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Enrollment
1,165
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002758
Stanford Middle
5871 East Los Arcos St., Long Beach, CA 90815 · (562) 594-9793 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
25.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
488 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 | 394 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 391 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%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
67.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
54.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.1% | 35.7% | 18.0% | 14.2% |
| Math | 30.9% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 22.0% |
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 | 67.8% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 52.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.1% | 48.5% |
| 2020-21 | 65.6% | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 67.2% | 59.1% |
| 2017-18 | 71.6% | 59.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 61.7% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Stanford Middle
Stanford Middle's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Middle this school | 1,165 | 41.9% | 60.9% |
| Culver City Middle Culver City | 1,523 | 39.5% | 53.0% |
| Marshall Academy of the Arts Long Beach | 940 | 45.0% | 54.6% |
| Delta Vista Middle Oakley | 873 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
| O'Hara Park Middle Oakley | 856 | 41.8% | 26.3% |
| Bella Vista Middle Murrieta | 1,249 | 36.4% | 53.5% |
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 Stanford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #207 of 1,224 | #40 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #234 of 1,227 ▼ 18 | #48 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #215 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #43 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #190 of 1,214 | #71 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #89 of 1,377 | #33 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #1,189 of 1,279 | #269 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #62 of 1,278 | #7 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,028 of 1,329 | #265 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #805 of 930 | #190 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
1,165
-69 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,165 | 46.1 | 25.3:1 | 42% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 1,157 | 46 | 25.2:1 | 41% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 1,181 | 45.6 | 25.9:1 | 32% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 1,234 | 53 | 23.3:1 | 38% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 1,231 | 46.6 | 26.4:1 | 36% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 1,298 | 47 | 27.6:1 | 36% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 1,329 | N/A | N/A | 36% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 1,272 | 51 | 24.9:1 | 46% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 1,089 | 41 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,231 to 1,165); teachers down 1% (46.6 to 46.1).
About Stanford Middle
Stanford Middle is a middle school located in Long Beach, California, in Los Angeles County. The school's 1,165 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 77% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Stanford Middle sits within Long Beach Unified, which has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
Stanford Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. Other students are 26% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Stanford Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 25.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. Stanford Middle reports 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Stanford Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Stanford Middle is 5.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The next-closest public school is Prisk Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stanford Middle. On proficiency, Stanford Middle is behind the 65.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The number of students declined from 1,234 to 1,165 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 25.3:1, from 23.3:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- Carver Elementary1.0 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Stanford MiddleHow large is Stanford Middle?
Stanford Middle enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades 06-08.
Is Stanford Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanford Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stanford Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stanford Middle is approximately 25.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanford Middle?
At Stanford Middle, the student body is approximately 26% White, 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Stanford Middle public or private?
Stanford Middle 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.