary, the largest share of any group. Next come 34% White, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Cleveland Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 26.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Cleveland Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Cleveland Elementary beats its 62.7% prediction with 78.8%, a top-10% result in California.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Cleveland Elementary's closest public school neighbor is MacArthur Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Cleveland Elementary's average proficiency of 78.8% compares with 52.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Cleveland Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 22.6 in 2020-21 to 26.5 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Cleveland Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
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- Hoover MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Other Cleveland Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Cleveland Elementary. Cleveland Elementary is the 9th largest of the 23.
- Cleveland ElementaryStockton, CA · 587 students
- Cleveland ElementaryOakland, CA · 376 students
- Cleveland ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 300 students
- Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 254 students
- Cleveland ElementaryClayton, NC · 851 students
Nearby schools
- MacArthur Elementary0.5 mi · 340
- Lakewood High1.0 mi · 2,305
- Gompers1.1 mi · 366
- Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle1.1 mi · 403
- Ernest S. McBride Sr. High1.1 mi · 682
- Esther Lindstrom Elementary1.2 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland ElementaryHow large is Cleveland Elementary?
Cleveland Elementary enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cleveland Elementary serve?
Cleveland Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cleveland Elementary have?
Cleveland Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Cleveland Elementary?
Student demographics at Cleveland Elementary are roughly 34% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Cleveland Elementary in?
Cleveland Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.