The primary school district that serves Long Beach is Long Beach Unified School District. It is the third largest school district in California. The district is noted for starting a trend to the return to school uniforms for public schools in the 1990s. It has also won several awards in recent years, including the 2003 Broad Prize for Urban Education, as the best urban school district in the US.
Other school districts, including the ABC Unified School District in nearby Cerritos, serve small portions of Long Beach.
Private high schools
· Cambodian Christian School - K-12 - Baptist
· First Baptist Church School (Long Beach, California) - PK-12 - Baptist
· Gethsemane Baptist Church School - PK-12 - Baptist
· Pacific Christian School - K-12 - Baptist
· Parkridge Private School K-12 - Private
· Regency High School - 7-12 - Private
· St. Anthony High School - 9-12 - Roman Catholic
· S W Longview Private School - K-12 - Private
· Zinsmeyer Academy - 6-12 - Private (ChildNet Youth and Family Services)
Private non-high schools
· Bethany Lutheran School - K-8 - Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
· Grace Christian Schools Long Beach - PK-6 - Brethren
· Holy Innocents Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· Light and Life Christian School - K-6 Methodist
· Long Beach Adventist School - K-8 - Seventh-Day Adventist
· Los Altos Grace Brethren School - K-6 - Brethren
· Nazarene Christian School Of Long Beach - PK-8 - Christian
· Oakwood Academy - K-6 - Christian non-denominational
· Our Lady Of Refuge Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Anthony Elementary School PK-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Athanasius Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Barnabas Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Cornelius Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Cyprian Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Joseph Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Lucy's School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
· St. Maria Goretti Elementary School - K-8 - Roman Catholic
