{"url":"/long-beach/lakewood-christian-schools","provider":{"id":"lakewood-christian-schools","name":"Lakewood Christian Schools","kind":"organization","about":"Lakewood Christian Schools is a Christian private school at 5336 E Arbor Rd in Long Beach. Its website states its goal as knowing God and making Him known, and its footer links to Arbor Road Church. The 2023-24 NCES Private School Universe Survey lists 369 students and about 25 full-time-equivalent teachers.","website":"https://lakewoodchristianschools.org","phone":"(562) 425-3358","email":"info@lcsbears.org","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":[],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"5336 E Arbor Rd","unit":null,"city":"long-beach","zip":"90808","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.128039,33.842726],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"school","type":"school","name":"Lakewood Christian Schools","summary":"Private Christian school in Long Beach for preschool through eighth grade, with about 370 students.","description":"Lakewood Christian Schools is a private Christian school at 5336 E Arbor Rd in Long Beach, serving preschool through eighth grade, roughly ages 4 to 14. Elementary has two classes per grade from kindergarten through fifth grade,. Each morning begins with prayer and devotions, the K-5 Bible program is Summit Ministries' worldview curriculum, and chapels run through the year. Math uses Saxon in K-2 and Big Ideas in grades 3-5, and language arts uses Abeka. Students have weekly art, music and PE, plus 1:1 classroom devices and weekly visits to the Innovator's Lab for STEAM. Fourth and fifth graders can join afterschool flag football, basketball, volleyball and cheer. An Extended Day Care program and a summer day camp are offered. Families can submit an online inquiry, then take an entrance test or kindergarten readiness screening and meet the principal.","categories":["private-school"],"ages":{"min":4,"max":14},"grades":{"min":-1,"max":8},"school":{"sector":"private","enrollment":369},"traits":{"faith":"faith-based","methods":["religious-instruction"],"ratio":15,"offers":["stem","after-care","athletics"],"includes":["extended-care"],"staff":["credentialed-teachers"],"admission":"application","feel":"A small Christian school in Long Beach with two classes per grade, daily devotions, weekly art, music and PE, and a STEAM lab.","topics":["christian","innovation-lab","flag-football","house-system"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://lakewoodchristianschools.org","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-09","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}