Polytechnic High

Regular School · Long Beach, CA

Polytechnic High is a regular school school in Long Beach, California, serving grades 09–12 with 3,890 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

3,890

Teachers (FTE)

166.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

23.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	2,158	55%
Asian	653	17%
Black or African American	563	14%
White	224	6%
Two or more races	217	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	69	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0%
Total enrollment	3,890	1,937M / 1,953F

English Language Learners: 505 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +20.1pp	33.9%	568
Reading Proficiency	72.0% +23.3pp	48.7%	590
Science Proficiency	40.0%	—	479
4-Year Graduation Rate	88.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (31)

1,673 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1,042 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

449

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

747

19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	3,890	100%

Contact & Location

1600 Atlantic Ave.

Long Beach, CA 90813

Phone: (562)591-0581

District

Long Beach Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,602

District enrollment: 65,129

Other Schools in District

Addams Elementary Elementary
Alvarado Elementary Elementary
Barton Elementary Elementary
Birney Elementary Elementary
Bixby Elementary Elementary
Bobbie Smith Elementary Elementary
Bryant Elementary Elementary
Burbank Elementary Elementary

View all 81 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 90813) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

062250002751

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD