Tincher Preparatory

Tincher Preparatory is an elementary campus of sizable scale in Long Beach, California, run under Long Beach Unified, instructing 837 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Tincher Preparatory sits 80% above that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Tincher Preparatory records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% White, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tincher Preparatory sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 66.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Tincher Preparatory is one.

The closest other public school is Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tincher Preparatory ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 79.5%.

Tincher Preparatory operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 17%: 715 students in 2018 compared to 837 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.