Rogers Middle, Long Beach CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rogers Middle

Rogers Middle is a regular public middle school serving sixth through eighth grades in Long Beach, located in a mid-sized urban setting that is experiencing both growth and consolidation at the district level. The school enrolls students across the three middle grades fairly evenly, with an enrollment near the typical size for a middle school in its region. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school reflects Long Beach's demographic diversity: roughly a third identify as Hispanic, two-fifths as white, with smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, Black, and other students.

On state assessments administered in 2024-25, Rogers shows a split profile by subject. English language arts proficiency is a strength, with about two-thirds of all students scoring proficient or above overall, and seventh graders performing particularly well. In mathematics, results are weaker: about half of all students meet proficiency overall, with proficiency declining noticeably from sixth to eighth grade. Eighth grade science proficiency sits at just above half. No data on state social studies testing from the current assessment era was available; an older result from standardized testing more than a decade ago showed strong performance in that subject, but this is too old to reflect current conditions. When proficiency results are averaged across tested subjects and grades, Rogers ranks in the top quartile among middle schools in Los Angeles County, indicating that despite the math challenge, the school is performing above typical for its peer group in the county. The school does not appear to have special education or English learner population data publicly reported, so a parent may want to look into how those students are served and whether Rogers has programs tailored to their needs.

Long Beach itself is a large, ethnically diverse coastal city with distinct neighborhoods ranging from beachfront and canal districts to quieter suburban areas. The housing market is substantial and high-cost: median home values in the school's zip code far exceed both state and national benchmarks, and rents are also notably high, creating an affordability challenge for many families even as the city approves record numbers of new housing units downtown. The port and aerospace industry anchor the local economy, alongside health care, education, and tourism. This is a walkable city in its downtown and some neighborhoods, though more suburban parts are car-dependent.

At the district level, Long Beach Unified approved a major school bond in 2022 to address aging facilities—the average school building is roughly four decades old—and has implemented a new ethnic studies graduation requirement, including dual-enrollment courses with Cal State Long Beach that count for both high school and college credit. The district is also navigating sustained enrollment decline, having voted to close Hudson Elementary at the end of this school year. These changes shape the environment families navigate: schools are modernizing through the bond investments, curricula are evolving to meet state mandates, and school boundaries and programs may shift as enrollment pressures continue. Rogers Middle itself sits within this context of a district managing both infrastructure investment and enrollment contraction, serving a community that is diverse, urban, and increasingly expensive to live in.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 35% · ▲ 19 pts above district

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

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 37% · ▲ 17 pts above district

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

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 35% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 49% · ▲ 16 pts above district

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

Grade 778%

School 78% · District 54% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 53% · ▲ 16 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 29% · ▲ 23 pts above district

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

Social studies

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 52% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 33 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 6Lower-income45%Higher-income78%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income88%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income77%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income68%34 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income36%Higher-income62%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income24%Higher-income55%31 pp gap