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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Hughes Middle right now?
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Enrollment
1,214
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002726
Hughes Middle
3846 California Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807 · (562) 595-0831 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,214 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
642 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 412 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 402 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 400 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
55.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
42.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.3% | 31.1% | 21.8% | 22.8% |
| Math | 25.1% | 17.2% | 23.5% | 34.1% |
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 | 55.4% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.8% | 38.1% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 47.6% |
| 2016-17 | 54.2% | 42.6% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hughes Middle
Hughes Middle's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Middle this school | 1,214 | 52.9% | 47.7% |
| Bancroft Middle Long Beach | 806 | 49.1% | 47.0% |
| Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle Rancho Palos Verdes | 1,337 | 67.8% | 60.6% |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle Stockton | 734 | 58.7% | 36.0% |
| Delta Vista Middle Oakley | 873 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
| Harriet G. Eddy Middle Elk Grove | 1,034 | 55.5% | 37.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Hughes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #383 of 1,224 | #82 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #370 of 1,227 ▼ 24 | #82 of 248 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #389 of 1,227 ▲ 56 | #88 of 248 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #359 of 1,214 | #109 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,214 | #67 of 1,377 | #25 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #1,095 of 1,279 | #238 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #157 of 1,278 | #20 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #914 of 1,329 | #251 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #381 of 930 | #109 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,214
-226 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,388
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 29.4:1
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 | 1,214 | 50.3 | 24.1:1 | 53% (642) |
| 2023-24 | 1,260 | 53.1 | 23.7:1 | 54% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 1,295 | 50 | 25.9:1 | 49% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 1,440 | 49 | 29.4:1 | 58% (841) |
| 2017-18 | 1,491 | 49.6 | 30.0:1 | 60% (891) |
| 2015-16 | 1,523 | 51 | 29.9:1 | 60% (912) |
| 2010-11 | 1,604 | N/A | N/A | 56% (901) |
| 2000-01 | 1,526 | 58 | 26.3:1 | 50% (770) |
| 1990-91 | 1,388 | 50 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,491 to 1,214); teachers up 1% (49.6 to 50.3).
About Hughes Middle
Hughes Middle is a public middle school run by Long Beach Unified in Long Beach, California. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 1,214 students. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 84% larger than average.
Long Beach Unified has 82 schools; together they serve 62,255 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Hughes Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 17% Asian, 17% Black, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Los Angeles County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. Hughes Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1 at Hughes Middle, with 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 24.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 53% of enrollment. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Hughes Middle is B+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hughes Middle scores 47.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Longfellow Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Hughes Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 47.7% is above the 46.5% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Hughes Middle is City: Large.
Over 4 years, Hughes Middle's enrollment dropped 16%, to 1,214. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 29.4:1 to 24.1:1.
The Hughes Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Other Hughes Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hughes Middle. Hughes Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Hughes MiddleReston, VA · 1,012 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolBURLESON, TX · 965 students
Nearby schools
- Longfellow Elementary0.1 mi · 904
- The Education Corps0.4 mi · 278
- College Bridge Academy0.4 mi · 255
- Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach0.5 mi · 244
- Los Cerritos Elementary1.1 mi · 453
- Barton Elementary1.3 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Hughes MiddleHow many students attend Hughes Middle?
Hughes Middle enrolls approximately 1,214 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hughes Middle serve?
Hughes Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hughes Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hughes Middle is approximately 24.1:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hughes Middle?
At Hughes Middle, the student body is approximately 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 17% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hughes Middle public or private?
Hughes Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.