Is Opal Robinson Elementary a good school?

Yes! Opal Robinson Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71 st of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Opal Robinson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 283 students attended Opal Robinson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Opal Robinson Elementary?

Students at Opal Robinson Elementary are 57% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Opal Robinson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Opal Robinson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Manhattan Beach Middle High : Mira Costa High

Opal Robinson Elementary

Summary:

Opal Robinson Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Manhattan Beach, California, serving 283 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Manhattan Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 27th out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Opal Robinson Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in California, ranking within the top 5% of all elementary schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 71st out of 5,862 California elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Students at Opal Robinson outperform their peers at the district and state levels in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 86.75% and 88.08% of students proficient or better, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also exceptional, with 72.88% of students proficient or better.

Opal Robinson Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than the nearby schools within the Manhattan Beach Unified School District, as well as the Redondo Beach Unified School District and Hermosa Beach City Elementary District. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Opal Robinson's ELA/Literacy proficiency rate of 86.75% was higher than the rates of Pacific Elementary (88.17%), Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary (84.1%), and Meadows Avenue Elementary (82.27%) within the same district. The school's exceptional performance has been remarkably consistent over the years, with only minor fluctuations in its statewide ranking and proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

80 Morningside Dr.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-6562

(310) 318-5120

District: Manhattan Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
71^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,181

Students who attend Opal Robinson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manhattan Beach Middle
High:	Mira Costa High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 283

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 4.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Opal Robinson Elementary ranks better than 98.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.15. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Opal Robinson Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. Student population at Opal Robinson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.5%), two or more races (17%), Hispanic (13.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 4.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Opal Robinson Elementary is 21.7, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Opal Robinson Elementary is $12,181. 2 elementary schools in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Opal Robinson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Opal Robinson Elementary 71^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Opal Robinson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Manhattan Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Manhattan Beach Unified 27^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Opal Robinson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Opal Robinson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	99.49	6^th	4809	99.9%
2005	98.66	21^st	4822	99.6%
2006	98.91	9^th	4818	99.8%
2007	97.84	60^th	5113	98.8%
2008	98.73	5^th	5113	99.9%
2009	97.20	44^th	5193	99.2%
2010	96.70	46^th	5314	99.1%
2011	95.73	74^th	5377	98.6%
2012	95.79	47^th	5390	99.1%
2013	96.17	53^rd	5530	99.0%
2015	98.77	32^nd	5611	99.4%
2016	98.42	32^nd	5614	99.4%
2017	97.12	165^th	5692	97.1%
2018	98.72	25^th	5662	99.6%
2019	98.48	37^th	5789	99.4%
2022	98.71	42^nd	5883	99.3%
2023	97.38	155^th	5874	97.4%
2024	98.15	71^st	5862	98.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Opal Robinson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.58	111^th	5413	97.9%
2019	98.50	14^th	5492	99.7%
2022	98.38	38^th	5635	99.3%
2023	96.30	180^th	5617	96.8%
2024	97.72	67^th	5605	98.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Opal Robinson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.19	6^th	5431	99.9%
2019	97.21	106^th	5510	98.1%
2022	98.38	50^th	5663	99.1%
2023	97.36	118^th	5650	97.9%
2024	97.70	80^th	5636	98.6%

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Rank History for White students at Opal Robinson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.05	15^th	2737	99.5%
2019	93.87	15^th	2834	99.5%
2022	91.62	63^rd	2726	97.7%
2023	92.19	46^th	2662	98.3%
2024	89.15	112^th	2647	95.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

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Enrollment information for Opal Robinson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	259	4	19	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1998	315	3	23	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1999	319	1	22	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
2000	320	0	19	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2001	324	0	17	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
2002	309	4	25	25	3	n/a	n/a	8	374
2003	309	4	25	25	3	n/a	n/a	8	374
2004	302	1	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	58	380
2005	299	0	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	61	375
2006	284	0	11	3	0	n/a	n/a	77	375
2007	299	0	14	8	2	n/a	n/a	47	370
2008	318	n/a	12	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2009	313	1	16	1	0	0	69	0	400
2010	316	1	29	33	0	1	28	0	408
2011	316	2	44	25	0	0	28	0	415
2012	296	2	33	32	0	0	42	0	405
2013	309	3	37	40	1	0	60	0	450
2014	299	4	43	40	0	2	60	0	448
2015	282	3	49	30	0	1	51	0	416
2016	278	2	46	37	0	1	44	0	408
2017	286	1	37	45	0	0	53	0	422
2018	260	0	38	36	0	1	49	0	384
2019	248	0	40	39	0	0	58	0	385
2020	226	1	46	37	0	0	62	0	372
2021	180	1	39	32	2	0	53	0	307
2022	152	1	30	30	2	0	46	0	261
2023	160	0	32	39	2	2	48	0	283

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Opal Robinson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	296	13.5	21.9	3.7
1998	357	17.5	20.4	5.3
1999	360	19.5	18.5	4.4
2000	357	19.7	18.1	5
2001	361	19.7	18.3	2.8
2002	374	19.6	19.1	2.5
2003	374	19.6	19.1	2.5
2004	380	19.2	19.8	0.9
2005	375	18.8	19.9	1.3
2006	375	19.3	19.4	1.3
2007	370	19.0	19.5	0.6
2008	335	21.2	15.8	0
2009	400	20.0	19.2	0.3
2010	408	19.6	20.7	0.2
2011	415	n/a	n/a	0
2012	405	9.0	45.0	n/a
2013	450	17.0	26.4	0.7
2014	448	17.7	25.2	0
2015	416	17.0	24.4	0.7
2016	408	17.0	24.0	1.7
2017	422	18.0	23.4	1.7
2018	384	16.0	24.0	2.6
2019	385	15.0	25.6	2.1
2020	372	n/a	n/a	4.3
2021	307	13.0	23.6	4.2
2022	261	12.2	21.3	3.1
2023	283	13.0	21.7	4.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Opal Robinson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	296	13.5	21.9	3.7
1998	357	17.5	20.4	5.3
1999	360	19.5	18.5	4.4
2000	357	19.7	18.1	5
2001	361	19.7	18.3	2.8
2002	374	19.6	19.1	2.5
2003	374	19.6	19.1	2.5
2004	380	19.2	19.8	0.9
2005	375	18.8	19.9	1.3
2006	375	19.3	19.4	1.3
2007	370	19.0	19.5	0.6
2008	335	21.2	15.8	0
2009	400	20.0	19.2	0.3
2010	408	19.6	20.7	0.2
2011	415	n/a	n/a	0
2012	405	9.0	45.0	n/a
2013	450	17.0	26.4	0.7
2014	448	17.7	25.2	0
2015	416	17.0	24.4	0.7
2016	408	17.0	24.0	1.7
2017	422	18.0	23.4	1.7
2018	384	16.0	24.0	2.6
2019	385	15.0	25.6	2.1
2020	372	n/a	n/a	4.3
2021	307	13.0	23.6	4.2
2022	261	12.2	21.3	3.1
2023	283	13.0	21.7	4.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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