Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002717
Gompers
5206 Briercrest Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713 · (562) 925-2285 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
171 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
65%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
48.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
47.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 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 | 22.0% | 26.9% | 21.0% | 30.1% |
| Math | 18.8% | 28.5% | 25.8% | 26.9% |
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 | 48.9% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 36.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 35.9% |
| 2018-19 | 52.1% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 36.2% |
| 2016-17 | 46.4% | 35.0% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Gompers
Gompers's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gompers this school | 366 | 46.7% | 45.3% |
| MacArthur Elementary Lakewood | 340 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| Sally Buselt Elementary Menifee | 374 | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| Stewart Elementary Pinole | 379 | 48.8% | 39.4% |
| Don Benito Fundamental Pasadena | 384 | 48.2% | 47.7% |
| High Tech Elementary Explorer San Diego | 386 | 44.6% | N/A |
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 Gompers ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #2,040 of 5,151 | #479 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,771 of 5,172 ▲ 660 | #420 of 1,129 ▲ 166 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #2,124 of 5,172 ▼ 119 | #490 of 1,129 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,539 of 5,116 | #260 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #4,104 of 5,915 | #884 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,535 of 5,352 | #1,024 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #1,197 of 5,354 | #183 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #4,055 of 5,625 | #1,020 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.1% | #23 of 3,837 | #12 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
366
-271 (-43%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
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 | 366 | 14.5 | 25.2:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 14.5 | 25.0:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 15.5 | 22.1:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 51% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 28 | 26.4:1 | 46% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | N/A | N/A | 49% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 40 | 20.1:1 | 73% (589) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 35 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gompers.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (749 to 366); teachers down 52% (30 to 14.5).
About Gompers
At 5206 Briercrest Ave. in Lakewood, California, Gompers operates as a small elementary school. It reported 366 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Gompers is among 82 schools run by Long Beach Unified, which serves 62,255 students.
About 54% of the student body at Gompers is Hispanic. The remaining students are 14% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 10% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
A staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 25.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Gompers outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Gompers's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 45.3% against 52.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that 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%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Gompers's nearest public school is Stephen Foster Elementary (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Gompers places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 637 students in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 22.8:1 to 25.2:1.
The discussion board for Gompers is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
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- Lakewood High0.9 mi · 2,305
- Esther Lindstrom Elementary1.0 mi · 552
- Mayfair High1.0 mi · 2,422
Frequently asked questions
About GompersWhat is the total enrollment at Gompers?
Gompers enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gompers serve?
Gompers serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gompers?
Approximately 25.2:1 students per teacher at Gompers.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gompers?
At Gompers, the student body is approximately 14% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Gompers?
Gompers 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.