Henry, Long Beach CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Henry

Henry is a neighborhood elementary school in Long Beach serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in a mid-sized, densely populated urban area where housing values are high and walkability varies by block, with Long Beach itself offering a complex cityscape that ranges from beachfront and commercial districts to quieter residential neighborhoods. The school serves about eight hundred students, with the plurality Latino, and about one-fifth qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Relative to districts across Los Angeles County, Henry's overall proficiency in reading and math places it in the top quartile, a meaningful position that reflects above-average academic performance.

Reading and math proficiency vary by grade. In third grade, proficiency in reading sits slightly below two-thirds, while math proficiency is similar. Fourth grade shows stronger reading, with nearly three-quarters of students meeting the standard, although math dips to just above three-fifths. By fifth grade, both subjects decline: reading stays near two-thirds, while math proficiency falls to just above one-half. In science, assessed in fifth grade only, about four-tenths of students reach the proficiency mark. The school's reading performance, especially in fourth grade, is one of its clearer strengths; math warrants attention as students advance through the upper elementary grades.

Henry is a regular public school without charter or magnet status, placed by the Long Beach Unified School District through an address-based enrollment process with a school-choice lottery. The district itself is in a transition phase. Enrollment has declined over roughly two decades as families have moved away, and in November 2024 the board approved the closure of Hudson Elementary, with its attendance boundary merging into Garfield. Long Beach voters passed Measure Q in 2022, a substantial bond measure to repair and modernize aging school buildings, increase safety infrastructure, and upgrade technology, with the cost extending across many years and reflected in property taxes. For families already living in Long Beach, this is a known commitment; for those considering a move to the area, the housing market context matters: home values and rents in the 90808 zip code are elevated, and mortgage costs relative to household income put a typical home purchase well above the national median in affordability.

The school's enrollment is stable and reflects the city's demographics: a majority Latino student population, a sizable white population, and smaller representations of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About one-fifth of students qualify for subsidized lunch, a rate below the county median, suggesting the school sits in a relatively less economically distressed part of Long Beach, though neighborhoods and blocks vary widely in character and cost.

For a parent or resident considering Henry, the key read is an elementary school with above-county-average proficiency in the tested grades, particularly in reading through fourth grade, where performance is notably strong. Math proficiency declines notably by fifth grade, so a family should ask the school directly about its math support and acceleration pathways as students prepare for middle school. The school's setting is an urban neighborhood with good walkability and transit access in parts of Long Beach, though you live in a high-cost housing market; the district's broader enrollment decline and ongoing facility bond work are realities that will shape the school environment for years to come. No special programs, magnet focus, charter autonomy, or distinct pedagogical model is reported for this school, so it operates as a standard neighborhood elementary with the curriculum and instruction of the Long Beach Unified system.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 49% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 45% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 41% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 48% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 50% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 55% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 33% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 52% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

This schoolLong Beach Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income63%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income60%Higher-income75%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income70%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income73%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income66%Higher-income87%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income75%31 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income71%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income63%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income56%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income51%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income53%Higher-income63%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income46%20 pp gap