Renaissance High School for the Arts

Renaissance High School for the Arts is one of the tight-knit secondary schools in Long Beach, California, part of Long Beach Unified, with 396 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 838.

Long Beach Unified comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 62,255 students; Renaissance High School for the Arts is among them.

On the student-mix side, Renaissance High School for the Arts reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% Black, 17% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Renaissance High School for the Arts higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Renaissance High School for the Arts sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 42.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Renaissance High School for the Arts is one.

The closest other public school is Jenny Oropeza Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Renaissance High School for the Arts at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 30.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Renaissance High School for the Arts's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 396). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 47% to 56%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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