Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002740
MacArthur Elementary
6011 Centralia St., Lakewood, CA 90713 · (562) 420-3588 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
162 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 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 65% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
68%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
66.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +30.7pp since 2014
Math
60.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +31.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 31 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.8% | 29.9% | 20.1% | 13.2% |
| Math | 29.9% | 30.6% | 22.2% | 17.4% |
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 | 66.7% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.1% | 53.3% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 54.5% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 46.5% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 MacArthur Elementary
MacArthur Elementary's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Elementary this school | 340 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| Gompers Lakewood | 366 | 46.7% | 45.3% |
| Sally Buselt Elementary Menifee | 374 | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| Don Benito Fundamental Pasadena | 384 | 48.2% | 47.7% |
| High Tech Elementary Explorer San Diego | 386 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Las Posas Elementary Camarillo | 455 | 48.8% | 59.1% |
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 MacArthur Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #1,061 of 5,151 | #243 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,048 of 5,172 ▲ 78 | #248 of 1,129 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #923 of 5,172 ▲ 338 | #206 of 1,129 ▲ 75 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,032 of 5,116 | #339 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #4,379 of 5,915 | #952 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,446 of 5,352 | #436 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #897 of 5,354 | #147 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #4,021 of 5,625 | #1,016 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #3,088 of 3,837 | #820 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
340
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 29.3:1
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 | 340 | 16.3 | 20.9:1 | 48% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 12.5 | 25.0:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 10.5 | 28.8:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 12 | 29.3:1 | 48% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 12.5 | 29.2:1 | 47% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 14 | 25.7:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 72% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 44 | 20.0:1 | 64% (562) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 38 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacArthur Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (365 to 340); teachers up 30% (12.5 to 16.3).
About MacArthur Elementary
Lakewood, California, is home to MacArthur Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 340 students enrolled. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
MacArthur Elementary is one of 82 schools in Long Beach Unified, which enrolls 62,255 students in total.
The largest group at MacArthur Elementary is Hispanic students, at 51%. Other students are 20% White, 10% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
On staff are 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. MacArthur Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
After adjusting for student poverty, MacArthur Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.2%; the prediction is 51.6%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $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%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
About 0.5 miles separate MacArthur Elementary from the closest public school, Cleveland Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. MacArthur Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place MacArthur Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, MacArthur Elementary had a net loss of 11 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.9 students per teacher, compared with 29.3 in 2020-21.
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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 MacArthur Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named MacArthur Elementary. MacArthur Elementary is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolGALENA PARK, TX · 556 students
- MacArthur Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 545 students
- MacArthur ElementaryGermantown, WI · 486 students
- MacArthur ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 424 students
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Cleveland Elementary0.5 mi · 450
- Lakewood High0.5 mi · 2,305
- Bancroft Middle0.9 mi · 806
- Gompers1.0 mi · 366
- Henry1.0 mi · 796
- Ernest S. McBride Sr. High1.1 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About MacArthur ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at MacArthur Elementary?
MacArthur Elementary enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MacArthur Elementary serve?
MacArthur Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MacArthur Elementary?
At MacArthur Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 51% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is MacArthur Elementary in?
MacArthur Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
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