Total enrollment
9,454
-312 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Redondo Beach Unified
California · 9,454 students · 1 city
Redondo Beach Unified runs 14 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 9,454 and an average school size of 675.
4-year change in Redondo Beach Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Redondo Beach Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #42 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,454 | #159 of 587 | #977 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #167 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #561 of 587 | #8,971 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 16.8% | #537 of 587 | #7,647 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #29 of 530 | #201 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 Redondo Beach Unified
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Birney Elementary at 82.5% proficient to Redondo Union High at 65.9%, a gap of 16.5 points. That is the 361st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 9,890 to 9,441 students (down 5%) and from 392 to 386 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Union High | Redondo Beach | High | 09-12 | 2,921 |
| Adams Middle | Redondo Beach | Middle | 06-08 | 1,165 |
| Parras (Nick G.) Middle | Redondo Beach | Middle | 06-08 | 1,031 |
| Washington Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 776 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 626 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 555 |
| Alta Vista Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 547 |
| Madison Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 476 |
| Tulita Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 443 |
| Birney Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 432 |
| Beryl Heights Elementary | Redondo Beach | Elementary | KG-05 | 422 |
| Patricia Dreizler Continuation High | Redondo Beach | High | 09-12 | 41 |
| Redondo Beach Virtual Learning | Redondo Beach | Combined | KG-12 | 13 |
| Redondo Beach Learning Academy | Redondo Beach | High | 09-12 | 6 |
About Redondo Beach Unified
Redondo Beach Unified is a low-population California school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 9,454.
Looking at the level breakdown, Redondo Beach Unified comprises 8 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 675 in this district, higher than the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Redondo Beach Unified has fell 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,766 students to 9,454. The school count climbed from 13 to 14 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Redondo Beach Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.