📍 145 E. Artesia Blvd., Long Beach, Los Angeles County, 90805
King Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Long Beach, Los Angeles County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jandella Faulkner. It is part of the Long Beach Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
King Elementary enrolls 631 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 531 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 10% |
| Asian | 19 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 631 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
King Elementary is one of 84 schools in Long Beach Unified, based in Long Beach, California. The district serves 62,644 students district-wide and employs 2,733 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, King Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 746 students per school.