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Polytechnic High
A

Polytechnic High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1600 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 · (562) 591-0581 · Part of Long Beach Unified School District

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

Directions
Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
3,890
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Polytechnic High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Polytechnic HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1600 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9970
Grade 10947
Grade 11981
Grade 12992
Enrollment over time
4,002’20
4,083’21
3,952’22
3,954’23
3,890’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%Asian 17%Black 14%White 6%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polytechnic High 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.