Is Harte Elementary a good school?

Harte Elementary ranks 3177 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harte Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 761 students attended Harte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harte Elementary?

Students at Harte Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Harte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harte Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lindbergh STEM Academy High : Jordan High

Harte Elementary

Summary:

Harte Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 803 students in grades K-5 and part of the Long Beach Unified School District. While the district is ranked 654 out of 1,568 in California, Harte Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to the district and state, and uneven outcomes across different student subgroups.

Harte Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates have significantly increased, rising from 15% in 2017-2018 to 49.5% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Long Beach Unified School District and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Harte Elementary's 5th-grade proficiency rate in ELA was 47.11%, compared to 50.81% for the district and 47.37% for the state, while in Mathematics, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rate was 28.69%, compared to 37.88% for the district and 35.02% for the state.

Interestingly, Harte Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby McKinley Elementary, Dooley Elementary, and Grant Elementary within the Long Beach Unified School District, but it outperforms some schools in the neighboring Paramount Unified School District, such as Captain Raymond Collins Elementary. The nearby Riley Elementary and Holmes Elementary stand out as higher-performing schools with significantly better academic outcomes and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Harte Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

1671 East Phillips St.
Long Beach, CA 90805-4811

(562) 428-0333

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3177^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,910

Students who attend Harte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lindbergh STEM Academy
High:	Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.6

Number of students: 761

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

African American:

13.5%

Asian:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harte Elementary ranks worse than 54.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 36^th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.87. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Student population at Harte Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.9%), African American (13.5%), Asian (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harte Elementary is 27.6. 47 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Harte Elementary employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harte Elementary is $8,910, which is the 25^th highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harte Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harte Elementary 3177^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harte 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 654^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harte Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.25	2628^th	4809	45.4%
2005	45.69	2407^th	4822	50.1%
2011	38.20	3370^th	5377	37.3%
2012	24.31	4361^st	5390	19.1%
2013	23.37	4506^th	5530	18.5%
2015	33.60	3428^th	5611	38.9%
2016	31.09	3682^nd	5614	34.4%
2017	42.45	2949^th	5692	48.2%
2018	41.14	3075^th	5662	45.7%
2019	39.34	3231^st	5789	44.2%
2021	27.65	990^th	1417	30.1%
2022	28.97	3946^th	5883	32.9%
2023	31.26	3783^rd	5874	35.6%
2024	39.87	3177^th	5862	45.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.39	2226^th	3246	31.4%
2019	36.49	2026^th	3275	38.1%
2021	40.58	301^st	602	50.0%
2022	44.74	1486^th	3311	55.1%
2023	45.77	1437^th	3250	55.8%
2024	63.65	587^th	3160	81.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.53	1619^th	2420	33.1%
2024	13.06	2634^th	2634	0.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.39	2144^th	5084	57.8%
2019	52.57	2231^st	5173	56.9%
2021	41.66	615^th	1110	44.6%
2022	34.51	3475^th	5264	34.0%
2023	43.94	2767^th	5374	48.5%
2024	45.19	2732^nd	5511	50.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	33.37	255^th	356	28.4%
2023	59.67	103^rd	336	69.3%
2024	51.39	159^th	364	56.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.11	2771^st	5413	48.8%
2019	39.90	3110^th	5492	43.4%
2021	38.81	713^th	1267	43.7%
2022	29.57	3775^th	5635	33.0%
2023	33.64	3448^th	5617	38.6%
2024	42.83	2867^th	5605	48.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.10	563^rd	2128	73.5%
2019	24.96	2069^th	2585	20.0%
2022	29.14	1531^st	2227	31.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.93	3222^nd	5431	40.7%
2019	38.18	3169^th	5510	42.5%
2021	19.96	1043^rd	1272	18.0%
2022	29.51	3823^rd	5663	32.5%
2023	29.43	3827^th	5650	32.3%
2024	36.66	3300^th	5636	41.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.20	874^th	1071	18.4%
2019	23.91	949^th	1149	17.4%
2022	8.24	1048^th	1154	9.2%
2023	12.41	1053^rd	1190	11.5%
2024	29.83	932^nd	1203	22.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.23	162^nd	700	76.9%
2019	52.46	303^rd	747	59.4%
2022	51.49	248^th	663	62.6%
2023	35.34	404^th	662	39.0%
2024	39.03	327^th	593	44.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.99	2168^th	4830	55.1%
2019	52.04	2150^th	4963	56.7%
2022	36.13	3208^th	5084	36.9%
2023	41.06	2832^nd	5098	44.4%
2024	53.13	2054^th	5102	59.7%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harte Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	387	94	267	188	6	n/a	n/a	0	942
1989	358	99	247	215	5	n/a	n/a	0	924
1990	318	148	231	213	6	n/a	n/a	0	916
1991	276	155	287	231	7	n/a	n/a	0	956
1992	247	193	330	239	7	n/a	n/a	0	1016
1993	233	189	312	268	7	n/a	n/a	0	1009
1994	223	244	323	316	4	n/a	n/a	0	1110
1995	150	273	333	412	2	n/a	n/a	0	1170
1996	150	273	333	412	2	n/a	n/a	0	1170
1997	118	294	316	488	3	n/a	n/a	0	1219
1998	107	296	316	521	3	n/a	n/a	0	1243
1999	86	279	297	613	3	n/a	n/a	0	1278
2000	65	270	277	659	3	n/a	n/a	0	1274
2001	65	251	234	686	4	n/a	n/a	0	1240
2002	79	252	198	749	5	n/a	n/a	0	1283
2003	79	252	198	749	5	n/a	n/a	0	1283
2004	71	236	187	726	1	n/a	n/a	2	1223
2005	66	208	191	747	1	n/a	n/a	10	1223
2006	58	189	163	758	3	n/a	n/a	16	1187
2007	38	170	169	716	3	n/a	n/a	14	1110
2008	38	143	162	682	5	n/a	n/a	0	1030
2009	35	156	132	638	4	48	14	0	1027
2010	17	155	114	618	4	49	8	0	965
2011	22	143	122	619	5	52	10	0	973
2012	19	133	134	605	2	56	13	0	962
2013	23	150	119	617	2	49	23	0	983
2014	21	132	119	610	2	44	31	0	959
2015	19	127	97	614	2	33	40	0	932
2016	16	107	107	590	2	42	36	0	900
2017	18	110	110	612	2	35	25	0	912
2018	17	116	105	610	2	27	25	0	902
2019	18	135	100	616	1	20	27	0	917
2020	14	125	97	589	0	19	26	0	870
2021	21	116	109	570	0	19	28	0	863
2022	21	111	94	522	0	15	32	0	795
2023	24	98	107	517	1	17	39	0	803
2024	23	103	95	494	1	15	30	0	761

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 Harte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	942	40.0	23.5	n/a
1989	924	40.0	23.1	n/a
1990	916	37.0	24.7	n/a
1991	956	38.0	25.1	n/a
1992	1016	38.6	26.3	66.7
1993	1009	39.8	25.4	65.2
1994	1110	43.0	25.8	75.6
1995	1170	44.0	26.6	80.4
1996	1170	44.0	26.6	80.4
1997	1219	56.5	21.6	73.7
1998	1243	55.0	22.6	74.9
1999	1278	57.0	22.4	92.2
2000	1274	59.5	21.4	94.8
2001	1240	65.0	19.1	89.4
2002	1283	61.7	20.8	90.6
2003	1283	61.7	20.8	90.6
2004	1223	62.0	19.7	88.5
2005	1223	59.0	20.7	89.1
2006	1187	61.0	19.5	91.1
2007	1110	59.0	18.8	88.8
2008	1030	64.0	16.1	88
2009	1027	50.0	18.7	90.6
2010	965	48.0	20.1	89.8
2011	973	n/a	n/a	91.1
2012	962	35.0	27.4	n/a
2013	983	33.0	29.7	89
2014	959	33.0	29.0	88.5
2015	932	33.0	28.2	89.9
2016	900	35.0	25.7	88.6
2017	912	34.0	26.8	89.6
2018	902	32.1	28.0	89.9
2019	917	33.1	27.7	89.3
2020	870	n/a	n/a	86.2
2021	863	28.5	30.2	82.5
2022	795	29.5	26.9	69.4
2023	803	27.5	29.2	69
2024	761	27.5	27.6	79

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 Harte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	942	40.0	23.5	n/a
1989	924	40.0	23.1	n/a
1990	916	37.0	24.7	n/a
1991	956	38.0	25.1	n/a
1992	1016	38.6	26.3	66.7
1993	1009	39.8	25.4	65.2
1994	1110	43.0	25.8	75.6
1995	1170	44.0	26.6	80.4
1996	1170	44.0	26.6	80.4
1997	1219	56.5	21.6	73.7
1998	1243	55.0	22.6	74.9
1999	1278	57.0	22.4	92.2
2000	1274	59.5	21.4	94.8
2001	1240	65.0	19.1	89.4
2002	1283	61.7	20.8	90.6
2003	1283	61.7	20.8	90.6
2004	1223	62.0	19.7	88.5
2005	1223	59.0	20.7	89.1
2006	1187	61.0	19.5	91.1
2007	1110	59.0	18.8	88.8
2008	1030	64.0	16.1	88
2009	1027	50.0	18.7	90.6
2010	965	48.0	20.1	89.8
2011	973	n/a	n/a	91.1
2012	962	35.0	27.4	n/a
2013	983	33.0	29.7	89
2014	959	33.0	29.0	88.5
2015	932	33.0	28.2	89.9
2016	900	35.0	25.7	88.6
2017	912	34.0	26.8	89.6
2018	902	32.1	28.0	89.9
2019	917	33.1	27.7	89.3
2020	870	n/a	n/a	86.2
2021	863	28.5	30.2	82.5
2022	795	29.5	26.9	69.4
2023	803	27.5	29.2	69
2024	761	27.5	27.6	79

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.

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