📍 1600 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, Los Angeles County, 90813
Polytechnic High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Long Beach, Los Angeles County. The school has 3,952 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alejandero Vega. It is part of the Long Beach Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 167.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Polytechnic High enrolls 3,952 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 167.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Asian and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,111 | 53% |
| Asian | 737 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 575 | 15% |
| White | 276 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 187 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 62 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,114 of the school's 3,952 students (53%) 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.
Polytechnic High 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.
Polytechnic High 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 3,952 students, Polytechnic High is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.