Rogers Middle

Rogers Middle is a middle-grades school of moderately sized scale in Long Beach, California, part of Long Beach Unified, serveing 773 students in grades 6 through 8.

Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 62,255 students. Rogers Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rogers Middle logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 36% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Rogers Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Rogers Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Rogers Middle is one.

Lowell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rogers Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.2%.

Rogers Middle operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rogers Middle has ticked down 11%, going from 870 students in 2018 to 773 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 22% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 29.9:1 in 2018 to 27.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.