Is Lafayette Elementary a good school?

Lafayette Elementary ranks 3282 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 849 students attended Lafayette Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary?

Students at Lafayette Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle High : Cabrillo High

Lafayette Elementary

Summary:

Lafayette Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 863 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lafayette Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages, and a high percentage of students from low-income families. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from being in the top 30% of California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the bottom 50% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Alvarado Elementary, Lafayette generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and overall statewide rankings.

Despite these challenges, Lafayette's African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively better compared to their peers at the state level, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of California schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students lag behind their counterparts at the state level, suggesting that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve student outcomes at Lafayette Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

2445 Chestnut Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90806-2997

(562) 426-7075

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3282^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,474

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.8

Number of students: 849

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

11.7%

Asian:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lafayette Elementary ranks worse than 56% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 37^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 38.26. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.2%), African American (11.7%), Asian (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary is 27.8. 48 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lafayette Elementary employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lafayette Elementary is $7,474. 48 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lafayette Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lafayette Elementary 3282^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lafayette Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Lafayette Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.12	3297^th	4809	31.4%
2005	24.28	3681^st	4822	23.7%
2006	23.54	3760^th	4818	22.0%
2011	61.59	1929^th	5377	64.1%
2012	33.97	3668^th	5390	31.9%
2013	29.39	4099^th	5530	25.9%
2015	26.37	3992^nd	5611	28.9%
2016	37.17	3263^rd	5614	41.9%
2017	32.21	3666^th	5692	35.6%
2018	56.84	2191^st	5662	61.3%
2019	68.85	1652^nd	5789	71.5%
2021	32.54	902^nd	1417	36.3%
2022	36.44	3344^th	5883	43.2%
2023	36.23	3413^th	5874	41.9%
2024	38.26	3282^nd	5862	44.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.08	635^th	3246	80.4%
2019	61.47	775^th	3275	76.3%
2022	56.20	918^th	3311	72.3%
2023	53.63	1025^th	3250	68.5%
2024	61.33	674^th	3160	78.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.62	1198^th	2420	50.5%
2024	53.15	882^nd	2634	66.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.39	1052^nd	5084	79.3%
2019	86.45	432^nd	5173	91.6%
2021	46.03	547^th	1110	50.7%
2022	47.28	2447^th	5264	53.5%
2023	47.98	2498^th	5374	53.5%
2024	47.33	2576^th	5511	53.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.66	323^rd	356	9.3%
2023	48.71	142^nd	336	57.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.79	2242^nd	5413	58.6%
2019	67.92	1606^th	5492	70.8%
2021	39.81	698^th	1267	44.9%
2022	42.03	2875^th	5635	49.0%
2023	33.43	3465^th	5617	38.3%
2024	34.68	3435^th	5605	38.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.32	655^th	2128	69.2%
2019	64.85	606^th	2585	76.6%
2022	36.51	1215^th	2227	45.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.35	2053^rd	5431	62.2%
2019	67.38	1624^th	5510	70.5%
2021	25.79	923^rd	1272	27.4%
2022	31.31	3674^th	5663	35.1%
2023	39.33	3101^st	5650	45.1%
2024	41.65	2960^th	5636	47.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.31	141^st	700	79.9%
2019	78.94	104^th	747	86.1%
2022	56.10	212^th	663	68.0%
2023	54.98	240^th	662	63.7%
2024	64.22	152^nd	593	74.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lafayette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.21	796^th	4830	83.5%
2019	86.41	445^th	4963	91.0%
2022	52.19	2063^rd	5084	59.4%
2023	51.35	2161^st	5098	57.6%
2024	51.84	2147^th	5102	57.9%

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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 Lafayette Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	87	165	134	302	3	n/a	n/a	0	691
1989	72	166	152	319	2	n/a	n/a	0	711
1990	65	176	140	334	3	n/a	n/a	0	718
1991	55	180	134	346	5	n/a	n/a	0	720
1992	64	191	129	349	1	n/a	n/a	0	734
1993	60	258	139	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	837
1994	36	306	133	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	877
1995	27	300	110	474	3	n/a	n/a	0	914
1996	27	300	110	474	3	n/a	n/a	0	914
1997	36	274	93	522	1	n/a	n/a	0	926
1998	34	220	86	569	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
1999	33	183	92	621	4	n/a	n/a	0	933
2000	29	195	68	657	1	n/a	n/a	0	950
2001	23	179	53	663	0	n/a	n/a	0	918
2002	21	197	47	658	3	n/a	n/a	0	926
2003	21	197	47	658	3	n/a	n/a	0	926
2004	18	194	63	661	2	n/a	n/a	0	938
2005	17	214	67	671	3	n/a	n/a	2	974
2006	12	218	73	660	2	n/a	n/a	2	967
2007	14	199	35	642	1	n/a	n/a	41	932
2008	12	188	58	636	3	n/a	n/a	0	897
2009	10	180	48	649	1	5	1	0	894
2010	16	176	44	630	2	4	4	0	876
2011	18	167	51	643	2	7	8	0	896
2012	19	175	52	684	1	6	18	0	955
2013	16	170	48	697	0	9	28	0	968
2014	17	175	48	675	0	11	35	0	961
2015	12	160	45	706	1	9	39	0	972
2016	15	145	33	714	0	10	47	0	964
2017	12	165	25	721	0	9	39	0	971
2018	17	140	24	717	1	7	33	0	939
2019	19	117	30	706	1	7	32	0	912
2020	17	108	28	717	2	4	36	0	912
2021	18	110	27	725	2	4	28	0	914
2022	12	108	30	708	1	8	18	0	885
2023	16	95	29	694	3	6	19	1	863
2024	14	99	25	681	1	4	24	1	849

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 Lafayette Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	691	32.0	21.5	n/a
1989	711	33.0	21.5	n/a
1990	718	28.0	25.6	n/a
1991	720	30.4	23.6	n/a
1992	734	30.9	23.7	73.3
1993	837	34.0	24.6	65.7
1994	877	34.8	25.2	91.2
1995	914	37.8	24.2	92.5
1996	914	37.8	24.2	92.5
1997	926	46.0	20.1	94.9
1998	909	41.8	21.7	94.1
1999	933	37.0	25.2	95
2000	950	42.5	22.4	90.8
2001	918	50.0	18.4	90.8
2002	926	48.0	19.3	90.9
2003	926	48.0	19.3	90.9
2004	938	45.9	20.4	90.8
2005	974	51.0	19.1	91.2
2006	967	48.0	20.1	91.1
2007	932	48.5	19.2	93.5
2008	897	53.3	16.8	89.6
2009	894	40.5	19.2	88.1
2010	876	43.0	20.3	94.5
2011	896	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	955	32.0	29.8	n/a
2013	968	34.0	28.4	62.8
2014	961	33.5	28.6	76.5
2015	972	34.0	28.5	79.6
2016	964	35.0	27.5	85
2017	971	34.0	28.5	83.1
2018	939	32.5	28.8	83.4
2019	912	31.5	28.9	86.8
2020	912	n/a	n/a	86.8
2021	914	34.0	26.8	79.9
2022	885	32.0	27.6	65.1
2023	863	32.5	26.5	66.2
2024	849	30.5	27.8	77.4

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 Lafayette Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	691	32.0	21.5	n/a
1989	711	33.0	21.5	n/a
1990	718	28.0	25.6	n/a
1991	720	30.4	23.6	n/a
1992	734	30.9	23.7	73.3
1993	837	34.0	24.6	65.7
1994	877	34.8	25.2	91.2
1995	914	37.8	24.2	92.5
1996	914	37.8	24.2	92.5
1997	926	46.0	20.1	94.9
1998	909	41.8	21.7	94.1
1999	933	37.0	25.2	95
2000	950	42.5	22.4	90.8
2001	918	50.0	18.4	90.8
2002	926	48.0	19.3	90.9
2003	926	48.0	19.3	90.9
2004	938	45.9	20.4	90.8
2005	974	51.0	19.1	91.2
2006	967	48.0	20.1	91.1
2007	932	48.5	19.2	93.5
2008	897	53.3	16.8	89.6
2009	894	40.5	19.2	88.1
2010	876	43.0	20.3	94.5
2011	896	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	955	32.0	29.8	n/a
2013	968	34.0	28.4	62.8
2014	961	33.5	28.6	76.5
2015	972	34.0	28.5	79.6
2016	964	35.0	27.5	85
2017	971	34.0	28.5	83.1
2018	939	32.5	28.8	83.4
2019	912	31.5	28.9	86.8
2020	912	n/a	n/a	86.8
2021	914	34.0	26.8	79.9
2022	885	32.0	27.6	65.1
2023	863	32.5	26.5	66.2
2024	849	30.5	27.8	77.4

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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