Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is one of the heavily attended primary schools in Redondo Beach, California, one of the schools within Redondo Beach Unified, with 776 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 14 schools in Redondo Beach Unified (9,454 students total), Washington Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Washington Elementary reports that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 17% Asian, 14% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Washington Elementary lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Washington Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Washington Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.8%, the actual is 70.4%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Adams Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 782 students in 2018 to 776 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 12% to 17%.

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