Is Birney Elementary a good school?

Yes! Birney Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 92 nd of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Birney Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 437 students attended Birney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Birney Elementary?

Students at Birney Elementary are 40% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Birney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birney Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Adams Middle High : Redondo Union High

Birney Elementary

Summary:

Birney Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Redondo Beach, California, serving 437 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 146 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Birney Elementary consistently ranks among the top 2% of California elementary schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, significantly outpacing the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 82.17% of Birney students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 73.57% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 87.07% of Birney students were proficient or better, compared to 69.47% for the district and 35.54% for the state.

Birney Elementary also stands out for its strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are relatively low, and it serves a lower proportion of students from low-income families compared to the district and state. While Birney outperforms other schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District, such as Madison Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, its performance is not as strong as the top-performing schools in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District, like Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

1600 Green Ln.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-3656

(310) 798-8626

District: Redondo Beach Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,912

Students who attend Birney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle
High:	Redondo Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 437

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Asian:

19.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Birney Elementary ranks better than 98.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.82. (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 Birney Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.8%), Hispanic (20.1%), Asian (19%). (See more...)

Compare Details 11.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Birney Elementary is 25.7. 4 elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Birney Elementary is $9,912. 6 elementary schools in the Redondo Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Birney Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Birney Elementary 92^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Birney Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Birney Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	71.36	1258^th	4809	73.8%
2005	69.58	1361^st	4822	71.8%
2006	66.58	1485^th	4818	69.2%
2007	68.96	1415^th	5113	72.3%
2008	64.40	1659^th	5113	67.6%
2009	71.09	1393^rd	5193	73.2%
2010	69.78	1468^th	5314	72.4%
2011	77.26	1147^th	5377	78.7%
2012	86.56	646^th	5390	88.0%
2013	92.48	283^rd	5530	94.9%
2015	85.44	860^th	5611	84.7%
2016	90.81	563^rd	5614	90.0%
2017	92.95	454^th	5692	92.0%
2018	92.40	487^th	5662	91.4%
2019	95.31	263^rd	5789	95.5%
2022	95.21	351^st	5883	94.0%
2023	93.38	477^th	5874	91.9%
2024	97.82	92^nd	5862	98.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.84	152^nd	339	55.2%
2019	70.21	131^st	445	70.6%
2022	78.45	113^th	610	81.5%
2023	52.65	365^th	669	45.4%
2024	85.29	64^th	669	90.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.68	223^rd	2420	90.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.36	854^th	5084	83.2%
2019	94.43	164^th	5173	96.8%
2024	97.18	143^rd	5511	97.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.59	466^th	5413	91.4%
2019	95.69	183^rd	5492	96.7%
2022	95.11	289^th	5635	94.9%
2023	92.73	455^th	5617	91.9%
2024	96.61	140^th	5605	97.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	98.76	31^st	2227	98.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.49	599^th	5431	89.0%
2019	92.20	436^th	5510	92.1%
2022	93.46	418^th	5663	92.6%
2023	92.04	502^nd	5650	91.1%
2024	97.90	64^th	5636	98.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.77	520^th	1190	56.3%
2024	73.97	325^th	1203	73.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.93	232^nd	4830	95.2%
2019	95.75	120^th	4963	97.6%
2022	97.05	116^th	5084	97.7%
2023	96.93	107^th	5098	97.9%
2024	98.28	58^th	5102	98.9%

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Rank History for White students at Birney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.48	271^st	2737	90.1%
2019	88.34	141^st	2834	95.0%
2022	80.49	432^nd	2726	84.2%
2023	79.56	438^th	2662	83.5%
2024	92.77	34^th	2647	98.7%

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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 Birney Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	151	10	21	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
1995	195	30	28	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	327
1996	195	30	28	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	327
1997	192	21	20	87	3	n/a	n/a	0	323
1998	187	24	18	79	2	n/a	n/a	0	310
1999	151	18	22	81	0	n/a	n/a	10	282
2000	171	8	28	70	2	n/a	n/a	0	279
2001	151	13	28	82	4	n/a	n/a	0	278
2002	139	23	39	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	277
2003	139	23	39	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	277
2004	138	19	35	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	276
2005	151	19	40	84	4	n/a	n/a	1	299
2006	148	27	43	86	7	n/a	n/a	6	317
2007	147	32	51	83	6	n/a	n/a	13	332
2008	152	27	52	67	6	n/a	n/a	0	304
2009	174	22	41	78	6	6	20	0	347
2010	205	25	45	74	5	5	8	0	367
2011	215	25	54	69	5	3	26	0	397
2012	240	25	48	80	3	2	38	0	436
2013	233	21	45	81	2	0	52	0	434
2014	234	20	45	89	2	0	56	0	446
2015	233	14	44	95	2	1	62	0	451
2016	231	15	45	101	1	1	66	0	460
2017	223	11	49	99	1	1	79	0	463
2018	196	13	53	90	0	0	79	0	431
2019	196	10	58	110	0	0	83	0	457
2020	200	11	69	101	0	0	93	0	474
2021	198	15	70	102	0	0	82	0	467
2022	183	14	80	103	0	0	81	0	461
2023	174	18	83	88	0	0	74	0	437

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 Birney Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	264	13.0	20.3	36.7
1995	327	14.6	22.4	45.3
1996	327	14.6	22.4	45.3
1997	323	16.0	20.2	44.6
1998	310	15.0	20.7	26.5
1999	282	16.0	17.6	35.7
2000	279	15.0	18.6	29.7
2001	278	15.0	18.5	33.1
2002	277	15.0	18.5	30
2003	277	15.0	18.5	30
2004	276	14.0	19.7	26.4
2005	299	16.0	18.7	27.9
2006	317	17.0	18.6	29.6
2007	332	17.0	19.5	n/a
2008	304	18.0	16.9	21.7
2009	347	18.0	18.3	17.6
2010	367	16.2	22.6	15.5
2011	397	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	436	17.0	25.6	n/a
2013	434	16.0	27.1	20
2014	446	17.0	26.2	21.3
2015	451	18.0	25.0	19.7
2016	460	18.0	25.5	16.1
2017	463	18.0	25.7	16.4
2018	431	16.0	26.9	17.2
2019	457	18.0	25.3	13.8
2020	474	n/a	n/a	12
2021	467	20.0	23.2	9.2
2022	461	18.3	25.1	8.9
2023	437	17.0	25.7	11.7

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 Birney Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	264	13.0	20.3	36.7
1995	327	14.6	22.4	45.3
1996	327	14.6	22.4	45.3
1997	323	16.0	20.2	44.6
1998	310	15.0	20.7	26.5
1999	282	16.0	17.6	35.7
2000	279	15.0	18.6	29.7
2001	278	15.0	18.5	33.1
2002	277	15.0	18.5	30
2003	277	15.0	18.5	30
2004	276	14.0	19.7	26.4
2005	299	16.0	18.7	27.9
2006	317	17.0	18.6	29.6
2007	332	17.0	19.5	n/a
2008	304	18.0	16.9	21.7
2009	347	18.0	18.3	17.6
2010	367	16.2	22.6	15.5
2011	397	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	436	17.0	25.6	n/a
2013	434	16.0	27.1	20
2014	446	17.0	26.2	21.3
2015	451	18.0	25.0	19.7
2016	460	18.0	25.5	16.1
2017	463	18.0	25.7	16.4
2018	431	16.0	26.9	17.2
2019	457	18.0	25.3	13.8
2020	474	n/a	n/a	12
2021	467	20.0	23.2	9.2
2022	461	18.3	25.1	8.9
2023	437	17.0	25.7	11.7

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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