Is Beach Elementary a good school?

Yes! Beach Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Beach Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 288 students attended Beach Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Beach Elementary?

Students at Beach Elementary are 48% White, 21% Two or more races, 18% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beach Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Piedmont Middle High : Piedmont High

Beach Elementary

Summary:

Beach Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Piedmont, CA, serving 288 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Piedmont City Unified School District, which is among the top-performing districts in the state.

Beach Elementary consistently outperforms both the district and the state of California in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 92.54% of Beach Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 85.43% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 94.81% of Beach Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 81.14% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in California for male, white, Asian, and disabled students.

While Beach Elementary outperforms the district, nearby Wildwood Elementary and Havens Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking 66th and 234th out of 5,862 California elementary schools, respectively. This suggests that the Piedmont area is home to a cluster of high-achieving public schools. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Oakland Unified School District, such as Hoover Elementary, Bella Vista Elementary, and Piedmont Avenue Elementary, perform significantly lower than the Piedmont schools, highlighting the disparities in educational outcomes between the two districts.

Detail:

Public K-5

100 Lake Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611-4340

(510) 594-2666

District: Piedmont City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
10^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,616

Students who attend Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piedmont Middle
High:	Piedmont High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 288

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Two or more races:

20.8%

Asian:

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 4.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beach Elementary ranks better than 99.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Piedmont City Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.2. (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 Beach Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.6%), two or more races (20.8%), Asian (18.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 4.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Piedmont City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beach Elementary is 16.7, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Piedmont City Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beach Elementary is $13,616, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Piedmont City Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beach Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Beach Elementary 10^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Beach Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

White students:

Piedmont City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Piedmont City Unified 50^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beach Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	98.23	67^th	4809	98.6%
2005	96.87	118^th	4822	97.6%
2006	98.17	46^th	4818	99.0%
2007	95.71	185^th	5113	96.4%
2008	97.31	59^th	5113	98.8%
2009	97.19	45^th	5193	99.1%
2010	95.99	79^th	5314	98.5%
2011	94.37	161^st	5377	97.0%
2012	95.82	44^th	5390	99.2%
2013	96.33	43^rd	5530	99.2%
2015	98.13	92^nd	5611	98.4%
2016	96.01	232^nd	5614	95.9%
2017	98.69	35^th	5692	99.4%
2018	98.28	46^th	5662	99.2%
2019	98.35	46^th	5789	99.2%
2021	97.99	31^st	1417	97.8%
2022	99.16	15^th	5883	99.7%
2023	98.92	28^th	5874	99.5%
2024	99.20	10^th	5862	99.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.23	29^th	339	91.4%
2019	83.35	42^nd	445	90.6%
2023	82.10	85^th	669	87.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.03	83^rd	5413	98.5%
2019	96.53	127^th	5492	97.7%
2021	97.60	27^th	1267	97.9%
2022	99.04	7^th	5635	99.9%
2023	98.86	17^th	5617	99.7%
2024	98.15	40^th	5605	99.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	99.46	22^nd	2227	99.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.19	43^rd	5431	99.2%
2019	98.53	25^th	5510	99.5%
2021	96.28	54^th	1272	95.8%
2022	98.65	29^th	5663	99.5%
2023	98.40	40^th	5650	99.3%
2024	99.34	5^th	5636	99.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	88.16	17^th	1203	98.6%

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Rank History for White students at Beach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.97	18^th	2737	99.3%
2019	91.99	49^th	2834	98.3%
2022	95.84	3^rd	2726	99.9%
2023	95.13	9^th	2662	99.7%
2024	95.18	6^th	2647	99.8%

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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 Beach Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	196	6	39	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
1989	204	9	42	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
1990	223	6	45	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	282
1991	241	5	52	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1992	259	17	65	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	347
1993	266	13	66	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
1994	251	11	66	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
1995	235	10	73	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	327
1996	235	10	73	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	327
1997	235	8	69	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	324
1998	244	4	64	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1999	231	7	65	8	0	n/a	n/a	1	312
2000	222	7	61	9	0	n/a	n/a	1	300
2001	196	4	63	10	0	n/a	n/a	7	280
2002	183	0	55	11	0	n/a	n/a	25	274
2003	183	0	55	11	0	n/a	n/a	25	274
2004	181	3	53	6	0	n/a	n/a	27	270
2005	184	3	58	6	1	n/a	n/a	37	289
2006	174	7	54	6	0	n/a	n/a	43	284
2007	171	8	47	7	0	n/a	n/a	44	277
2008	170	7	48	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	233
2009	180	11	52	10	0	1	58	0	312
2010	212	15	76	18	0	1	17	0	339
2011	200	8	54	18	0	1	46	0	327
2012	193	7	42	25	0	0	56	0	323
2013	220	5	39	32	0	0	66	0	362
2014	212	8	36	36	0	0	72	0	364
2015	206	7	40	36	0	0	73	0	362
2016	184	10	34	43	0	0	64	0	335
2017	163	6	34	45	0	1	64	0	313
2018	151	7	37	34	0	0	69	0	298
2019	138	7	39	27	0	0	65	0	276
2020	140	5	35	28	0	0	58	0	266
2021	128	6	43	29	0	0	58	0	264
2022	134	4	45	27	0	0	54	0	264
2023	137	5	53	33	0	0	60	0	288

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 Beach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	250	12.4	20.1	n/a
1989	265	12.4	21.3	n/a
1990	282	13.3	21.2	n/a
1991	307	13.6	22.5	n/a
1992	347	13.8	25.1	n/a
1993	352	14.2	24.8	0
1994	339	15.0	22.6	0
1995	327	15.5	21.1	0
1996	327	15.5	21.1	0
1997	324	16.4	19.8	0
1998	323	18.8	17.2	0
1999	312	18.8	16.6	0
2000	300	18.2	16.5	0
2001	280	16.2	17.3	0
2002	274	18.6	14.7	0
2003	274	18.6	14.7	0
2004	270	18.6	14.5	0
2005	289	18.8	15.4	0
2006	284	18.0	15.8	0
2007	277	17.8	15.6	0
2008	233	20.4	11.4	0
2009	312	20.1	14.3	0
2010	339	19.3	17.5	n/a
2011	327	n/a	n/a	0.9
2012	323	20.8	15.4	n/a
2013	362	19.3	18.6	0
2014	364	17.1	21.2	0
2015	362	18.0	20.1	0.8
2016	335	16.0	20.9	1.8
2017	313	16.0	19.5	1.9
2018	298	14.0	21.2	2.3
2019	276	17.5	15.7	2.9
2020	266	n/a	n/a	3.4
2021	264	16.2	16.2	3.8
2022	264	17.1	15.3	3.8
2023	288	17.1	16.7	4.2

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 Beach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	250	12.4	20.1	n/a
1989	265	12.4	21.3	n/a
1990	282	13.3	21.2	n/a
1991	307	13.6	22.5	n/a
1992	347	13.8	25.1	n/a
1993	352	14.2	24.8	0
1994	339	15.0	22.6	0
1995	327	15.5	21.1	0
1996	327	15.5	21.1	0
1997	324	16.4	19.8	0
1998	323	18.8	17.2	0
1999	312	18.8	16.6	0
2000	300	18.2	16.5	0
2001	280	16.2	17.3	0
2002	274	18.6	14.7	0
2003	274	18.6	14.7	0
2004	270	18.6	14.5	0
2005	289	18.8	15.4	0
2006	284	18.0	15.8	0
2007	277	17.8	15.6	0
2008	233	20.4	11.4	0
2009	312	20.1	14.3	0
2010	339	19.3	17.5	n/a
2011	327	n/a	n/a	0.9
2012	323	20.8	15.4	n/a
2013	362	19.3	18.6	0
2014	364	17.1	21.2	0
2015	362	18.0	20.1	0.8
2016	335	16.0	20.9	1.8
2017	313	16.0	19.5	1.9
2018	298	14.0	21.2	2.3
2019	276	17.5	15.7	2.9
2020	266	n/a	n/a	3.4
2021	264	16.2	16.2	3.8
2022	264	17.1	15.3	3.8
2023	288	17.1	16.7	4.2

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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