Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Long Beach (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 73 schools in Long Beach, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.

#	School	Sector	Students per teacher	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Intellectual Virtues Academy Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	14.8	34.3 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	118
2	Rancho Dominguez Preparatory Long Beach · High · Grades 6–12	Public	17.5	21.7 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	701
3	Stephens Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.8	25.0 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	658
4	Richard D. Browning High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	18.9	24.0 Lower 50%	75.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	340
5	Lindbergh STEM Academy Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.1	17.1 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	421
6	Chavez Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	19.5	39.6 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	312
7	College Bridge Academy Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	19.6	10.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	255
8	Cabrillo High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	19.9	18.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	1,652
9	Emerson Parkside Academy Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	20.9	72.6 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	356
10	Mann Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21.3	45.8 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	320
11	Lindsey Academy Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	21.4	18.6 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	684
12	Webster Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21.6	36.6 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	454
13	Kettering Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21.8	76.0 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	348
14	Birney Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21.8	40.6 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	501
15	Captain Raymond Collins Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21.8	14.0 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	522
16	Jordan High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	21.8	13.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	2,272
17	Renaissance High School for the Arts Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	22.0	31.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	396
18	Hamilton Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.0	22.0 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	748
19	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	22.2	68.7 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	244
20	McKinley Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	22.6	42.6 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	475
21	Wilson High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	22.9	39.6 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	3,349
22	Whittier Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	22.9	19.6 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	526
23	Bancroft Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.0	55.7 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	806
24	Muir K-8 Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	23.4	44.1 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	1,029
25	Polytechnic High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	23.4	42.7 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	3,890
26	Gant Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	23.5	77.1 Top 25%	80% Math proficiency	657
27	Ernest S. McBride Sr. High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	23.5	63.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	682
28	Franklin Classical Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.6	23.1 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	991
29	Tincher Preparatory Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	23.9	73.1 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	837
30	Lincoln Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	23.9	42.0 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	742
31	King Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	23.9	37.2 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	598
32	Marshall Academy of the Arts Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.1	62.8 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	940
33	Hughes Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.3	55.7 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,214
34	Bryant Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.3	46.9 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	364
35	Helen Keller Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.5	66.8 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	515
36	Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.6	38.4 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	615
37	Jenny Oropeza Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.7	34.8 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	519
38	Addams Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.7	25.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	717
39	Hudson Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.9	28.8 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	224
40	Cubberley K-8 Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	25.0	68.2 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	951
41	Washington Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25.0	31.8 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	849
42	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	25.1	78.9 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	552
43	Jefferson Leadership Academies Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25.1	37.1 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,004
44	Edison Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	25.1	21.6 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	426
45	Millikan High Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Public	25.2	51.1 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	3,408
46	Powell Academy for Success Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	25.2	31.1 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	706
47	Stanford Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25.3	62.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	1,165
48	Robinson Academy Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	25.3	32.7 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	708
49	Newcomb Academy Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	25.4	77.9 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	914
50	Naples Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.0	80.2 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	338
51	Barton Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.1	23.9 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	418
52	Roosevelt Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.2	31.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	785
53	Lowell Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.5	77.3 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	609
54	Carver Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.8	75.7 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	562
55	Garfield Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.8	26.4 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	536
56	Burbank Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	26.9	33.3 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	538
57	Henry Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.4	72.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	796
58	Bixby Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.4	69.6 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	548
59	Burcham Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.5	57.7 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	412
60	Prisk Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.6	75.8 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	469
61	Lafayette Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.6	48.3 Lower 50%	60% Math proficiency	827
62	Dooley Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.6	32.2 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	662
63	Bobbie Smith Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.6	29.7 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	635
64	Harte Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.7	31.2 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	749
65	Twain Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.9	58.2 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	474
66	Willard Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.1	35.5 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	534
67	Los Cerritos Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.3	71.2 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	453
68	Longfellow Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.3	62.1 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	904
69	Rogers Middle Long Beach · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.6	72.6 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	773
70	Grant Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.8	29.8 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	951
71	Stevenson Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	29.2	37.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	438
72	Fremont Elementary Long Beach · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	30.1	72.2 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	451
73	The Education Corps Long Beach · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	46.3	7.1 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	278

Intellectual Virtues Academy in Long Beach leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Long Beach with Students per teacher 14.8. Of the 73 schools shown, 69 are public, 4 are charter.

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What is the best ratio school in Long Beach?

Intellectual Virtues Academy in Long Beach, California ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Long Beach with Students per teacher 14.8 (Enrollment: 118).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Long Beach ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.