Lowell Elementary vs Polytechnic High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Lowell Elementary Polytechnic High
Location Long Beach, CA Long Beach, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 609 3,890
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.9:1 23.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 21.4% 52.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Lowell Elementary Polytechnic High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,558 $19,558
District Long Beach Unified Long Beach Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Lowell Elementary Polytechnic High
White 48.5% 5.8%
African American 5.4% 14.5%
Hispanic or Latino 26.6% 55.5%
Asian 6.9% 16.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.8%
Multiracial 12.3% 5.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Lowell Elementary Polytechnic High
AP Courses Offered 31
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 189.1:1 298.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 22.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 4
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.