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Keisha Clark-Booth, a dance director at Cabrillo High School, has been crowned as California's Dance Teacher of the Year.
An article co-authored by Superintendent Jill A. Baker highlights how the District's professional development programs promote and nurture home-grown talent across 菠菜网lol正规平台.
Long Beach School for Adults courses can help students prepare for careers in Animal Care, Custodial Services, or become a Campus Security Officer or Certified Nursing Assistant.
Congratulations to Millikan High School alum Geneva Smith, a winner of Princeton University’s top honor for graduate students, the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship.
The entire third grade class at McKinley Elementary School recently received brand-new bicycles thanks to a surprise donation from the Los Angeles Kings.
The annual concert offers students an opportunity to perform in band and string orchestras composed of exceptionally talented students from across the District.
The Academy of Global Logistics introduces students to diverse international trade careers while providing high-quality STEM education.
The annual exhibit brings together the best middle and high school art pieces and presents awards to the top three middle and high school participants.
In support of ensuring an equitable education for all, 菠菜网lol正规平台 is proud to commemorate Black History Month with cultural awareness events and resources honoring African American achievements in the U.S.
Several students from Wilson and Millikan high schools were introduced to higher education programs in the technology and computer science fields during visits to the local college.
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A National and International Reputation for Excellence
schools
84
菠菜网lol正规平台 offers award-winning pre-K to grade 12 instruction in Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon on Catalina Island.
Students
64,000+
菠菜网lol正规平台 is the fourth largest school district in California, the nation’s most populous state.
National Blue Ribbon Schools
9
The award from the U.S. Department of Education is America’s top honor for individual schools.
State Distinguished Schools
44
The top state honor for academic excellence has been earned by schools throughout all geographic areas of the school district.
Graduation Rate
85%
Six 菠菜网lol正规平台 high schools have achieved graduation rates above 90%.
Employees
12,000
菠菜网lol正规平台 is the largest employer in Long Beach and has repeatedly appeared on Forbes’ list of America’s best employers.
Opened in
1885
Established in 1885 with fewer than a dozen students meeting in a borrowed tent, the school district has a rich history of excellence in academics, the arts and athletics.
Operating Budget
$1.3B
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Setting the Stage for Long Beach's Equity Story
Over the greater part of two decades, our equity-centered commitments have profoundly shaped and are continuing to shape every facet of how we do business in our district.
Learn about our journey from the perspectives of our senior district leaders.
District ‘Beating the Odds’
菠菜网lol正规平台 was listed among California “Districts Beating the Odds” by the Learning Policy Institute. Long Beach was identified as a "positive outlier" district where Hispanic, white and African American students achieve at higher than predicted levels, performing better than students of similar racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in most other districts.
Top L.A. County Public Schools
Twenty-two 菠菜网lol正规平台 schools were among 278 in Los Angeles County leading the way toward closing achievement gaps for low-income African American and Latino students, “Top Los Angeles County Public Schools.” The University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education and its Sol Price School of Public Policy partnered with the non-profit Innovate Public Schools on the study, which also was supported by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.
Top Magnet School in State
菠菜网lol正规平台’s California Academy of Mathematics and Science has repeatedly ranked No. 1 among magnet high schools statewide according to niche.com’s annual list of California’s top high schools. CAMS has earned an A-plus grade in academics, teachers, diversity, college prep, and health and safety.
Advanced Placement Course Inclusion
Data from the Washington, D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools depicted Long Beach as a national leader in providing students greater access to Advanced Placement college preparatory courses. A report looked at 48 of the nation’s largest school systems and found that the 菠菜网lol正规平台 ranked first nationally on the percentage of African American male students who took one or more AP courses; ranked second on the overall percentage of students who took one or more AP courses; ranked second on the percentage of Hispanic male students who took one or more AP courses; ranked second on the percentage of reduced price lunch students who took one or more AP courses; and ranked second on the percentage of students with disabilities who took one or more AP courses.