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If you could change one rule at Beryl Heights Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060003204951
Beryl Heights Elementary
920 Beryl St., Redondo Beach, CA 90277 · (310) 798-8611 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
55 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
71.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.3% | 22.1% | 17.6% | 11.1% |
| Math | 38.9% | 32.8% | 18.2% | 10.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 71.7% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 69.7% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 68.7% |
| 2018-19 | 79.2% | 79.1% |
| 2017-18 | 80.6% | 75.6% |
| 2016-17 | 74.1% | 72.9% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beryl Heights Elementary
Beryl Heights Elementary's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Heights Elementary this school | 422 | 13.0% | 73.3% |
| Ortega Elementary Pacifica | 404 | 13.6% | 51.4% |
| Tulita Elementary Redondo Beach | 443 | 15.8% | 79.2% |
| Valley View Elementary Rocklin | 414 | 15.2% | 77.7% |
| Mt. Washington Elementary Los Angeles | 430 | 18.1% | 73.5% |
| Overland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 485 | 14.0% | 88.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beryl Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #500 of 5,151 | #112 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #528 of 5,172 ▼ 6 | #115 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #684 of 5,172 ▼ 298 | #154 of 1,129 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,703 of 5,116 | #480 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,389 of 5,915 | #703 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,326 of 5,352 | #982 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #777 of 5,354 | #129 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #5,394 of 5,625 | #1,250 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #2,708 of 3,837 | #745 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
422
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 16.5 | 25.5:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 18.5 | 24.1:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 17 | 25.1:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 18 | 26.0:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 15% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 23% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beryl Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (468 to 422); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Beryl Heights Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Redondo Beach, California, Beryl Heights Elementary is part of Redondo Beach Unified. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 422 students.
Redondo Beach Unified operates 14 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,454 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Beryl Heights Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, and 9% Asian. County-wide, 31% of Los Angeles County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
The school's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Beryl Heights Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 71.9%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Beryl Heights Elementary.
About 0.4 miles separate Beryl Heights Elementary from the closest public school, Redondo Beach Learning Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Beryl Heights Elementary is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Beryl Heights Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 427 students in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Beryl Heights Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redondo Beach Unified
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
Other schools in Redondo Beach
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Redondo Beach Learning Academy0.4 mi · 6
- Patricia Dreizler Continuation High0.4 mi · 41
- Redondo Beach Virtual Learning0.4 mi · 13
- Redondo Union High0.5 mi · 2,921
- Towers Elementary0.5 mi · 599
- Parras (Nick G.) Middle0.6 mi · 1,031
Frequently asked questions
About Beryl Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Beryl Heights Elementary?
Beryl Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
Is Beryl Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beryl Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Beryl Heights Elementary have?
Beryl Heights Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Beryl Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Beryl Heights Elementary are roughly 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Beryl Heights Elementary?
Beryl Heights Elementary is overseen by Redondo Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.