About Us
We've Moved! Effective August 2025! Click Video Below to Learn More!
🌟 Long Beach School for Adults (LBSA) Empowering Adult Learners for Over 100 Years!
📍 Serving Long Beach since 1924 | Willow Street Location since 1993 | New Location Beginning Fall 2025 at 171 W. Bort Street | Embracing the opportunity for growth!
What We Offer:
🕘 Classes Monday – Thursday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
✔️ Adult Basic Education (ABE)
✔️ High School Diploma Program
✔️ HiSET Preparation
✔️ English as a Second Language (ESL)
✔️ Career Technical Education (CTE)
✔️ Certified Testing Center
🎓 Diploma & Equivalency Success:
Over 150 students earn their diploma or certificate each year!
Class of 2025: 174 graduates!
🌍 Diversity is Our Strength:
✔️ Students from 50+ countries
✔️ 24+ languages spoken in our ESL program
Our Students:
🏠 Where They Live:
40% - Central Long Beach
18% - North Long Beach
Many from surrounding cities and other LBC zip codes
🔄 Returning Students:
2/3 continue their education with us every year
🎂 Age Breakdown:
18-24: 28%
25-39: 28%
40-55: 28%
55+: 16%
🏫 Connected to LBUSD:
✔️ 26% are LBUSD parents (Fall 2024)
✔️ 38% attended LBUSD schools (Fall 2024)
✔️ Host 2 ESL programs at 2 Elementary Schools (Lindsey and Hamilton)
Meet Our Dedicated Staff:
👩🏫 20 Teachers (Full-Time, Part-Time, Hourly)
🧑💼 1 Principal
🎓 1 LBCC College Counselor & 0.4 HSE Counselor
📋 1.4 Office Staff
🎓 2 College Aides
🌟 6 Volunteers (VIPS)
🏆 2 National Board Teachers (earning hours at LBSA)
Achievements & Recognition:
🏅 WIOA Title II Grant Recipient: Over $500,000 awarded yearly
🏅 2025 “Promising Practices” Award from CASAS for fostering a positive school culture
🏅 Chosen by OTAN to host California’s Tech & Digital Symposium for 200+ adult educators across CA (March 2025)
🏅 Awarded to Participate in State Leadership Academy: OTAN Digital Technology 24/25 - 25/26 (3 teachers, 1 principal)
🏅 Accepted to Cal Pro Leadership Institute (Principal) 23/24
🏅 Accepted to State Consortium Lead Academy (Principal) 25/26
Persistence & Growth Data:
📈 NRS Persister (Paired Tests)
3-Year Growth: +22.03%
✔️ 2022-23: 52.42%
✔️ 2023-24: 68.16%
✔️ 2024-25: 74.45%
📈 NRS Persister with EFL (Educational Functioning Level [Reading/Math]) Gain
3-Year Growth: +19.26%
✔️ 2022-23: 58.28%
✔️ 2023-24: 65.92%
✔️ 2024-25: 77.54%
🚀 Above State Average!
LBSA Persistence Rate: 74.45% vs. California Average: 58%
Our Focus:
✅ Strategic data review
✅ Targeted instruction on learning gaps
✅ Enhanced lessons & activities
✅ Continuous progress monitoring
✅ Incentives for student success
✅ Elevating Digital Literacy
✅ Systems, systems, systems
✅ Elevating collegiality and community
✅ Embracing and Collaborating with Community Partners
Our Goals:
🔍 Understand and use data to empower students.
🎉 Celebrate achievements with individual and class incentives.
Keep putting LBSA on the map.
Leverage Community Partners for student support and success.
Increase employment training opportunities.
Increase matriculation to LBCC and job training programs.
Open House December 2025
Mission:
To provide educational opportunities for students to be productive, contributing members of a society where they feel empowered and valued.
Vision:
Encourage lifelong learning through a culture of excellence, equity, and inclusion that supports the needs of students and their community.
Accreditation:
LBSA is an educational institution approved by the State Department of Education and is an accredited school under the Accreditation Committee for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Student Learner Outcomes:
Soar like an. . . . .
- Effective Communicator
- Use communication skills to respond effectively and appropriately
- Access appropriate resources and technology to determine academic, career and personal goals
- Work cooperatively with others from different backgrounds and cultures
- Accountable and Responsible Community Member
- Accept personal and professional commitments
- Realize the importance of accountability and responsibility
- Goal Oriented Student
- Develop a college and career awareness
- Set and accomplish educational, career, and personal goals
- Level Minded Leader
- Demonstrate personal integrity and ethical behavior
- Show sensitivity and understanding toward others
- Resolve conflicts through diplomacy
- Engaged Critical and Creative Thinker
- Ability to solve problems and make informed decisions
- Inspired to develop solutions for societal issues and concerns
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