Pacific Beach Elementary School

Set in Pacific Beach, Washington, Pacific Beach Elementary School is a very small K-5 school, operated by North Beach School District No. 64. It serves 91 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 76% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Pacific Beach Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by North Beach School District No. 64, a district that teaches 638 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pacific Beach Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 26% Native American, 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Grays Harbor County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Pacific Beach Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Grays Harbor County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pacific Beach Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Grays Harbor County put median household earnings sit near $64,414, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Grays Harbor County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), of which Pacific Beach Elementary School is one.

Taholah High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.2 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pacific Beach Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.0%.

Pacific Beach Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pacific Beach Elementary School has ticked down 41%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 13% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Pacific Beach Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.