Gant Elementary

Summary:

Gant Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 656 students in grades K-5. This exceptional school consistently outperforms the Long Beach Unified School District and the state of California in academic achievement, making it a standout institution within the region.

Gant Elementary's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 80.61% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 81.29% proficient or better in Mathematics, far surpassing the district and state averages. The school's success extends to various student subgroups as well, with Gant Elementary ranking among the top 15 elementary schools in California for Asian students and the top 23 for Hispanic students in English Language Arts/Literacy. Additionally, the school ranks 2nd in the state for students with special education needs. Gant Elementary's low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.5%, compared to the district's 37.5% and the state's 25.6%, further highlights its commitment to student engagement and success.

When compared to nearby schools within the Long Beach Unified School District, such as Bryant Elementary, Gant Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics around 30 percentage points higher. This sustained excellence has earned Gant Elementary a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, making it a highly sought-after choice for families in the area.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1854 Britton Dr.
       Long Beach, CA  90815-3231


(562) 430-3384

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,080 Help


Students who attend Gant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Stanford Middle
High:    Wilson High

Student/teacher ratio:  27.0 Help
Number of students:  663

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.3%
Hispanic:
31.7%
Two or more races:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gant Elementary ranks better than 95.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.01. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Gant Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.3%), Hispanic (31.7%), two or more races (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gant Elementary is 27. 40 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gant Elementary is $9,080, which is the 21st highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gant Elementary 263rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gant Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gant Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 94.53 256th 4809 94.7%
2005 92.73 347th 4822 92.8%
2006 95.53 188th 4818 96.1%
2007 96.51 132nd 5113 97.4%
2008 94.86 197th 5113 96.1%
2009 94.88 170th 5193 96.7%
2010 93.20 247th 5314 95.4%
2011 92.18 300th 5377 94.4%
2012 92.21 278th 5390 94.8%
2013 91.93 332nd 5530 94.0%
2015 93.27 426th 5611 92.4%
2016 91.00 554th 5614 90.1%
2017 93.42 426th 5692 92.5%
2018 94.95 291st 5662 94.9%
2019 92.91 448th 5789 92.3%
2021 89.29 162nd 1417 88.6%
2022 95.46 331st 5883 94.4%
2023 94.95 356th 5874 93.9%
2024 96.01 263rd 5862 95.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.96 95th 339 72.0%
2019 77.55 77th 445 82.7%
2022 87.06 26th 610 95.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 99.96 2nd 2634 99.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.69 335th 5084 93.4%
2019 95.13 135th 5173 97.4%
2021 85.57 103rd 1110 90.7%
2022 85.48 529th 5264 90.0%
2023 95.62 172nd 5374 96.8%
2024 96.46 177th 5511 96.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.23 340th 5413 93.7%
2019 92.78 380th 5492 93.1%
2021 87.47 159th 1267 87.5%
2022 95.20 285th 5635 94.9%
2023 91.64 527th 5617 90.6%
2024 92.40 471st 5605 91.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.00 249th 5431 95.4%
2019 90.14 572nd 5510 89.6%
2021 88.29 155th 1272 87.8%
2022 93.83 385th 5663 93.2%
2023 95.24 285th 5650 95.0%
2024 95.82 210th 5636 96.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.37 127th 1190 89.3%
2024 88.39 15th 1203 98.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.90 166th 4830 96.6%
2019 95.20 134th 4963 97.3%
2022 96.13 152nd 5084 97.0%
2023 98.02 72nd 5098 98.6%
2024 99.13 23rd 5102 99.5%
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Rank History for White students at Gant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.71 164th 2737 94.0%
2019 79.22 489th 2834 82.7%
2022 86.51 214th 2726 92.1%
2023 82.16 341st 2662 87.2%
2024 81.75 360th 2647 86.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Gant Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 500 72 63 46 3 n/a n/a 0 684
1989 510 72 68 62 5 n/a n/a 0 717
1990 500 89 66 61 3 n/a n/a 0 719
1991 431 96 75 70 3 n/a n/a 0 675
1992 393 96 88 95 6 n/a n/a 0 678
1993 356 107 94 115 8 n/a n/a 0 680
1994 323 107 85 111 5 n/a n/a 0 631
1995 365 91 76 120 6 n/a n/a 0 658
1996 365 91 76 120 6 n/a n/a 0 658
1997 429 84 72 112 8 n/a n/a 0 705
1998 449 66 74 96 8 n/a n/a 0 693
1999 466 58 69 80 11 n/a n/a 0 684
2000 470 66 79 107 10 n/a n/a 0 732
2001 454 70 87 110 6 n/a n/a 0 727
2002 459 73 88 111 5 n/a n/a 0 736
2003 459 73 88 111 5 n/a n/a 0 736
2004 452 69 92 114 3 n/a n/a 0 730
2005 464 63 83 118 1 n/a n/a 0 729
2006 442 55 85 122 1 n/a n/a 0 705
2007 447 49 28 116 0 n/a n/a 48 688
2008 416 45 77 129 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2009 410 43 65 138 1 7 4 0 668
2010 403 35 76 138 1 7 4 0 664
2011 378 41 81 138 0 7 9 0 654
2012 366 40 77 138 0 6 20 0 647
2013 328 49 79 155 0 6 41 0 658
2014 315 46 78 145 0 5 51 0 640
2015 308 38 63 119 0 5 57 0 590
2016 266 43 68 138 2 4 66 0 587
2017 259 51 64 146 1 3 76 0 600
2018 245 41 71 146 1 2 87 0 593
2019 223 31 68 151 1 1 87 0 562
2020 236 29 72 164 1 2 72 0 576
2021 220 26 83 182 1 3 65 0 580
2022 226 27 85 175 0 3 77 0 593
2023 230 38 98 196 0 3 91 0 656
2024 214 36 98 210 0 4 101 0 663

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gant Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 26.0 26.3 n/a
1989 717 29.0 24.7 n/a
1990 719 26.5 27.1 n/a
1991 675 26.6 25.3 n/a
1992 678 27.0 25.1 32.2
1993 680 26.0 26.2 33.5
1994 631 24.0 26.3 19.5
1995 658 25.5 25.8 33
1996 658 25.5 25.8 33
1997 705 28.0 25.2 29.2
1998 693 31.0 22.4 25.7
1999 684 33.0 20.7 22.1
2000 732 35.0 20.9 20.2
2001 727 36.0 20.2 16.5
2002 736 36.0 20.4 13.5
2003 736 36.0 20.4 13.5
2004 730 35.0 20.9 13.3
2005 729 34.6 21.1 12.2
2006 705 35.0 20.1 11.6
2007 688 35.0 19.7 11.9
2008 668 38.4 17.4 9.7
2009 668 33.8 16.7 10.6
2010 664 37.0 17.9 13.3
2011 654 n/a n/a 17.4
2012 647 25.1 25.7 n/a
2013 658 24.5 26.8 20.5
2014 640 24.0 26.6 18.1
2015 590 22.0 26.8 17.1
2016 587 22.0 26.6 20.6
2017 600 22.0 27.2 23
2018 593 22.5 26.3 22.6
2019 562 22.0 25.5 26.9
2020 576 n/a n/a 24
2021 580 22.1 26.1 24.1
2022 593 22.5 26.3 21.6
2023 656 24.0 27.3 22.4
2024 663 24.5 27.0 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gant Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 26.0 26.3 n/a
1989 717 29.0 24.7 n/a
1990 719 26.5 27.1 n/a
1991 675 26.6 25.3 n/a
1992 678 27.0 25.1 32.2
1993 680 26.0 26.2 33.5
1994 631 24.0 26.3 19.5
1995 658 25.5 25.8 33
1996 658 25.5 25.8 33
1997 705 28.0 25.2 29.2
1998 693 31.0 22.4 25.7
1999 684 33.0 20.7 22.1
2000 732 35.0 20.9 20.2
2001 727 36.0 20.2 16.5
2002 736 36.0 20.4 13.5
2003 736 36.0 20.4 13.5
2004 730 35.0 20.9 13.3
2005 729 34.6 21.1 12.2
2006 705 35.0 20.1 11.6
2007 688 35.0 19.7 11.9
2008 668 38.4 17.4 9.7
2009 668 33.8 16.7 10.6
2010 664 37.0 17.9 13.3
2011 654 n/a n/a 17.4
2012 647 25.1 25.7 n/a
2013 658 24.5 26.8 20.5
2014 640 24.0 26.6 18.1
2015 590 22.0 26.8 17.1
2016 587 22.0 26.6 20.6
2017 600 22.0 27.2 23
2018 593 22.5 26.3 22.6
2019 562 22.0 25.5 26.9
2020 576 n/a n/a 24
2021 580 22.1 26.1 24.1
2022 593 22.5 26.3 21.6
2023 656 24.0 27.3 22.4
2024 663 24.5 27.0 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Gant Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201296.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%96.0%97.0%
201396.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%97.0%98.0%98.0%97.0%96.0%
201486.0%2.0%0.0%12.0%91.0%94.0%97.0%91.0%92.0%
201564.0%3.0%0.0%34.0%74.0%74.0%82.0%76.0%75.0%
201682.0%5.0%0.0%13.0%89.0%88.0%93.0%89.0%88.0%
201796.0%2.0%0.0%3.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%97.0%≥99.0%
201895.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%96.0%98.0%
201998.0%0.0%1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%98.0%
202192.7%0.8%1.6%96.0%98.4%93.6%95.2%96.0%
202297.0%0.0%1.5%97.0%97.8%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gant Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,080

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gant Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 448th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 356th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gant Elementary)66.775.5
 8.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)55.647.6
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gant Elementary)83.379.1
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)59.647.1
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gant Elementary)76.376.5
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)5445.6
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gant Elementary)81.370.4
 10.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)52.540.6
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gant Elementary)85.986.1
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)56.851.7
 5.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gant Elementary)76.576.7
 0.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)4734.6
 12.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Gant Elementary)57.761.6
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)30.530.1
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students562656
 16.7%
African American3138
 22.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian6898
 44.1%
Hispanic151196
 29.8%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White223230
 3.1%
Two or More Races8791
 4.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.9%22.4%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gant Elementary

Students who attend Gant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanford Middle
High : Wilson High

In the 2023-24 school year, 663 students attended Gant Elementary.

Yes! Gant Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 263rd of 5862 California elementary schools.

Students at Gant Elementary are 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 5% African American.


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