Meadows Avenue Elementary

Meadows Avenue Elementary is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Manhattan Beach, California, overseen by Manhattan Beach Unified, educateing 407 students in grades K through 5.

Within Manhattan Beach Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 5,887 students, Meadows Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Meadows Avenue Elementary records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Meadows Avenue Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 6% of students at Meadows Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meadows Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Meadows Avenue Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Manhattan Beach Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Meadows Avenue Elementary. On composite proficiency, Meadows Avenue Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 79.5%.

Meadows Avenue Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meadows Avenue Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 415 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 55% to 51% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.