Total enrollment
5,887
-108 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Manhattan Beach Unified
California · 5,887 students · 1 city
In total, Manhattan Beach Unified hosts 8 public K-12 schools with about 5,887 students, averaging 736 per school.
4-year change in Manhattan Beach Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Manhattan Beach Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #24 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,887 | #233 of 587 | #1,611 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #331 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #538 of 587 | #8,939 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 5.6% | #578 of 587 | #8,065 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #185 of 530 | #1,518 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Manhattan Beach Unified
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Opal Robinson Elementary at 88.5% proficient to Mira Costa High at 68.4%, a gap of 20.1 points. That is the 321st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 6,611 to 5,887 students (down 11%) and from 267 to 247 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Costa High | Manhattan Beach | High | 09-12 | 2,473 |
| Manhattan Beach Middle | Manhattan Beach | Middle | 06-08 | 1,175 |
| Grand View Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 550 |
| Pacific Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 469 |
| Meadows Avenue Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 407 |
| Opal Robinson Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 303 |
| Manhattan Beach Preschool | Manhattan Beach | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Manhattan Beach Unified
Manhattan Beach Unified is a thinly populated California school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 5,887.
In terms of grade levels, Manhattan Beach Unified comprises 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Manhattan Beach Unified is about 736, above the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,887 students, remained close to its prior level from the 5,995 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Manhattan Beach Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.