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Long Beach Elementary School

400 Washington Ave S, Long Beach, WA 98631 · (360) 642-3242 · Pacific County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
114 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7037%
Grade 15931%
Grade 26032%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
13069%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
4423%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
137%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
10958%
Female
8042%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Long Beach Elementary School→Ocean Park Elementary→Hilltop Elementary School→Ilwaco High School
Feeds from
Ocean Beach Early Childhood CenterPK–PK
Based on grade levels within Ocean Beach School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2018-19 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
57.4%
WA avg 57.9% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
54.5%
WA avg 47.7% . +8.7pp since 2014

What 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.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2018-1957.4%54.5%
2017-1861.4%62.5%
2016-1746.7%48.9%
2015-1643.4%50.0%
2014-1549.6%45.8%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Long Beach Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Long Beach Elementary School this school18960.3%N/A
Cosmopolis Elementary School
Cosmopolis
17557.1%40.0%
Jefferson Elementary
PORT ANGELES
24559.2%N/A
Ocean Park Elementary
OCEAN PARK
21267.9%38.5%
Hathaway Elementary
Washougal
27260.7%N/A
Acme Elementary
ACME
16852.4%33.6%
Matched among Washington 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 Long Beach Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Pacific County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#356 of 1,103
▼ 134
#1 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.4%#353 of 1,102
▼ 69
#1 of 6
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+9.2pp#100 of 928#2 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
189#1,098 of 1,268#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.3%#443 of 1,169#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.3%#264 of 778N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
189
+41 (+28%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251891117.2:160% (114)
2023-241931314.8:170% (136)
2022-2322116.913.1:180% (177)
2020-211481113.4:172% (106)
2017-1824015.215.8:168% (162)
2015-162431516.2:165% (157)
2010-112491417.8:154% (135)
2000-011691016.9:1N/A
1990-91209923.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Beach Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (240 to 189); teachers down 28% (15.2 to 11).

About Long Beach Elementary School

This page covers Long Beach Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Long Beach, Washington. The school runs kindergarten through 2 and enrolls 189 students. Elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students, which makes this school 50% below average.

Long Beach Elementary School falls under Ocean Beach School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 942 students.

The largest group at Long Beach Elementary School is White students, at 69%. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Pacific County, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.

Long Beach Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 17.3:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 61% average for public schools in Pacific County.

In Pacific County, home to about 23,994 people, median household income comes to about $67,081, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,243, Long Beach Elementary School among them.

Long Beach Elementary School is about 2.5 miles from Ilwaco High School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.

The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 28%, from 148 to 189. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.

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Pacific County at a glance

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Population
23,994
Census ACS
Median income
$67,081
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,243 students

Quick facts

School name
Long Beach Elementary School
District
Ocean Beach School District
Address
400 Washington Ave S, Long Beach, WA 98631
Phone
(360) 642-3242
County
Pacific County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–02
Total enrollment
189
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
114 (60%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
530606000912
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Ocean Beach School District
Other schools in Long Beach
Other Long Beach Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Long Beach Elementary. Long Beach Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Long Beach Elementary School
How large is Long Beach Elementary School?
Long Beach Elementary School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-02.
What age range does Long Beach Elementary School serve?
Long Beach Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Long Beach Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Long Beach Elementary School.
How diverse is Long Beach Elementary School?
Long Beach Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Long Beach Elementary School?
Long Beach Elementary School is overseen by Ocean Beach School District in Pacific County.
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