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What advice would you give to incoming students at Meadows Avenue Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060002503575
Meadows Avenue Elementary
1200 Meadows Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 · (310) 546-8033 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
26 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Manhattan Beach Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
88.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.7% | 25.0% | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| Math | 63.5% | 24.9% | 10.7% | 1.0% |
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 | 85.7% | 88.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 86.9% | 86.4% |
| 2021-22 | 90.0% | 83.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.5% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2016-17 | 81.5% | 79.0% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
85.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Meadows Avenue Elementary
Meadows Avenue Elementary's state test result (85.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Avenue Elementary this school | 407 | 6.4% | 85.7% |
| Donald L. Rheem Elementary Moraga | 441 | 8.4% | 84.2% |
| Del Rey Elementary Orinda | 435 | 4.1% | 85.9% |
| Brittan Acres Elementary San Carlos | 411 | 11.9% | 80.7% |
| Alamo Elementary Alamo | 348 | 3.7% | 79.5% |
| Glorietta Elementary Orinda | 445 | 1.8% | 85.9% |
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 Meadows Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #76 of 5,151 | #16 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #44 of 5,172 ▲ 26 | #8 of 1,129 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #86 of 5,172 ▲ 74 | #18 of 1,129 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,174 of 5,116 | #773 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #3,605 of 5,915 | #767 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,701 of 5,352 | #861 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #1,014 of 5,354 | #160 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #5,556 of 5,625 | #1,267 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #3,645 of 3,837 | #918 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
407
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | N/A | N/A | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 4% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadows Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (415 to 407); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Meadows Avenue Elementary
Meadows Avenue Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Manhattan Beach, California. Enrollment stands at 407 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Manhattan Beach Unified (7 schools, 5,887 students) runs Meadows Avenue Elementary.
At Meadows Avenue Elementary, 51% of students are White. Smaller groups are 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 31% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meadows Avenue Elementary scores 67%.
For every teacher at Meadows Avenue Elementary, there are about 23.9 students; the school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 6%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Meadows Avenue Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 75.8% at Meadows Avenue Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Manhattan Beach Middle, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Meadows Avenue Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Meadows Avenue Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 23.9:1, from 22.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Meadows Avenue Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Manhattan Beach Unified
- Mira Costa HighHigh · 2,473 students
- Manhattan Beach MiddleMiddle · 1,175 students
- Grand View ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Pacific ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Opal Robinson ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Manhattan Beach
- Mira Costa HighHigh · 2,473 students
- Manhattan Beach MiddleMiddle · 1,175 students
- Grand View ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Pacific ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Opal Robinson ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Manhattan Beach Middle0.4 mi · 1,175
- Pacific Elementary0.7 mi · 510
- Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary0.7 mi · 469
- Mira Costa High1.0 mi · 2,473
- Opal Robinson Elementary1.1 mi · 303
- Lincoln Elementary1.3 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Meadows Avenue ElementaryHow large is Meadows Avenue Elementary?
Meadows Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Meadows Avenue Elementary serve?
Meadows Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Meadows Avenue Elementary have?
Meadows Avenue Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadows Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Meadows Avenue Elementary are roughly 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Meadows Avenue Elementary public or private?
Meadows Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manhattan Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.