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Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach Unified School District
1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90810
As California's third-largest district, Long Beach Unified, or LBUSD, serves 86,000 students in Long Beach and…More neighboring Lakewood, Signal Hill. It also educates the students of Catalina Island off the Long Beach coast. Though it often falls in the shadow of larger L.A., national media attention and awards in recent years have put the district in the spotlight. It remains a nationally recognized district hailed for academic achievement in even the lowest income neighborhoods. It has won the prestigious Broad Prize, honoring the country's best urban school system. The district, extremely racially and economically diverse, has been a five-time finalist for the award. Nearly three-fourths of graduates enroll in college, the district says.
1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90810
As California's third-largest district, Long Beach Unified, or LBUSD, serves 86,000 students in Long Beach and…More neighboring Lakewood, Signal Hill. It also educates the students of Catalina Island off the Long Beach coast. Though it often falls in the shadow of larger L.A., national media attention and awards in recent years have put the district in the spotlight. It remains a nationally recognized district hailed for academic achievement in even the lowest income neighborhoods. It has won the prestigious Broad Prize, honoring the country's best urban school system. The district, extremely racially and economically diverse, has been a five-time finalist for the award. Nearly three-fourths of graduates enroll in college, the district says.
Naples Bayside Academy
5537 E the Toledo, Long Beach, CA 90803
Currently the highest scoring elementary school in the Long Beach Unified School District, Naples reflects the unique…More island neighborhood that evokes a small-town atmosphere. It has only half the student population of the Shore's nearest elementary, Lowell, and the PTA and school foundation finances enough teachers to keep class sizes among the district's lowest. Naples was a 2010 California Distinguished School, and residents refer to it as "the jewel of the island." Like Lowell, Naples parents commonly say that it is "the best private education a public school can provide." Because of Long Beach Unified's open enrollment, any student may apply to attend another district school if students in the immediate neighborhood do not take all the slots. Besides a school-wide Halloween parade, Naples offers a PTA-funded art programs, free after-school supervision by for one hour after class, and makes available fee-based classes, such as tennis, cooking, and language. A notably amicable PTA heavily supports student programs (more than 400 parents are enrolled to volunteer for a school of 320 students). So that parents can "dine for dollars" at a participating local restaurant, the principal offers a date night for parents and hangs out with students that night and watches a popular movie.
5537 E the Toledo, Long Beach, CA 90803
Currently the highest scoring elementary school in the Long Beach Unified School District, Naples reflects the unique…More island neighborhood that evokes a small-town atmosphere. It has only half the student population of the Shore's nearest elementary, Lowell, and the PTA and school foundation finances enough teachers to keep class sizes among the district's lowest. Naples was a 2010 California Distinguished School, and residents refer to it as "the jewel of the island." Like Lowell, Naples parents commonly say that it is "the best private education a public school can provide." Because of Long Beach Unified's open enrollment, any student may apply to attend another district school if students in the immediate neighborhood do not take all the slots. Besides a school-wide Halloween parade, Naples offers a PTA-funded art programs, free after-school supervision by for one hour after class, and makes available fee-based classes, such as tennis, cooking, and language. A notably amicable PTA heavily supports student programs (more than 400 parents are enrolled to volunteer for a school of 320 students). So that parents can "dine for dollars" at a participating local restaurant, the principal offers a date night for parents and hangs out with students that night and watches a popular movie.
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
5201 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803
5201 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803
Lowell, in the heart of Belmont Shore, is repeatedly recognized as among the top-scoring schools in the vaunted Long…More Beach Unified School District. It usually has a waiting list for students to transfer in from other campuses. Students in the neighborhood have priority, but the district has an open enrollment policy. This school has been a California Distinguished School each of the past three award years (2008, 2004, 2000), with the Academic Performance Indicator (API) test scores always over the 900 mark.</p> <p>Extensive PTA-funded programs range from the Meet the Masters art program to a unique yearly Authors & Illustrators Night, which is free to the 250 family members who are led by published writers, graphic novelists, animators and screenwriters in creating their own work.</p> <p>Lowell has a Learning Garden and is also an official Monarch (butterfly) Way Station. </p>