Is Webster Elementary a good school?

Webster Elementary ranks 4004 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Webster Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 497 students attended Webster Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Webster Elementary?

Students at Webster Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Webster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Stephens Middle High : Cabrillo High

Webster Elementary

Summary:

Webster Elementary is a public elementary school located in Long Beach, California, serving 552 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Webster Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 12.7% in 2017-2018 to 41.8% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 31.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 28.28% in Mathematics, and 16.39% in Science, compared to higher district and state averages. The school's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, also rank in the bottom quartile of their respective statewide subgroup rankings.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Lafayette Elementary and Longfellow Elementary, Webster Elementary consistently underperforms in academic metrics and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.67% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and providing targeted interventions and support services should be a priority for Webster Elementary to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

1755 West 32nd Way
Long Beach, CA 90810-2459

(562) 595-6568

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4004^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,290

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephens Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 497

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

African American:

21.9%

Asian:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Webster Elementary ranks worse than 68.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 44^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 29.04. (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 (65.6%), African American (21.9%), Asian (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Webster Elementary is 24.8, which is the 22^nd best among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Webster Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Webster Elementary is $9,290, which is the 16^th highest among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Webster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Webster Elementary 4004^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Webster 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 Webster Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.28	3987^th	4809	17.1%
2005	15.03	4334^th	4822	10.1%
2006	33.71	3070^th	4818	36.3%
2007	41.93	2787^th	5113	45.5%
2008	47.88	2500^th	5113	51.1%
2009	31.36	3604^th	5193	30.6%
2010	33.38	3589^th	5314	32.5%
2011	46.28	2816^th	5377	47.6%
2012	71.22	1458^th	5390	72.9%
2013	48.77	2759^th	5530	50.1%
2015	26.58	3977^th	5611	29.1%
2016	38.73	3161^st	5614	43.7%
2017	37.28	3286^th	5692	42.3%
2018	44.74	2845^th	5662	49.8%
2019	47.86	2710^th	5789	53.2%
2021	25.66	1037^th	1417	26.8%
2022	30.54	3832^nd	5883	34.9%
2023	28.50	4018^th	5874	31.6%
2024	29.04	4004^th	5862	31.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.69	1265^th	3246	61.0%
2022	33.65	2306^th	3311	30.4%
2023	36.32	2062^nd	3250	36.6%
2024	56.07	881^st	3160	72.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.58	1535^th	2420	36.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.80	1808^th	5084	64.4%
2019	57.93	1903^rd	5173	63.2%
2021	28.21	848^th	1110	23.6%
2022	40.08	3004^th	5264	42.9%
2023	34.53	3528^th	5374	34.4%
2024	33.92	3623^rd	5511	34.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.92	179^th	336	46.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.44	3516^th	5413	35.0%
2019	44.60	2831^st	5492	48.5%
2021	25.75	922^nd	1267	27.2%
2022	34.96	3330^th	5635	40.9%
2023	31.61	3615^th	5617	35.6%
2024	29.36	3845^th	5605	31.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	68.69	524^th	2585	79.7%
2022	29.14	1532^nd	2227	31.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.30	2114^th	5431	61.1%
2019	49.99	2456^th	5510	55.4%
2021	26.69	905^th	1272	28.9%
2022	26.75	4071^st	5663	28.1%
2023	26.22	4133^rd	5650	26.8%
2024	30.46	3781^st	5636	32.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.20	213^th	700	69.6%
2019	45.26	362^nd	747	51.5%
2022	22.01	586^th	663	11.6%
2023	31.21	452^nd	662	31.7%
2024	27.22	451^st	593	23.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.32	1875^th	4830	61.2%
2019	64.31	1441^st	4963	71.0%
2022	40.63	2855^th	5084	43.8%
2023	39.36	2958^th	5098	42.0%
2024	41.74	2842^nd	5102	44.3%

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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 Webster Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	70	208	138	316	2	n/a	n/a	0	734
1989	73	208	135	326	0	n/a	n/a	0	742
1990	48	232	115	340	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
1991	30	166	115	263	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1992	32	212	125	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
1993	37	175	104	302	3	n/a	n/a	0	621
1994	35	200	100	323	1	n/a	n/a	0	659
1995	32	249	92	311	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
1996	32	249	92	311	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
1997	19	241	91	338	4	n/a	n/a	0	693
1998	11	242	93	354	1	n/a	n/a	0	701
1999	13	245	91	352	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
2000	18	250	97	376	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2001	15	242	104	394	1	n/a	n/a	0	756
2002	21	243	115	431	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2003	21	243	115	431	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2004	12	233	116	438	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
2005	9	203	118	467	1	n/a	n/a	1	799
2006	13	191	110	404	2	n/a	n/a	0	720
2007	14	198	106	374	2	n/a	n/a	1	695
2008	20	186	100	361	2	n/a	n/a	0	669
2009	12	197	54	378	4	44	4	0	693
2010	13	174	46	375	3	39	3	0	653
2011	11	135	45	337	1	40	8	0	577
2012	11	126	50	352	2	34	13	0	588
2013	16	124	52	375	2	29	13	0	611
2014	23	139	43	384	2	30	22	0	643
2015	18	140	50	355	1	33	20	0	617
2016	14	139	46	355	2	27	19	0	602
2017	15	131	51	343	3	28	20	0	591
2018	9	119	46	345	2	25	26	0	572
2019	4	116	47	347	3	23	25	0	565
2020	4	101	51	349	2	22	20	0	549
2021	2	104	55	344	1	17	15	0	538
2022	7	97	52	323	2	12	16	0	509
2023	8	113	49	356	1	8	17	0	552
2024	8	109	40	326	0	3	11	0	497

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 Webster Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	734	30.0	24.4	n/a
1989	742	31.0	23.9	n/a
1990	735	28.0	26.2	n/a
1991	574	25.0	22.9	n/a
1992	655	25.4	25.7	87.5
1993	621	29.0	21.4	95
1994	659	28.0	23.5	91.4
1995	688	29.0	23.7	94.9
1996	688	29.0	23.7	94.9
1997	693	33.0	21.0	92.2
1998	701	36.0	19.5	79.5
1999	701	34.0	20.6	90.9
2000	741	36.0	20.6	90.8
2001	756	40.0	18.9	90.7
2002	810	44.6	18.2	90.9
2003	810	44.6	18.2	90.9
2004	800	43.6	18.3	90.6
2005	799	39.0	20.5	94.4
2006	720	37.0	19.5	92.4
2007	695	39.0	17.8	93.8
2008	669	47.0	14.2	94.8
2009	693	40.0	15.1	92.5
2010	653	40.0	16.3	94.5
2011	577	n/a	n/a	94.8
2012	588	35.0	16.8	n/a
2013	611	36.0	16.9	90.7
2014	643	33.5	19.1	91.9
2015	617	26.0	23.7	92.2
2016	602	28.0	21.5	88
2017	591	24.5	24.1	88.7
2018	572	22.1	25.8	91.3
2019	565	23.1	24.4	89.7
2020	549	n/a	n/a	86
2021	538	20.6	26.1	81.6
2022	509	21.0	24.2	70.3
2023	552	22.0	25.0	66.7
2024	497	20.0	24.8	80.3

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 Webster Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	734	30.0	24.4	n/a
1989	742	31.0	23.9	n/a
1990	735	28.0	26.2	n/a
1991	574	25.0	22.9	n/a
1992	655	25.4	25.7	87.5
1993	621	29.0	21.4	95
1994	659	28.0	23.5	91.4
1995	688	29.0	23.7	94.9
1996	688	29.0	23.7	94.9
1997	693	33.0	21.0	92.2
1998	701	36.0	19.5	79.5
1999	701	34.0	20.6	90.9
2000	741	36.0	20.6	90.8
2001	756	40.0	18.9	90.7
2002	810	44.6	18.2	90.9
2003	810	44.6	18.2	90.9
2004	800	43.6	18.3	90.6
2005	799	39.0	20.5	94.4
2006	720	37.0	19.5	92.4
2007	695	39.0	17.8	93.8
2008	669	47.0	14.2	94.8
2009	693	40.0	15.1	92.5
2010	653	40.0	16.3	94.5
2011	577	n/a	n/a	94.8
2012	588	35.0	16.8	n/a
2013	611	36.0	16.9	90.7
2014	643	33.5	19.1	91.9
2015	617	26.0	23.7	92.2
2016	602	28.0	21.5	88
2017	591	24.5	24.1	88.7
2018	572	22.1	25.8	91.3
2019	565	23.1	24.4	89.7
2020	549	n/a	n/a	86
2021	538	20.6	26.1	81.6
2022	509	21.0	24.2	70.3
2023	552	22.0	25.0	66.7
2024	497	20.0	24.8	80.3

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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