Robinson Academy

Robinson Academy, a substantial elementary-level community in Long Beach, California, overseen by Long Beach Unified, caters to 708 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

Robinson Academy is one of 82 schools operated by Long Beach Unified, a district that works with 62,255 students overall.

Demographically, Robinson Academy shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Robinson Academy shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Robinson Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robinson Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.0%; this one delivers 23.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Robinson Academy is one campus in the mix.

Lafayette Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robinson Academy. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robinson Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robinson Academy has fell 23%, going from 915 students in 2018 to 708 in 2025.

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