Enrollment
91
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 64·NCES 530570000845
Pacific Beach Elementary School
11 Fourth Street, Pacific Beach, WA 98571 · (360) 276-4512 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Washington public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
70 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · 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 North Beach School District No. 64. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
17.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Washington average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.2% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 28.4% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.8% | 19.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.6% | 34.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.3% | 50.7% |
| 2014-15 | 23.3% | 27.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Beach Elementary School
Pacific Beach Elementary School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Beach Elementary School this school | 91 | 76.9% | 21.3% |
| Bess Herian Elementary CUSICK | 134 | 71.6% | 45.3% |
| Central Primary Center Snohomish | 69 | 73.9% | N/A |
| West Valley Early Learning Center Spokane Valley | 91 | 73.6% | N/A |
| Dallesport Elementary Dallesport | 91 | 64.8% | 31.9% |
| Oakville Elementary OAKVILLE | 157 | 66.9% | 29.7% |
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 Pacific Beach Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #1,176 of 1,268 | #19 of 20 |
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
91
-51 (-36%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 109
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 91 | 6.7 | 13.6:1 | 77% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 7.5 | 14.6:1 | 85% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 85% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 61% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 8.4 | 18.4:1 | 79% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 84% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 6 | 14.3:1 | 72% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 91 | 6 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 109 | 6 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Beach Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (155 to 91); teachers down 20% (8.4 to 6.7).
About Pacific Beach Elementary School
Pacific Beach Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Washington, with an address in Pacific Beach. It had 91 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 76% lower.
North Beach School District No. 64 is the local district for Pacific Beach Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 638 students.
Of every 100 students at Pacific Beach Elementary School, about 42 are White, the largest group. The school is also 26% Native American, 21% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Grays Harbor County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Pacific Beach Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Pacific Beach Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. The 65% average for public schools in Grays Harbor County is 12 points lower.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Pacific Beach Elementary School outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Pacific Beach Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.3% is 7.3 points below the 28.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Grays Harbor County, home to about 77,053 people, the median household earns about $64,414 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Grays Harbor County number 46, with about 10,564 students.
Pacific Beach Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Taholah Elementary & Middle School, about 10.2 miles away. Pacific Beach Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.3% against a local average of 28.0%.
NCES assigns Pacific Beach Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 91 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 142. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 13.6:1.
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Grays Harbor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,053
Census ACS
Median income
$64,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
10,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Beach School District No. 64
- Ocean Shores ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- North Beach Senior High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- North Beach Junior High SchoolMiddle · 95 students
Other Pacific Beach Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pacific Beach Elementary. Pacific Beach Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pacific Beach ElementarySan Diego, CA · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Taholah Elementary & Middle School10.2 mi · 126
- Taholah High School10.2 mi · 66
- North Beach Junior High School13.2 mi · 95
- North Beach Senior High School13.2 mi · 198
- Ocean Shores Elementary16.1 mi · 254
- Hoquiam High School20.6 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Beach Elementary SchoolHow large is Pacific Beach Elementary School?
Pacific Beach Elementary School enrolls approximately 91 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pacific Beach Elementary School serve?
Pacific Beach Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Pacific Beach Elementary School have?
Pacific Beach Elementary School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific Beach Elementary School?
At Pacific Beach Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Pacific Beach Elementary School in?
Pacific Beach Elementary School is part of North Beach School District No. 64.
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