Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOE-TRUCKEE UNIFIED·NCES 063877006513
Kings Beach Elementary
8125 Steelhead, Kings Beach, CA 96143 · (530) 582-3730 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
20.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
163 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
48.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.0pp since 2014
Math
47.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points 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 | 21.9% | 26.0% | 21.2% | 30.8% |
| Math | 28.9% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 32.2% |
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 | 48.0% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 46.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.9% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 50.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 56.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Kings Beach Elementary
Kings Beach Elementary's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Beach Elementary this school | 362 | 45.0% | 48.7% |
| Bay View Elementary Santa Cruz | 394 | 45.2% | 44.1% |
| Oak View Elementary Acampo | 365 | 40.0% | 56.0% |
| La Patera Elementary Goleta | 369 | 45.0% | 46.8% |
| Arroyo West Elementary Moorpark | 385 | 40.5% | 51.8% |
| Manzanita Elementary Gridley | 306 | 42.8% | 44.8% |
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 Kings Beach Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,807 of 5,151 | #47 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,743 of 5,172 ▼ 24 | #47 of 61 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,197 of 5,172 ▼ 502 | #51 of 61 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,999 of 5,116 | #20 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #4,167 of 5,915 | #51 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #984 of 5,352 | #14 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #2,337 of 5,354 | #49 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #4,133 of 5,625 | #16 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #3,747 of 3,837 | #36 of 38 |
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
362
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 18.4 | 21.2:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 14.1 | 26.0:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | N/A | N/A | 48% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 66% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Beach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (366 to 362); teachers up 28% (14.1 to 18).
About Kings Beach Elementary
As a small elementary school, Kings Beach Elementary serves students in Kings Beach, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 362 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Kings Beach Elementary is run by Tahoe-Truckee Unified, whose 11 schools enroll 3,959 students.
More than half of the students at Kings Beach Elementary are Hispanic (53%). Other reported shares: 40% White and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Placer County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Kings Beach Elementary lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.1 students per teacher. The school's 20.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 45% of the student body. The 33% average for public schools in Placer County is 12 points lower.
Kings Beach Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of California public elementary schools.
Kings Beach Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.7% and a predicted 53.1%.
For Placer County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $115,998 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Kings Beach Elementary, Placer County has 123 public schools.
About 4.2 miles separate Kings Beach Elementary from the closest public school, Incline High School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Kings Beach Elementary is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count increased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 22.3:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Kings Beach Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
- Tahoe Truckee HighHigh · 907 students
- Alder Creek MiddleMiddle · 535 students
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- Glenshire ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- North Tahoe HighHigh · 468 students
- North Tahoe MiddleMiddle · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Incline High School4.2 mi · 304
- Incline Elementary4.3 mi · 221
- Incline Middle School4.4 mi · 122
- North Tahoe High5.8 mi · 468
- North Tahoe Middle5.8 mi · 301
- Tahoe Lake Elementary7.6 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Beach ElementaryHow many students attend Kings Beach Elementary?
Kings Beach Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kings Beach Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings Beach Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kings Beach Elementary have?
Kings Beach Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings Beach Elementary?
Student demographics at Kings Beach Elementary are roughly 40% White, 53% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Beach Elementary?
Kings Beach Elementary is overseen by Tahoe-Truckee Unified in Placer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.