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Birney Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

710 West Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90806 · (562) 427-8512 · Part of Long Beach Unified School District

Long Beach’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Directions
Students
501
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Birney Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Long Beach kids: 19 middle schools

On the path

Where Long Beach kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Birney ElementaryYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.6%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

710 West Spring St., Long Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten108
Grade 182
Grade 280
Grade 368
Grade 490
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
558’20
502’21
485’22
496’23
501’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%Asian 15%Black 13%Two or more races 6%White 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Birney Elementary from Long Beach families.

Other schools in Long Beach Unified School District

The district →
Muir K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
B
1,029 students23:1
Cubberley K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A−
951 students25:1
Grant Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
C−
951 students29:1
Newcomb Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A
914 students25:1
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
A−
904 students28:1
Tincher Preparatory
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A
837 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Long Beach’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.