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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192001996
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1265 N GRANDVIEW AVE, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32118 · (386) 258-4669 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
443 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.0pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 54.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 618 | 71.7% | 54.1% |
| JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 586 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 671 | 67.8% | 48.1% |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 667 | 69.1% | 60.0% |
| W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 652 | 74.7% | 60.7% |
| CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 622 | 67.2% | 55.2% |
Matched among Florida 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 BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,131 of 2,136 | #28 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,272 of 2,149 ▼ 99 | #30 of 48 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,240 of 2,149 ▼ 137 | #31 of 48 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #964 of 2,267 | #19 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #894 of 2,077 | #31 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #367 of 2,108 | #7 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #394 of 2,188 | #9 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.1% | #48 of 621 | #1 of 17 |
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
618
+279 (+82%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 618 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 72% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 77% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 66% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 72% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 72% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 57% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 618 students.
VOLUSIA counts 87 schools and 61,765 students, including BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The largest group at BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 48%. It is also 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Volusia County is roughly 71% White. The diversity index for BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 72% at BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. For comparison, public schools in Volusia County average 53%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 54.1% actual against 45.2% predicted.
In Volusia County, home to about 579,622 people, the median household earns about $70,044 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Volusia County with 89 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.4 miles away. BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 5.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 339 to 618. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
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Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in DAYTONA BEACH
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,587 students
- CAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
- DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 922 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 774 students
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMYHigh · 771 students
Nearby schools
- SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,587
- HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 601
- THE CHILES ACADEMY2.5 mi · 90
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY2.5 mi · 771
- RIVERVIEW LEARNING CENTER2.9 mi · 47
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS3.1 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
Is BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 48% White, 18% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.