Gompers

Gompers is a modestly sized elementary school in Lakewood, California, part of Long Beach Unified. The school serves 366 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Long Beach Unified, which oversees 82 schools and 62,255 students, Gompers is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gompers records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 14% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, 10% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Gompers shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Gompers performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.7%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of -9.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Gompers is one campus in the mix.

Stephen Foster Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gompers. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gompers at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

Gompers operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 51%: 749 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 24% to 14%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.