Grand View Elementary

Grand View Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school in Manhattan Beach, California, operated by Manhattan Beach Unified. The school teaches 550 students in grades K through 5.

Manhattan Beach Unified comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,887 students; Grand View Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Grand View Elementary shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Grand View Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 2% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grand View Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.3%; this one delivers 85.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Grand View Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Pacific Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grand View Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grand View Elementary has fell 23%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Grand View Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.