2 Long Beach Elementary Schools Could Soon Close for Good

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

The Long Beach Unified School District has recommended that Edison Elementary School and Gompers Elementary School be closed at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

2 Long Beach elementary schools could soon close for good

A pair of elementary schools in Long Beach are set to shutter – but not if the community has anything to say about it.   In a letter to families, Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent David Zaid said that the decision to recommend the closure of Gompers Elementary School at the end of the [...]

LBUSD moves to close 2 more schools as enrollment continues to fall

Gompers and Edison elementary schools are expected to be shut down to save money.

Long Beach Unified to Close Gompers, Edison Schools

Long Beach Unified says it expects to close Gompers Elementary in Lakewood and Edison Elementary in downtown Long Beach at the end of the 2026-27 school year, citing persistent underenrollment at both campuses. The proposal still needs approval from the LBUSD Board of Education, which is scheduled to hear it as an information item next Wednesday, Oct. 7, with a vote expected two weeks later on Oct. 21. The district disclosed the closure plans as…