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Which teacher or staff member at Pacific Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060002503576
Pacific Elementary
1200 Pacific Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 · (310) 546-8044 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
22 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
57%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
84.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.4pp since 2014
Math
83.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.9% | 22.7% | 8.9% | 6.5% |
| Math | 61.9% | 21.1% | 13.4% | 3.6% |
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 | 84.6% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.2% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 86.8% |
| 2021-22 | 83.5% | 84.6% |
| 2018-19 | 85.7% | 86.3% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 88.8% |
| 2016-17 | 87.6% | 84.1% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Pacific Elementary
Pacific Elementary's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Elementary this school | 510 | 4.3% | 86.3% |
| Montair Elementary Danville | 484 | 6.6% | 63.7% |
| Vista Grande Elementary Danville | 544 | 4.4% | 74.5% |
| Grand View Elementary Manhattan Beach | 550 | 2.0% | 84.0% |
| Green Valley Elementary Danville | 484 | 3.1% | 73.8% |
| Rancho Romero Elementary Alamo | 469 | 6.4% | 75.7% |
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 Pacific Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #59 of 5,151 | #14 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #143 of 5,172 ▼ 114 | #26 of 1,129 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #117 of 5,172 ▼ 81 | #29 of 1,129 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #1,717 of 5,116 | #294 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,300 of 5,915 | #463 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,954 of 5,352 | #907 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,164 of 5,354 | #333 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.3% | #5,594 of 5,625 | #1,273 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,787 of 3,837 | #576 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
510
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 510 | 21 | 24.3:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 26 | 23.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 27 | 23.2:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | N/A | N/A | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 3% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (614 to 510); teachers down 19% (26 to 21).
About Pacific Elementary
Pacific Elementary is a public elementary school run by Manhattan Beach Unified in Manhattan Beach, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 510 students.
Manhattan Beach Unified has 7 schools; together they serve 5,887 students.
A majority of students at Pacific Elementary, 62%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 12% Asian. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the White share is about 31%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pacific Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The school has about 24.3 students per teacher and 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 66 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pacific Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 86.3% actual against 77.0% predicted.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Of nearby public schools, Grand View Elementary is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 86.3% is above the 81.5% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students dropped from 538 to 510 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 24.3 students per teacher, compared with 22.4 in 2020-21.
The Pacific Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Meadows Avenue ElementaryElementary · 407 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
- Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Meadows Avenue ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Opal Robinson ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other Pacific Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Pacific Elementary. Pacific Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Pacific ElementarySacramento, CA · 597 students
- Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CA · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Grand View Elementary0.7 mi · 550
- Meadows Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 407
- Opal Robinson Elementary0.8 mi · 303
- Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary1.1 mi · 469
- Manhattan Beach Middle1.1 mi · 1,175
- Hermosa Vista1.2 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific ElementaryHow many students attend Pacific Elementary?
Pacific Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pacific Elementary serve?
Pacific Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pacific Elementary?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at Pacific Elementary.
How diverse is Pacific Elementary?
Pacific Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 12% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Pacific Elementary public or private?
Pacific 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.