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What's one thing Webster Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002766
Webster Elementary
1755 West 32nd Way, Long Beach, CA 90810 · (562) 595-6568 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
356 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 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
47%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
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
37.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 43.0% |
| Math | 15.4% | 21.6% | 24.5% | 38.5% |
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 | 34.8% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.3% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 24.6% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 45.5% | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.7% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 34.4% | 34.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Webster Elementary
Webster Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Elementary this school | 454 | 78.4% | 32.7% |
| Nystrom Elementary Richmond | 415 | 77.3% | 20.4% |
| Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy Vallejo | 423 | 81.6% | 14.7% |
| San Miguel Elementary Lemon Grove | 435 | 81.8% | 23.7% |
| Palms Elementary Lakewood | 463 | 82.3% | 42.4% |
| Flora Arca Mata Stockton | 487 | 80.1% | 28.4% |
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 Webster Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,204 of 5,151 | #804 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,544 of 5,172 ▲ 718 | #641 of 1,129 ▲ 175 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,461 of 5,172 ▲ 172 | #843 of 1,129 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,219 of 5,116 | #384 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #2,986 of 5,915 | #608 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,903 of 5,352 | #547 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #2,963 of 5,354 | #491 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #2,330 of 5,625 | #732 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #1,357 of 3,837 | #477 of 947 |
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
454
-84 (-16%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 78% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 80% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 67% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 82% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 22.1 | 25.9:1 | 91% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 88% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 95% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 91% (686) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 25 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (572 to 454); teachers down 5% (22.1 to 21).
About Webster Elementary
Webster Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Long Beach, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 454 students.
Long Beach Unified enrolls 62,255 students in 82 schools, including Webster Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Webster Elementary, about 70 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Black and 9% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Webster Elementary scores 47%.
Webster Elementary reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.6:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 78% of students at Webster Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
The model predicts 33.6% for a school in California with Webster Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Webster Elementary posts 32.7%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Webster Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Muir K-8 is about 0.5 miles from Webster Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Webster Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Webster Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 84 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.9:1 to 21.6:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Webster Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 15 states are named Webster Elementary. Webster Elementary is the 7th largest of the 24.
- Webster ElementaryMadera, CA · 634 students
- Webster ElementaryFresno, CA · 295 students
- Webster ElementaryPasadena, CA · 277 students
- Webster ElementarySan Diego, CA · 208 students
- Webster ElementaryMalibu, CA · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Muir K-80.5 mi · 1,029
- Stephens Middle0.6 mi · 658
- Birney Elementary1.0 mi · 501
- Rancho Dominguez Preparatory1.1 mi · 701
- Los Cerritos Elementary1.2 mi · 453
- Dominguez Elementary1.3 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Webster ElementaryHow many students attend Webster Elementary?
Webster Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Webster Elementary serve?
Webster Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Webster Elementary?
Webster Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 70% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Webster Elementary?
Webster Elementary is overseen by Long Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.