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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lindsey Academy administration to hear?
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Enrollment
684
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250012117
Lindsey Academy
5075 Daisy Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805 · (562) 423-6451 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
21.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
552 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 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%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
37.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.1pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.4% | 28.7% | 27.9% | 35.0% |
| Math | 8.2% | 13.1% | 24.6% | 54.1% |
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 | 37.1% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 13.6% |
| 2020-21 | 28.2% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.6% | 22.8% |
| 2017-18 | 31.2% | 24.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Lindsey Academy
Lindsey Academy's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Academy this school | 684 | 80.7% | 27.1% |
| Rancho Cucamonga Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 770 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy Palmdale | 813 | 83.0% | 21.9% |
| Will Rogers Middle Lawndale | 799 | 81.4% | 37.9% |
| Larrea Middle Victorville | 769 | 77.6% | 20.4% |
| Hillview Junior High Pittsburg | 893 | 81.2% | 19.9% |
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 Lindsey Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #827 of 1,224 | #181 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #821 of 1,227 ▲ 130 | #186 of 248 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #794 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #171 of 248 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #342 of 1,214 | #106 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #625 of 1,377 | #141 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #615 of 1,279 | #142 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #776 of 1,278 | #131 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #531 of 1,329 | #178 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #574 of 930 | #149 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
684
-63 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 684 | 32.6 | 21.0:1 | 81% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 31.5 | 22.7:1 | 83% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 30.5 | 23.8:1 | 70% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 30 | 24.9:1 | 84% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 29.3 | 26.8:1 | 90% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 29 | 26.8:1 | 89% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | N/A | N/A | 92% (836) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindsey Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (785 to 684); teachers up 11% (29.3 to 32.6).
About Lindsey Academy
Lindsey Academy is a middle-grades school in Long Beach, California, reachable at (562) 423-6451. The school's enrollment of 684 students covers grades 6 through 8.
The Long Beach Unified system has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Lindsey Academy, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 16% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 81%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Lindsey Academy is C+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lindsey Academy is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.1% actual, 32.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Dooley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Lindsey Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Lindsey Academy is behind the 37.9% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Lindsey Academy has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 747 in 2020-21 to 684 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 24.9 in 2020-21 to 21.0 in 2024-25.
The Lindsey Academy community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Nearby schools
- Dooley Elementary0.2 mi · 662
- Addams Elementary0.6 mi · 717
- Lindbergh STEM Academy1.1 mi · 421
- Powell Academy for Success1.1 mi · 706
- Barton Elementary1.2 mi · 418
- Dominguez Elementary1.2 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Lindsey AcademyHow many students attend Lindsey Academy?
Lindsey Academy enrolls approximately 684 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lindsey Academy serve?
Lindsey Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lindsey Academy have?
Lindsey Academy employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lindsey Academy?
Student demographics at Lindsey Academy are roughly 1% White, 73% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lindsey Academy public or private?
Lindsey Academy 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.