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Alvarado Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1900 East 21st St., Signal Hill, CA 90755 · (562) 591-7477 · Part of Long Beach Unified School District

Signal Hill’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Alvarado Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of California’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Signal Hill kids: Jessie Nelson Academy

On the path

Where Signal Hill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Alvarado ElementaryYou are here
6–8Jessie Nelson Academy832 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1900 East 21st St., Signal Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 156
Grade 262
Grade 371
Grade 452
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
369’20
362’21
390’22
394’23
390’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Asian 26%Black 13%White 7%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alvarado Elementary from Signal Hill 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; Signal Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.