Overview of Birney Elementary

Birney Elementary is a public school situated in Long Beach, CA, which is in a large city environment. The learner population of Birney Elementary is 621, and the school has K-5. At Birney Elementary, 41% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 48% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 98%. The learner-teacher ratio is 23:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school enrolls 78% low-income learners. There are 27 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Birney Elementary

At Birney Elementary, 41% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 48% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Long Beach Unified School District, 53% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.

Birney Elementary performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In California, 46% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 38% tested above or at that level for math.