Long Beach Elementary School
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2018-19 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 48. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Long Beach Elementary School
Located at 400 Washington Ave S, in Long Beach, Washington, Long Beach Elementary School is a small K-5 school that enrolls 189 students (grades K through 2), one of the schools within Ocean Beach School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.
Ocean Beach School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 942 students. Long Beach Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Long Beach Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at Long Beach Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Pacific County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,081, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Pacific County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), of which Long Beach Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Ilwaco High School, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Long Beach Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 240 (now 189). Over the same period, the White share declined from 74% to 69%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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