Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes. Alta Vista Elementary ranks in the top 7.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Alta Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 551 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Elementary?

Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Alta Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parras (Nick G.) Middle High : Redondo Union High

Alta Vista Elementary

Summary:

Alta Vista Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Redondo Beach, California, serving 569 students in grades K-5 and part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District.

Alta Vista Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with impressive academic performance. The school's students excel on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 71.28% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 79.08% in Mathematics, significantly outpacing state averages. Alta Vista also shines on the California Science Test, with 66.35% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.7%. The school's performance for various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, is also consistently high. Additionally, Alta Vista maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Alta Vista Elementary stands out. It consistently outperforms other Redondo Beach Unified and Torrance Unified schools in academic assessments and student subgroup performance. This exceptional and sustained level of excellence across multiple areas is a testament to the quality of education and the dedication of the school's staff and community.

Detail:

Public K-5

815 Knob Hill Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277-4300

(310) 798-8650

District: Redondo Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
422^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,113

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parras (Nick G.) Middle
High:	Redondo Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 551

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Asian:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alta Vista Elementary ranks better than 92.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.11. (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 Student population at Alta Vista Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.3%), Hispanic (21.8%), Asian (16.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 10.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alta Vista Elementary is 22.4, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alta Vista Elementary is $10,113, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alta Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alta Vista Elementary 422^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alta Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Redondo Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Redondo Beach Unified 146^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alta Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	88.15	582^nd	4809	87.9%
2005	85.36	712^th	4822	85.2%
2006	91.44	412^th	4818	91.4%
2007	93.66	310^th	5113	93.9%
2008	90.37	457^th	5113	91.1%
2009	93.84	239^th	5193	95.4%
2010	91.22	377^th	5314	92.9%
2011	88.06	557^th	5377	89.6%
2012	88.33	530^th	5390	90.2%
2013	91.91	333^rd	5530	94.0%
2015	93.92	388^th	5611	93.1%
2016	95.22	298^th	5614	94.7%
2017	95.61	289^th	5692	94.9%
2018	95.86	225^th	5662	96.0%
2019	95.82	235^th	5789	95.9%
2022	94.58	395^th	5883	93.3%
2023	91.24	624^th	5874	89.4%
2024	94.11	422^nd	5862	92.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.98	47^th	339	86.1%
2019	77.21	78^th	445	82.5%
2022	60.77	274^th	610	55.1%
2023	58.90	310^th	669	53.7%
2024	62.85	293^rd	669	56.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.20	306^th	2420	87.4%
2024	94.00	132^nd	2634	95.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.58	55^th	5084	98.9%
2019	95.22	133^rd	5173	97.4%
2022	88.70	406^th	5264	92.3%
2023	88.35	449^th	5374	91.6%
2024	86.71	564^th	5511	89.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.87	228^th	5413	95.8%
2019	93.86	294^th	5492	94.6%
2022	94.95	303^rd	5635	94.6%
2023	92.42	475^th	5617	91.5%
2024	93.93	367^th	5605	93.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.38	196^th	2128	90.8%
2019	92.94	126^th	2585	95.1%
2022	81.80	271^st	2227	87.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.46	220^th	5431	95.9%
2019	96.05	176^th	5510	96.8%
2022	91.50	537^th	5663	90.5%
2023	87.83	730^th	5650	87.1%
2024	92.23	469^th	5636	91.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.53	347^th	1071	67.6%
2019	62.74	506^th	1149	56.0%
2022	80.72	130^th	1154	88.7%
2023	69.19	422^nd	1190	64.5%
2024	75.56	278^th	1203	76.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.34	188^th	4830	96.1%
2019	97.78	64^th	4963	98.7%
2022	98.04	69^th	5084	98.6%
2023	85.83	515^th	5098	89.9%
2024	95.86	132^nd	5102	97.4%

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Rank History for White students at Alta Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.66	165^th	2737	94.0%
2019	86.83	192^nd	2834	93.2%
2022	80.08	444^th	2726	83.7%
2023	73.02	695^th	2662	73.9%
2024	77.15	536^th	2647	79.8%

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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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Enrollment information for Alta Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	471	7	59	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1995	500	20	54	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
1996	500	20	54	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
1997	547	14	45	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
1998	559	18	45	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	694
1999	567	17	56	70	1	n/a	n/a	24	735
2000	484	10	59	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2001	458	21	60	87	8	n/a	n/a	7	641
2002	422	25	68	92	5	n/a	n/a	0	612
2003	422	25	68	92	5	n/a	n/a	0	612
2004	411	30	80	107	4	n/a	n/a	0	632
2005	377	23	94	98	7	n/a	n/a	1	600
2006	331	31	99	95	7	n/a	n/a	1	564
2007	323	23	97	76	4	n/a	n/a	2	525
2008	337	22	107	78	4	n/a	n/a	0	548
2009	349	23	109	66	4	3	8	0	562
2010	377	28	108	66	2	5	9	0	595
2011	357	20	95	83	2	3	21	0	581
2012	366	20	89	87	2	2	38	0	604
2013	368	17	86	98	2	2	46	0	619
2014	371	19	78	99	1	5	55	0	628
2015	364	20	83	115	1	4	58	0	645
2016	368	19	90	122	0	3	62	0	664
2017	342	21	81	141	0	0	97	0	682
2018	337	21	87	132	0	0	98	0	675
2019	311	18	98	136	0	0	84	0	647
2020	301	20	101	129	1	1	87	0	640
2021	271	18	94	117	1	1	79	0	581
2022	272	14	79	114	0	0	83	0	562
2023	268	15	82	114	0	0	90	0	569
2024	244	11	90	120	0	0	86	0	551

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 Alta Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	596	29.0	20.6	11.6
1995	645	27.0	23.9	12.1
1996	645	27.0	23.9	12.1
1997	681	31.0	22.0	12.8
1998	694	35.0	19.8	11
1999	735	35.0	21.0	11.1
2000	633	33.0	19.2	7.7
2001	641	31.5	20.3	6.6
2002	612	36.6	16.7	12.1
2003	612	36.6	16.7	12.1
2004	632	37.6	16.8	16
2005	600	34.0	17.6	13.7
2006	564	34.0	16.6	13.3
2007	525	33.0	15.9	n/a
2008	548	33.6	16.3	10.2
2009	562	28.0	17.7	10.9
2010	595	28.0	21.2	9.4
2011	581	n/a	n/a	14.1
2012	604	25.0	24.1	n/a
2013	619	25.0	24.7	11.8
2014	628	25.0	25.1	11
2015	645	26.0	24.8	10.7
2016	664	28.0	23.7	10.7
2017	682	28.0	24.3	7.6
2018	675	28.0	24.1	12.6
2019	647	28.0	23.1	10.5
2020	640	n/a	n/a	7.2
2021	581	25.0	23.1	9.3
2022	562	22.5	24.9	11.2
2023	569	21.5	26.4	13.9
2024	551	24.5	22.4	10.9

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 Alta Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	596	29.0	20.6	11.6
1995	645	27.0	23.9	12.1
1996	645	27.0	23.9	12.1
1997	681	31.0	22.0	12.8
1998	694	35.0	19.8	11
1999	735	35.0	21.0	11.1
2000	633	33.0	19.2	7.7
2001	641	31.5	20.3	6.6
2002	612	36.6	16.7	12.1
2003	612	36.6	16.7	12.1
2004	632	37.6	16.8	16
2005	600	34.0	17.6	13.7
2006	564	34.0	16.6	13.3
2007	525	33.0	15.9	n/a
2008	548	33.6	16.3	10.2
2009	562	28.0	17.7	10.9
2010	595	28.0	21.2	9.4
2011	581	n/a	n/a	14.1
2012	604	25.0	24.1	n/a
2013	619	25.0	24.7	11.8
2014	628	25.0	25.1	11
2015	645	26.0	24.8	10.7
2016	664	28.0	23.7	10.7
2017	682	28.0	24.3	7.6
2018	675	28.0	24.1	12.6
2019	647	28.0	23.1	10.5
2020	640	n/a	n/a	7.2
2021	581	25.0	23.1	9.3
2022	562	22.5	24.9	11.2
2023	569	21.5	26.4	13.9
2024	551	24.5	22.4	10.9

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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