Robinson Academy, Long Beach CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Robinson Academy

Robinson Academy is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade public school in Long Beach, California, part of the Long Beach Unified School District. It sits on East 20th Street in a part of the city that reflects the broader Wrigley and central Long Beach character: more affordable, residential, and working-class compared to the beachfront or canal neighborhoods to the south and east.

The school's enrollment is substantial for a K-8 campus. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a meaningful Black student population and smaller shares of Asian, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing Robinson among schools serving a high-poverty population. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in the materials reviewed.

On state assessments, Robinson's academic results are a clear area to understand going in. The most recent CAASPP results, from the 2024-25 school year, show that across tested grades in English language arts, the school's overall proficiency rate falls in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Los Angeles County. Math proficiency is similarly low across grades, with fourth grade results particularly weak. Science results from the California Science Test at fifth and eighth grade follow the same pattern, with fifth grade especially low. The seventh and eighth grade ELA scores are the relative high point across the building, approaching the mid-forties in proficiency, while math in the middle grades sits in the twenties and low thirties. Only one data point is available for each subject, so it is not possible to describe a trend. A parent would reasonably want to ask the school directly about what supports are in place for students reading or doing math below grade level, and what the school's approach to accelerating growth looks like year over year.

No information was available about course programs, extracurriculars, staffing levels, chronic absenteeism, or discipline patterns. Those gaps leave real questions unanswered for a family doing serious due diligence, and following up with the school or the district would be worthwhile.

Robinson is part of Long Beach Unified, a large urban district that has been navigating sustained enrollment decline for years. In late 2024 the board voted to close one elementary school and merge its boundaries into a neighboring school, publicly reported as a response to demographic shifts, and further consolidations are possible. The district also passed a major school bond in 2022, publicly reported as the largest in its history, aimed at repairing aging campuses and modernizing facilities for safety, technology, and career education. That bond comes with a long-term property tax levy, a practical consideration for homeowners in the area. The district has also been implementing new ethnic studies coursework at the high school level, including a dual-enrollment pathway with Cal State Long Beach, though that pathway would matter to Robinson families only when students eventually move to high school.

The housing market around Robinson tells a specific story. Home values in the immediate ZIP code are well above the California statewide median and dramatically above the national median, making Long Beach broadly expensive. Rents are also elevated, with a rent-to-income ratio that would strain a household earning the national median. Home values in the area have been essentially flat year over year. Long Beach as a whole is in a significant housing construction phase, with a wave of new downtown units in the pipeline, which may gradually affect density and school enrollment patterns over time.

For families already in the neighborhood or district who are choosing among local public schools, Robinson's academic results are the central question to engage with honestly. The school's composition, its urban setting, and its place within a large diverse district are plain characteristics of the context. The academic numbers, across subjects and grade levels, are consistently below the midpoint among Los Angeles County districts, and a parent would want to understand what the school is doing to change that trajectory before making a long-term commitment.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 49% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 410%

School 10% · District 45% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 41% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 721%

School 21% · District 37% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 35% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 48% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 50% · ▼ 34 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 55% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 54% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 53% · ▼ 9 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 33% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 29% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 52% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below 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-income35%Higher-income38%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income39%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income53%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income38%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income9%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income47%21 pp gap