The school was better but after they got a new principal it was not good…read more They make it unfair. The school water is not even filtered I know a kid who got sick from the water . And favorites kids it's different from a teacher and they dot favorite kids. And grabbed a kid be cuz the thecher was not fair. I know a kid who got framed in 3grad book after allredey having the same 1 and got suspended for it.

Our son was incessantly bullied for years - baited and mocked, ostracized, shoulder shoved, run…read moreinto from behind, "project" friended to be dumped & ostracized later. His test scores were removed from the general population so the school could claim that every student passed their state tests. His 5th grade teacher, Mrs Reyes, openly mocked him in front of the class & rolled her eyes with disgust at his IEP. She also favored the kids who bullied him. We could not afford to home school, so we were stuck with this armpit of a school.

Burcham Elementary is truly one of the hidden gems of LBUSD. Since the arrival of Mr. Evans, the…read morenew principal, the school has seen thoughtful, meaningful improvements that show how much he genuinely cares. As a parent himself of two young children, he understands what families value and it shows in the way he leads. One of the biggest advantages of Burcham is that it offers full‑day TK and Kindergarten, something many districts -- even high‑income areas like Irvine -- still don't provide. LBUSD began guaranteeing full‑day TK/K in 2022 based on your home address, and we feel very fortunate that Burcham is one of the schools offering it. Since Mr. Evans arrived, we've noticed so many positive changes. The Kinder playground now has more toys, planters, and engaging play materials. In the mornings, the school plays calm, kid‑friendly music before the bell, and even the bell itself is a soft chime instead of the loud, traditional school bell. These small touches create a warm, welcoming environment for students. Burcham also offers strong after‑school options, including WRAP and Coachie Hour (funded by the PTA). The CDC program opens at 6 AM and runs until 6 PM, though spots are limited -- you're lucky if you get in. Under Mr. Evans' leadership, the school has expanded enrichment opportunities such as Chess Club and after‑school sports like pickleball and tennis. For advanced learners, Burcham offers GATE (Gifted and Talented Education). The PTA is very active, hosting events throughout the year and meeting monthly. Mr. Evans also holds Donuts with the Principal once a month, giving parents a chance to connect and share feedback. With his strong background in IT, he has been instrumental in upgrading the school's technology and equipment. He also offers PTA meetings both in person and online, which is a huge convenience for working families. Academically, the school's scores have been rising, and more families with young children are moving into the neighborhood because of Burcham's growing reputation. We truly love Burcham Elementary. The teachers are caring and dedicated, and Mr. Evans continues to bring vision, kindness, and compassion to the school. He is a forward‑thinking leader who has made a noticeable difference in a short time. Burcham is absolutely a standout school in Long Beach.

My son has been punched slapped kicked pushed. Verbally abused by a girl in school for the last 2…read moreyears and this school and district refuse to help him. Tried stating girl that is bullying my son has mental health issues. His education has been getting worse. They are using their age as an excuse for what she's been doing. This girl has a history of getting kicked out of another school. My son has had no issues. Every aid teacher I've talked to have nothing but great things to say about him. But yet again we're allowing bullying to go on in their school grounds. Now i have to transfer my son to protect him from these kick people

DO BETTER LBUSD!…read more great for kids. if the faculty and staff thought it through really hard, the could NOT make it more difficult to pick up your child on Fridays. Between street sweeping and VERY limited parking its a half mile walk. Then the staff wants us to wait outside on the lawn. Our first grader would have no idea how to find me. This school has been around 60+ years, why haven't this been solved? Consider getting rid of the asphalt - its a heat danger when its warm outside? Again this can't be solved in 60 years! One more complaint. There is fencing around the school except for preschool and Kinder? Are they being sacrificed for the budget

Overall a good school. Lots of solid teachers that communicate well. Watch out for one of the…read moreladies in the office (currently at Emerson due to remodeling) named Miss Kristen who is consistently in a bad mood and must hate her job completely. Perhaps a new profession, dear.

Mrs. Domanico, hands down, the best! I wish my kids had her for every grade! Thank you!read more

Great school I just graduated 8th grade from there and they have great teachers and otherread more

My daughter absolutely loves it here! The staff is amazing with the children. Ms. Shannon and Ms…read more Sherrie have been incredible, along with her first grade teacher and the office staff. We've had such a positive experience and definitely recommend Tincher.

Great school, great teachers, great community! My son has been there since Kindergarten and he has…read morehad a great experience as well.

Our family has attended Cubberley for the last 7 years. We've had great teachers and met some…read morewonderful friends. This is a small school with a wonderful community atmosphere. Active parent involvement and caring teachers.

We have had a great experience at Cubberley. The teachers are kind and caring and our child's…read moreacademic progression has been great. There us a strong focus on reading and math but there is a fabulous art and music program that our child is always so excited to participate in. Lots of support from PTA and parent volunteers. The playground equipment was recently upgraded and the kids are loving it. They're is also a big volunteer effort to plant trees and native plants around the school. We are excited for our second child to start TK at Cubberley this fall as well.

Both of my kids attend this school and the teachers and staff are all amazing. Very dedicated and…read morecaring teachers who you can tell truly enjoy their job. The principal is also awesome and enjoys her work. You can tell everyone pours their all into the kids every day. Absolutely love this school!

Great school and great staff. The kids are great. Education starts at home, I was so shocked to see…read morethe material these kids are learning and how well behaved they were! Thank you parents for raising amazing kids!!!!

Omg I love this school I went here 1-4 grade I love and everyone is so nice and the teachers are…read moregreat

This review is for the school garden. The Prisk Native Garden is like one of those secret treasures…read morethat you'll either know about because you're from the area and love plants or you'll stumble on it like I did because I know someone who volunteers here. The garden is only open to the public 2 Sundays in April. It's easy to access with street parking. I came on the second Sunday and it was gorgeous out. The garden is not huge, but it's a pretty sizable space that you can walk around with seating. I didn't know what to expect, but there were so many surprises! Major kudos to the caretakers of the space- you can tell it was made lovingly and took a lot of time and effort to convert this part of the school parking lot into the garden that it is today. There's a pond with little fish where plants also grow, there's a huge saguaro cactus that I wasn't expecting to see, and even an oak tree that was donated from the Channel Islands. I can't help but feel how lucky the students that go to this school are to have a garden where can learn directly about ecosystems and plants and flowers, all literally within their backyard. There are so many beautiful flowers in bloom, and the different types of sage and other indigenous plants were abundant. If these types of gardens are your thing, definitely make a note to check it out in April!

I was among the first students at Carver when it first opened in 1952. It must have been the second…read moreterm of Kindergarten, because I'd been at another school in downtown LB for the first half of the year (1951). It was K-6 in those days. I loved Carver. Ruth German was the school principal. Mrs. Rasmussen (4th), Mrs. Tierney, were two of my favorite teachers. I was the bike monitor for my class Remember families lining up at Carver for our polio shots/sugar cubes. Played softball with the afterschool program. Went to 6th grade camp with class. Made some lifelong friends there. Suzy Reinhardt was my best friend. Loved learning, loved Carver.

there's a bunch of fights in this school and they barely even stop them and all the kids vape in…read morethe restroom or at least some overall it's a good

So I noticed they took my other post down so lest re post it. my daughter has been be bulled by…read morethis little girl and the school won't do nothing about even though the little girl was sitting threatening messages through their school website to my daughter saying that her and her sisters were gonna jump her and kill her I did nothing about it. The did nothing about it well next year pops and they put the in even though I asked them not to last year and because they did that the bullying continued my daughter's grade suffered from it when she went to go tell the office that she was still being bullied. They told her to stop coming in and telling them that she's bully well a week goes by after that and the little girl sprains my daughters, wrist and shoulder during a violent confrontation on the school, which they did call to afford me I also want to put out how they're bullying at school is so bad that a kid has attempted suicide In the office right now and they are no help I ask if the can call my daughter teacher to ask how how she need for her field trip. And they said we can't call and disturb the class, but we can take our kid out of her class and she can disturb the class and ask. If you ask me is stupid that the took her out of her class when the could have just called. They are way too lazy and rude to be working

I am currently in 8th grade, but I recently transferred and I'm no longer a student at Marshall…read more Firstly, the environment is mostly okay. Though, the bathrooms are rarely ever cleaned and have spider webs everywhere. A lot of the toilets and sinks don't work. The thing that bothers me the most about the bathrooms, is that they are always locked. I get that they want to prevent students from skipping, but they already have school monitors who go in each bathroom stall during class time. There is a bathroom in every building yet students can't even use them. There is also never soap. Now, the cafeteria. It is so small and cramped, especially for the 7th and 8th graders who have lunch at the same school. I never brought lunches, so I always went to the cafe to get food. The lines were always so long. By the time I got my food, my friends would be outside and I would run out of time. At one point, I just stopped eating in general. When I didn't eat, it would be impossible to find a seat both outside and inside. Why even build such a small school for so many students. Another thing that ruined the experiment, was the teachers. Yes, I did create some genuine bonds with my teachers, one of them being Mr. Murillo. I am glad that I had him as my 7th grade history teacher. Sadly, most of my teachers weren't like that. I will not specify which teachers, but some of them treat the students unfair and are very rough on them. One day I was in art class and there was this boy who would make fun of me for my weight, and my body hair. The teacher never took it seriously even though the boy was known for disrupting the class every chance he got. Yeah I admit, sometimes the teacher would send him out of class or email his parents, but nothing was ever fixed. Now, all I did was throw a sponge toward him, a sponge. Nothing hard, and I didn't even aim at his face. The boy even threw the sponge at my face before that. She yelled at me and humiliated me in front of the whole class, knowing how shy I am. She sent both of us to the math class next door. I was trying so hard not to cry, everyone in the class was staring at me, including my friends and my bullies. The teacher in there wasn't nice either, she yelled at me for not facing the right way. I never talked back to either of those teachers or anything. My art teacher even emailed my mom, luckily, my mom defended me. Once I got home, I couldn't stop crying. My heart was broken, I treated my teacher with respect and she does that in return. It was one mistake. Speaking of bullies, this part completely ruined me. During 6th and 7th grade, I was already having a rough time which caused my grades and my confidence to drop. After the pandemic, I became very shy and had a hard time communicating with people. When I would try and make friends, I would end up making people hate me. I tried to fix it but nothing worked. A lot of the 8th and 7th graders didn't like me. It had been happening since 6th grade, and I couldn't take it. In November of 2023, I tried to end my life. Fortunately, I survived. Things went fine until maybe around February. Until this girl and her friends would make fun of my friends and I every time they saw us. I will admit that I said stuff back, but I was frustrated. One of the girls made a lie about me destroying her back pack and her mom and my mom ended up having an argument. The next week, the same girl assaulted me. everyone laughed and cheered her on. That's when I decided that I didn't want to spend another year at Marshall. It made me mad knowing that the staff did basically nothing. All they did was have me talk to some of them and then the moved my seat in one of my classes. I was upset. I told them beforehand everything that she had said to me. She called me slurs, and would make fun of me in front of everyone during PE class. Adults always want us to "ignore it" until something happens. They don't care. I sobbed so much. Why would they let that happen. They never cared, at all. They didn't even care about how I felt. People recorded me, and they didn't do anything about it. I felt like I lost. I still had to go to school the week after and I was so nauseated. I couldn't even enjoy the field trip we went on toward the end of school. People kept trying to say things to me, but I just couldn't say a word back. It had a big impact on me, I would constantly try and starve myself and I would hurt myself. I really wanted to like the school but it genuinely ruined me. I am the only one out of my two brothers to not be promoted from Marshall. It's not only me who had to deal with it. My oldest brother did too. Please, do not go here. :(