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Senior student Jasmin Jimenez of Avalon TK-12 School is a recipient of a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison.
Katerine “Kiki” L., a first grade student from Emerson Parkside Academy, is one of nine finalists of NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge.
LBUSD is one of 23 honorees recognized as models of attendance improvement by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
Dr. Jill A. Baker will lead an educational event designed to bring together superintendents from large urban school districts to form a small learning community.
The 12 staff members selected as finalists embody a core value of LBUSD's new aspirational vision that reimagines education.
For the fourth year in a row, the LBUSD Migrant Education Program earned a record number of awards at a Los Angeles County Office of Education tournament.
The annual Poly High School festival encourages students to garden, protect pollinators and become stewards of the environment.
Please join us in congratulating Axel Aguilar, LBUSD Student Board Member, and Olivia Jensen of Cubberley K-8 School for their recent achievements in the community.
Members of Jordan High School’s choir, band and orchestra recently returned from a once-in-a-lifetime experience, having performed at the renowned Carnegie Hall.
An article co-authored by Superintendent Jill A. Baker highlights how the District's professional development programs promote and nurture home-grown talent across LBUSD.
Why LBUSD?
A National and International Reputation for Excellence
schools
84
LBUSD offers award-winning pre-K to grade 12 instruction in Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon on Catalina Island.
Students
64,000+
LBUSD 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 LBUSD high schools have achieved graduation rates above 90%.
Employees
10,000
LBUSD 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
LBUSD’S finances consistently earn the highest possible ratings from independent auditors.
LBUSD Commitment to Excellence & Equity
LBUSD values all students and recognizes that student diversity and uniqueness add to the fabric of our district. We create school communities that promote appreciation and acceptance of student differences where all students feel a sense of belonging.
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’
LBUSD 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 LBUSD 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
LBUSD’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 LBUSD 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.