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Which teacher or staff member at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
682
High
DISTRICT 1,531 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250013105
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High
7025 East Parkcrest St., Long Beach, CA 90808 · (562) 425-3539 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
275 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 | 177 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 26% |
Student demographics
62%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
82.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.9pp since 2015
Math
45.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.1pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 20 points since 2015, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.7% | 37.2% | 14.0% | 3.0% |
| Math | 19.5% | 25.6% | 29.9% | 25.0% |
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 | 82.9% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 31.7% |
| 2020-21 | 79.2% | 53.5% |
| 2018-19 | 84.0% | 52.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.0% | 49.7% |
| 2016-17 | 77.3% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ernest S. McBride Sr. High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest S. McBride Sr. High this school | 682 | 40.3% | 62.9% |
| Da Vinci Science El Segundo | 552 | 34.2% | N/A |
| High Tech High Media Arts San Diego | 355 | 43.1% | N/A |
| San Dimas High San Dimas | 1,235 | 37.6% | 61.9% |
| Stockton Collegiate International Secondary Stockton | 466 | 47.2% | N/A |
| High Tech High San Diego | 412 | 47.1% | N/A |
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 Ernest S. McBride Sr. High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #150 of 1,052 | #36 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #214 of 1,056 ▼ 14 | #47 of 229 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #67 of 1,056 ▲ 39 | #20 of 229 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.7pp | #94 of 1,044 | #34 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #897 of 2,093 | #201 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,049 of 1,352 | #294 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #333 of 1,351 | #45 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #1,284 of 1,575 | #344 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #646 of 802 | #193 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
682
-71 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
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 | 682 | 29.1 | 23.5:1 | 40% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 29.7 | 24.2:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 33.5 | 22.1:1 | 35% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 28 | 26.9:1 | 44% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 29 | 24.6:1 | 45% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 40% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest S. McBride Sr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (714 to 682); teachers unchanged (29 to 29.1).
About Ernest S. McBride Sr. High
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is a high school in Long Beach, California, reachable at (562) 425-3539. It reports enrollment of 682 students in grades 9 through 12.
Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools with a combined 62,255 students. Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is one of them.
More than half of the students at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High are Hispanic (57%). Next come 17% White, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
For every teacher at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High, there are about 23.5 students; the school has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 275 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 40% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of California public high schools.
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is 7.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.9% versus 55.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Ernest S. McBride Sr. High from the closest public school, Helen Keller Middle. The five-mile area around Ernest S. McBride Sr. High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 52.8% on proficiency, and Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is above that at 62.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 753 in 2020-21 to 682 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.9:1 to 23.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- Helen Keller Middle0.4 mi · 515
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- Aloha Elementary0.9 mi · 302
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- Cleveland Elementary1.1 mi · 450
- MacArthur Elementary1.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest S. McBride Sr. HighHow many students attend Ernest S. McBride Sr. High?
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ernest S. McBride Sr. High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High is approximately 23.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High?
Student demographics at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High are roughly 17% White, 57% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ernest S. McBride Sr. High?
Ernest S. McBride Sr. 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.