Stanford Middle

Summary:

Stanford Middle is a public middle school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,181 students. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanford Middle consistently ranks among the top 15% of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 134 and 539 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the Long Beach Unified district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Stanford Middle also outperforms the district and state in Mathematics and Science. The school has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, but its performance for English Language Learners and homeless students is more mixed.

While Stanford Middle outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Long Beach Unified district, it lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring Los Alamitos Unified district. However, the school has maintained a strong academic performance over the past several years, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to help students succeed, though there is still room for improvement in supporting the academic needs of English Language Learners and homeless students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5871 East Los Arcos St.
       Long Beach, CA  90815-2120


(562) 594-9793

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
387th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,484 Help


Students who attend Stanford Middle usually attend:

High:    Wilson High

Feeder schools for Stanford Middle:

Elementary:    Bixby Elementary
    Emerson Parkside Academy
    Gant Elementary
    Prisk Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  25.1 Help
Number of students:  1,157

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.9%
White:
27.3%
Asian:
12.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.1% Help


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Compare Details Stanford Middle ranks better than 86.1% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 15 ranked middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.58. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Stanford Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.9%), White (27.3%), Asian (12.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stanford Middle is 25.1, which is the highest among 15 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stanford Middle is $7,484. 10 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stanford Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Stanford Middle 387th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Stanford Middle in the ranking list.)

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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 Stanford Middle

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Rank History for all students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.80 203rd 1769 88.5%
2005 86.62 170th 1777 90.4%
2006 90.90 107th 1804 94.1%
2007 89.34 140th 1999 93.0%
2008 88.83 129th 2005 93.6%
2009 85.00 194th 2063 90.6%
2010 85.47 181st 2179 91.7%
2011 84.79 201st 2236 91.0%
2012 80.77 277th 2259 87.7%
2013 77.92 376th 2379 84.2%
2015 85.15 328th 2477 86.8%
2016 85.11 325th 2497 87.0%
2017 89.57 251st 2508 90.0%
2018 87.99 282nd 2480 88.6%
2019 83.30 403rd 2715 85.2%
2021 80.85 134th 894 85.0%
2022 77.52 539th 2740 80.3%
2023 85.29 369th 2802 86.8%
2024 84.58 387th 2777 86.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.59 85th 462 81.6%
2019 70.60 161st 554 70.9%
2022 53.46 319th 665 52.0%
2023 72.64 186th 678 72.6%
2024 77.59 141st 699 79.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.06 1115th 1442 22.7%
2024 44.22 588th 1477 60.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.72 192nd 1538 87.5%
2024 82.83 155th 1550 90.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.95 251st 2230 88.7%
2019 73.33 425th 2369 82.1%
2021 73.05 134th 721 81.4%
2022 64.70 622nd 2458 74.7%
2023 77.06 378th 2549 85.2%
2024 83.85 280th 2575 89.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 76.35 49th 336 85.4%
2023 84.56 28th 321 91.3%
2024 44.46 186th 394 52.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.56 297th 2262 86.9%
2019 81.11 409th 2380 82.8%
2021 83.74 101st 738 86.3%
2022 79.79 432nd 2509 82.8%
2023 90.15 243rd 2547 90.5%
2024 86.03 326th 2546 87.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.17 34th 1369 97.5%
2019 88.80 97th 1491 93.5%
2021 82.63 27th 354 92.4%
2022 83.32 150th 1531 90.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.53 252nd 2273 88.9%
2019 82.90 367th 2407 84.8%
2021 77.42 137th 763 82.0%
2022 73.00 572nd 2527 77.4%
2023 76.87 503rd 2558 80.3%
2024 81.05 404th 2547 84.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.96 248th 700 64.6%
2019 54.36 392nd 745 47.4%
2022 50.73 417th 733 43.1%
2023 55.11 377th 718 47.5%
2024 59.22 356th 741 52.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.09 46th 600 92.3%
2019 84.30 62nd 643 90.4%
2022 67.74 166th 637 73.9%
2023 88.68 40th 614 93.5%
2024 73.12 127th 626 79.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.67 174th 2072 91.6%
2019 80.50 297th 2213 86.6%
2022 75.51 389th 2359 83.5%
2023 87.26 187th 2391 92.2%
2024 87.56 178th 2383 92.5%
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Rank History for White students at Stanford Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.19 154th 1496 89.7%
2019 80.42 254th 1602 84.1%
2022 76.81 299th 1555 80.8%
2023 81.78 210th 1552 86.5%
2024 80.74 218th 1535 85.8%
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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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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Stanford Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 347 99 232 200 3 n/a n/a 0 881
1989 350 109 215 303 2 n/a n/a 0 979
1990 242 91 113 236 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1991 346 189 183 368 3 n/a n/a 0 1089
1992 293 204 231 443 4 n/a n/a 0 1175
1993 250 206 326 516 3 n/a n/a 0 1301
1994 234 170 329 499 4 n/a n/a 0 1236
1995 272 193 299 396 3 n/a n/a 0 1163
1996 272 193 299 396 3 n/a n/a 0 1163
1997 340 207 277 407 3 n/a n/a 0 1234
1998 438 181 224 392 6 n/a n/a 0 1241
1999 505 179 184 397 5 n/a n/a 0 1270
2000 558 146 173 371 7 n/a n/a 0 1255
2001 578 144 174 372 4 n/a n/a 0 1272
2002 620 200 173 358 8 n/a n/a 0 1359
2003 620 200 173 358 8 n/a n/a 0 1359
2004 660 192 171 347 9 n/a n/a 0 1379
2005 684 175 179 366 6 n/a n/a 0 1410
2006 693 172 181 359 5 n/a n/a 1 1411
2007 658 178 61 387 7 n/a n/a 123 1414
2008 622 168 173 366 8 n/a n/a 0 1337
2009 610 165 167 361 6 10 4 0 1323
2010 633 141 151 364 5 11 9 0 1314
2011 632 126 133 408 6 13 11 0 1329
2012 596 138 127 413 5 12 25 0 1316
2013 566 137 126 422 6 13 35 0 1305
2014 530 147 156 396 5 14 43 0 1291
2015 515 119 166 392 5 13 45 0 1255
2016 505 110 175 421 5 10 72 0 1298
2017 462 107 157 428 2 10 100 0 1266
2018 415 103 132 434 3 15 129 0 1231
2019 373 105 124 478 2 17 145 0 1244
2020 389 99 122 458 1 16 136 0 1221
2021 396 103 134 467 2 17 115 0 1234
2022 372 100 137 451 4 14 112 2 1192
2023 343 107 150 454 4 11 112 0 1181
2024 316 120 147 462 4 7 101 0 1157

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 Stanford Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 881 40.3 21.8 n/a
1989 979 37.0 26.4 n/a
1990 682 26.4 25.8 n/a
1991 1089 41.0 26.5 n/a
1992 1175 41.7 28.1 71.1
1993 1301 54.3 24.0 77.6
1994 1236 50.3 24.6 72.5
1995 1163 47.2 24.6 77.1
1996 1163 47.2 24.6 77.1
1997 1234 50.0 24.7 60.9
1998 1241 48.5 25.6 50.4
1999 1270 51.2 24.8 56.9
2000 1255 48.8 25.7 49.6
2001 1272 51.5 24.7 45.9
2002 1359 54.8 24.8 43.6
2003 1359 54.8 24.8 43.6
2004 1379 54.0 25.5 41.2
2005 1410 53.2 26.5 40.6
2006 1411 53.2 26.5 36.6
2007 1414 56.1 25.2 41.4
2008 1337 63.0 21.2 32.8
2009 1323 51.4 22.7 31.3
2010 1314 54.0 24.3 30.6
2011 1329 n/a n/a 36.3
2012 1316 45.4 28.9 n/a
2013 1305 45.7 28.5 31.3
2014 1291 47.0 27.4 32.5
2015 1255 48.0 26.1 33.9
2016 1298 47.0 27.6 36.2
2017 1266 47.6 26.5 38.6
2018 1231 46.6 26.4 35.9
2019 1244 45.6 27.2 39.5
2020 1221 n/a n/a 36.5
2021 1234 53.8 22.9 37.9
2022 1192 45.6 26.1 32.7
2023 1181 45.6 25.8 32.4
2024 1157 45.9 25.1 41.1

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 Stanford Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 881 40.3 21.8 n/a
1989 979 37.0 26.4 n/a
1990 682 26.4 25.8 n/a
1991 1089 41.0 26.5 n/a
1992 1175 41.7 28.1 71.1
1993 1301 54.3 24.0 77.6
1994 1236 50.3 24.6 72.5
1995 1163 47.2 24.6 77.1
1996 1163 47.2 24.6 77.1
1997 1234 50.0 24.7 60.9
1998 1241 48.5 25.6 50.4
1999 1270 51.2 24.8 56.9
2000 1255 48.8 25.7 49.6
2001 1272 51.5 24.7 45.9
2002 1359 54.8 24.8 43.6
2003 1359 54.8 24.8 43.6
2004 1379 54.0 25.5 41.2
2005 1410 53.2 26.5 40.6
2006 1411 53.2 26.5 36.6
2007 1414 56.1 25.2 41.4
2008 1337 63.0 21.2 32.8
2009 1323 51.4 22.7 31.3
2010 1314 54.0 24.3 30.6
2011 1329 n/a n/a 36.3
2012 1316 45.4 28.9 n/a
2013 1305 45.7 28.5 31.3
2014 1291 47.0 27.4 32.5
2015 1255 48.0 26.1 33.9
2016 1298 47.0 27.6 36.2
2017 1266 47.6 26.5 38.6
2018 1231 46.6 26.4 35.9
2019 1244 45.6 27.2 39.5
2020 1221 n/a n/a 36.5
2021 1234 53.8 22.9 37.9
2022 1192 45.6 26.1 32.7
2023 1181 45.6 25.8 32.4
2024 1157 45.9 25.1 41.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Stanford Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,484

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Stanford Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 403rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 369th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stanford Middle)64.768.4
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)50.744.1
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Stanford Middle)62.754.6
 8.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)45.933.3
 12.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stanford Middle)71.368.1
 3.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)55.249.5
 5.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Stanford Middle)57.150.8
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)44.332.5
 11.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Stanford Middle)64.664.7
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)52.546.9
 5.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Stanford Middle)57.351.5
 5.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)41.828.1
 13.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Stanford Middle)40.138.2
 1.9%
   8th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)28.223
 5.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12441181
 5.1%
African American105107
 1.9%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian124150
 21%
Hispanic478454
 5%
Pacific Islander1711
 35.3%
White373343
 8%
Two or More Races145112
 22.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.5%32.4%
 7.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Stanford Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,157 students attended Stanford Middle.

Students who attend Stanford Middle usually go on to attend Wilson High

Students at Stanford Middle are 40% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% Asian, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Stanford Middle ranks 387th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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