Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002730
Kettering Elementary
550 Silvera Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803 · (562) 598-9486 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
112 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 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
75%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
72.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
72.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.4% | 28.1% | 14.8% | 12.6% |
| Math | 37.0% | 35.6% | 17.0% | 10.4% |
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 | 72.6% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 63.4% |
| 2021-22 | 78.2% | 73.9% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 63.1% |
| 2018-19 | 87.7% | 84.1% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 79.0% |
| 2016-17 | 75.9% | 67.8% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Kettering Elementary
Kettering Elementary's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Elementary this school | 348 | 32.2% | 71.5% |
| OCS - South Altadena | 392 | 28.6% | N/A |
| Thornhill Elementary Oakland | 370 | 27.6% | 66.3% |
| Cragmont Elementary Berkeley | 290 | 28.6% | 69.5% |
| Washington Elementary Berkeley | 401 | 33.4% | 71.1% |
| Rosa Parks Environmental Science Berkeley | 393 | 33.8% | 72.5% |
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 Kettering Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #589 of 5,151 | #130 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #499 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | #109 of 1,129 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #619 of 5,172 ▲ 109 | #137 of 1,129 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #842 of 5,116 | #131 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #4,299 of 5,915 | #931 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,554 of 5,352 | #463 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #114 of 5,354 | #11 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #4,673 of 5,625 | #1,117 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #3,443 of 3,837 | #881 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
348
+28 (+9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 348 | 16.5 | 21.1:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 27% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 14 | 25.9:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 34% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | N/A | N/A | 31% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 46% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 14 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettering Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (362 to 348); teachers up 18% (14 to 16.5).
About Kettering Elementary
Federal records list Kettering Elementary as an elementary school in Long Beach, California. It enrolls 348 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Long Beach Unified serves 62,255 students across 82 schools.
About 33% of students at Kettering Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. Among Los Angeles County residents, the White share is about 31%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
Kettering Elementary lists 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 32% of the student body. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Kettering Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.5% and a predicted 60.7%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science, is the closest to Kettering Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 77.1% proficiency; Kettering Elementary posts 71.5%.
NCES assigns Kettering Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 28 students, from 320 to 348. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.1:1, from 22.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kettering Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Kettering Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kettering Elementary. Kettering Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Kettering ElementaryUpper Marlboro, MD · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science0.5 mi · 552
- Tincher Preparatory1.0 mi · 837
- Francis Hopkinson Elementary1.2 mi · 642
- Gant Elementary1.4 mi · 657
- Rogers Middle1.5 mi · 773
- Lowell Elementary1.6 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Kettering ElementaryHow many students attend Kettering Elementary?
Kettering Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kettering Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kettering Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kettering Elementary have?
Kettering Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kettering Elementary?
Student demographics at Kettering Elementary are roughly 33% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Kettering Elementary public or private?
Kettering Elementary 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.