Chaos at major California school district as two institutions left on life support

The Long Beach Unified School District is expecting to shut down two schools due to low enrollment and underutilization of the institutional capacity.The district has recommended that Edison Elementary School and Gompers Elementary School be closed at the end of the 2026–2027 school year.Edison Elementary School has a current enrollment of 415 students, nearly 40% of whom attend through the School of Choice process, the district said.The school is significantly underutilized, currently operating at approximately 44% of its program capacity.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Similarly, Gompers Elementary School has a current enrollment of 370 students and is operating at approximately 38% of its program capacity, according to the district.The matter will be discussed during the upcoming Board of Education meeting on Oct.

7.If the closures are approved starting in the 2027–2028 school year, students from both campuses will be reassigned to neighboring elementary schools.Edison students will move to either Chavez or Oropeza elementary schools, both located within a mile, while Gompers students will attend Cleveland, Holmes or MacArthur elementary schools, all within two miles.Some parents have already started gathering support to push back the idea during next week’s meeting.

An online petition started by parents of Gompers Elementary School students to keep the school open has already received nearly 1,500 signatures.“My oldest son who is 13 now at Marshall middle school went to Gompers from Tk-5th.

We loved the community and the feeling of family.My youngest is now there, in 1st grade.

It still has that homey feeling that we don’t get anywhere else other than Gompers,” Vanessa, a Lakewood resident, wrote on the petition page.A Long Beach resident...