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Enrollment
837
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002762
Tincher Preparatory
1701 Petaluma Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815 · (562) 493-2636 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
276 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (92).
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
73.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.8pp since 2014
Math
62.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.6% | 31.2% | 15.8% | 10.5% |
| Math | 38.3% | 24.5% | 20.7% | 16.5% |
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 | 73.8% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 61.1% |
| 2022-23 | 68.8% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 57.2% |
| 2020-21 | 69.7% | 55.5% |
| 2018-19 | 73.5% | 72.8% |
| 2017-18 | 71.7% | 70.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.2% | 62.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tincher Preparatory
Tincher Preparatory's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tincher Preparatory this school | 837 | 33.0% | 67.5% |
| Campbell School of Innovation Campbell | 815 | 32.3% | 48.0% |
| Bridgeport Elementary Valencia | 866 | 34.2% | 68.4% |
| Red Bank Elementary Clovis | 788 | 33.5% | 71.5% |
| Temecula Luiseno Elementary Temecula | 738 | 31.4% | 61.2% |
| Alamos Elementary Murrieta | 799 | 27.7% | 67.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Tincher Preparatory ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #765 of 5,151 | #172 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #932 of 5,172 ▲ 33 | #212 of 1,129 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #550 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #123 of 1,129 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #1,533 of 5,116 | #449 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #288 of 5,915 | #48 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,241 of 5,352 | #776 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #274 of 5,354 | #41 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #4,645 of 5,625 | #1,109 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #307 of 1,139 | #52 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
837
+102 (+14%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 837 | 35.9 | 23.3:1 | 33% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 35.5 | 23.2:1 | 34% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 33.5 | 24.3:1 | 32% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 32 | 23.0:1 | 41% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 43% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 27 | 29.4:1 | 46% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 1,140 | N/A | N/A | 50% (574) |
| 2000-01 | 1,034 | 51 | 20.3:1 | 72% (741) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 22 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tincher Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (715 to 837); teachers up 16% (31 to 35.9).
About Tincher Preparatory
Tincher Preparatory is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Long Beach, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 837 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 80% above that.
Within Long Beach Unified, Tincher Preparatory is one of 82 schools. The district enrolls 62,255 students.
Tincher Preparatory has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 39%. Other students are 28% White, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tincher Preparatory in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.3:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 33% of students at Tincher Preparatory as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Tincher Preparatory is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.2%. Tincher Preparatory scores 67.5%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tincher Preparatory is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Tincher Preparatory has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 79.4%, higher than Tincher Preparatory's 67.5%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Tincher Preparatory climbed 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 735 to 837 students.
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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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Nearby schools
- Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science0.6 mi · 552
- Jack L. Weaver Elementary0.9 mi · 640
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- Gant Elementary1.0 mi · 657
- Kettering Elementary1.0 mi · 348
- Emerson Parkside Academy1.2 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Tincher PreparatoryHow large is Tincher Preparatory?
Tincher Preparatory enrolls approximately 837 students in grades KG-08.
Is Tincher Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tincher Preparatory is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Tincher Preparatory have?
Tincher Preparatory employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
How diverse is Tincher Preparatory?
Tincher Preparatory reports a student body of 28% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Tincher Preparatory public or private?
Tincher Preparatory 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.