Is Bayside STEAM Academy a good school?

Bayside STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Bayside STEAM Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 382 students attended Bayside STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Bayside STEAM Academy?

Students at Bayside STEAM Academy are 83% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Bayside STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Bayside STEAM Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Mar Vista Academy High : Mar Vista Senior High

Bayside STEAM Academy

Summary:

Bayside STEAM Academy is an elementary school located in Imperial Beach, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the South Bay Union School District, which is ranked 1233 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bayside STEAM Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Bayside STEAM Academy faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.2% to 33.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are consistently below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 27.54% of Bayside STEAM Academy students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy in 2023-2024, compared to 32.58% in the South Bay Union district and 47.04% statewide. The school's subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, perform significantly worse than their peers across the state, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of California schools.

Interestingly, Bayside STEAM Academy's performance is significantly lower than most of the nearby schools in the South Bay Union district, such as Emory Elementary and Teofilo Mendoza, which rank in the top 40-50% of California elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Bayside STEAM Academy are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district. Additionally, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Bayside STEAM Academy, 70.73% in 2022-2023, indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which can impact educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

490 Emory St.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932-1524

(619) 628-2500

District: South Bay Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4588^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,983

Students who attend Bayside STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Mar Vista Academy
High:	Mar Vista Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.4

Number of students: 382

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bayside STEAM Academy ranks worse than 78.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.88. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.2%), White (6.3%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bayside STEAM Academy is 25.4. 9 elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Bayside STEAM Academy employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bayside STEAM Academy is $7,983, which is the 2^nd highest among 11 elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bayside STEAM Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Bayside STEAM Academy 4588^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bayside STEAM Academy in the ranking list.)

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South Bay Union:

SchoolDigger ranks South Bay Union 1233^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bayside STEAM Academy

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Rank History for all students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.32	3609^th	4809	25.0%
2005	16.35	4226^th	4822	12.4%
2006	10.44	4611^th	4818	4.3%
2007	12.27	4808^th	5113	6.0%
2008	13.61	4743^rd	5113	7.2%
2009	23.98	4135^th	5193	20.4%
2010	27.47	4050^th	5314	23.8%
2011	34.91	3625^th	5377	32.6%
2012	32.25	3788^th	5390	29.7%
2013	22.85	4540^th	5530	17.9%
2015	13.03	5277^th	5611	6.0%
2016	19.18	4691^st	5614	16.4%
2017	16.02	5033^rd	5692	11.6%
2018	11.63	5342^nd	5662	5.7%
2019	12.73	5407^th	5789	6.6%
2021	15.95	1271^st	1417	10.3%
2022	24.76	4373^rd	5883	25.7%
2023	27.62	4113^th	5874	30.0%
2024	22.88	4588^th	5862	21.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.47	2091^st	3246	35.6%
2019	46.35	1426^th	3275	56.5%
2021	33.37	430^th	602	28.6%
2022	50.50	1174^th	3311	64.5%
2023	42.60	1648^th	3250	49.3%
2024	40.58	1775^th	3160	43.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.62	2165^th	2420	10.5%
2024	33.43	1635^th	2634	37.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.28	4820^th	5084	5.2%
2019	13.56	4908^th	5173	5.1%
2021	17.43	1030^th	1110	7.2%
2022	32.82	3594^th	5264	31.7%
2023	33.48	3613^th	5374	32.8%
2024	27.19	4213^th	5511	23.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.70	5084^th	5413	6.1%
2019	13.59	5116^th	5492	6.8%
2021	17.84	1102^nd	1267	13.0%
2022	28.61	3871^st	5635	31.3%
2023	28.55	3910^th	5617	30.4%
2024	22.99	4420^th	5605	21.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	22.50	246^th	293	16.0%
2022	26.90	1638^th	2227	26.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.08	5086^th	5431	6.4%
2019	13.28	5165^th	5510	6.3%
2021	14.86	1160^th	1272	8.8%
2022	22.99	4431^st	5663	21.8%
2023	28.46	3930^th	5650	30.4%
2024	23.64	4390^th	5636	22.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bayside STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.82	4566^th	4830	5.5%
2019	15.02	4660^th	4963	6.1%
2022	33.93	3379^th	5084	33.5%
2023	34.97	3316^th	5098	35.0%
2024	28.43	3833^rd	5102	24.9%

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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 Bayside STEAM Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	310	37	72	286	10	n/a	n/a	0	715
1989	306	36	72	314	6	n/a	n/a	0	734
1990	278	38	72	358	9	n/a	n/a	0	755
1991	273	30	58	398	13	n/a	n/a	0	772
1992	279	46	55	420	17	n/a	n/a	0	817
1993	281	36	59	429	6	n/a	n/a	0	811
1994	252	41	59	476	12	n/a	n/a	0	840
1995	230	48	57	511	6	n/a	n/a	0	852
1996	230	48	57	511	6	n/a	n/a	0	852
1997	200	54	50	517	4	n/a	n/a	0	825
1998	167	59	51	585	7	n/a	n/a	0	869
1999	156	59	48	568	10	n/a	n/a	0	841
2000	139	41	33	377	4	n/a	n/a	0	594
2001	129	37	31	398	3	n/a	n/a	0	598
2002	77	37	21	338	3	n/a	n/a	3	479
2003	77	37	21	338	3	n/a	n/a	3	479
2004	75	31	20	342	6	n/a	n/a	2	476
2005	64	26	19	345	9	n/a	n/a	5	468
2006	64	31	19	323	4	n/a	n/a	6	447
2007	57	31	20	308	1	n/a	n/a	7	424
2008	52	22	20	284	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	378
2009	52	24	14	300	4	0	0	0	394
2010	54	26	19	435	0	2	0	0	536
2011	52	21	18	442	0	2	7	0	542
2012	47	22	19	419	1	1	13	0	522
2013	45	16	21	422	0	1	22	0	527
2014	36	18	15	432	1	1	18	0	521
2015	43	15	13	414	0	0	18	0	503
2016	34	16	14	448	1	1	16	0	530
2017	30	17	9	449	1	2	16	0	524
2018	39	18	10	448	1	0	18	0	534
2019	36	21	15	439	0	0	19	0	530
2020	34	21	15	444	0	1	14	1	530
2021	34	17	11	368	0	0	13	0	443
2022	29	17	17	368	0	0	19	1	451
2023	27	10	16	334	0	0	23	0	410
2024	24	6	14	318	2	0	18	0	382

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 Bayside STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	715	27.0	26.4	n/a
1989	734	27.0	27.1	n/a
1990	755	30.0	25.1	n/a
1991	772	30.0	25.7	n/a
1992	817	30.5	26.7	69.2
1993	811	34.0	23.9	68.4
1994	840	35.0	24.0	72.7
1995	852	34.0	25.1	80.2
1996	852	34.0	25.1	80.2
1997	825	35.0	23.6	85.6
1998	869	41.0	21.2	84.6
1999	841	42.0	20.0	84.1
2000	594	32.0	18.6	79
2001	598	31.0	19.3	68.9
2002	479	25.5	18.8	66.6
2003	479	25.5	18.8	66.6
2004	476	24.0	19.8	54
2005	468	23.0	20.3	67.8
2006	447	23.5	19.0	74.8
2007	424	21.0	20.2	77
2008	378	21.0	18.0	78.8
2009	394	22.0	17.1	85.3
2010	536	29.0	18.4	81.9
2011	542	n/a	n/a	86
2012	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
2013	527	26.0	20.2	99.4
2014	521	26.0	20.0	30.3
2015	503	25.0	20.1	75
2016	530	22.0	24.0	79.2
2017	524	22.0	23.8	76.3
2018	534	22.0	24.2	73.6
2019	530	22.0	24.0	73.4
2020	530	n/a	n/a	69.4
2021	443	18.0	24.6	58.7
2022	451	18.0	25.0	78
2023	410	17.0	24.1	70.7
2024	382	15.0	25.4	71.2

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 Bayside STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	715	27.0	26.4	n/a
1989	734	27.0	27.1	n/a
1990	755	30.0	25.1	n/a
1991	772	30.0	25.7	n/a
1992	817	30.5	26.7	69.2
1993	811	34.0	23.9	68.4
1994	840	35.0	24.0	72.7
1995	852	34.0	25.1	80.2
1996	852	34.0	25.1	80.2
1997	825	35.0	23.6	85.6
1998	869	41.0	21.2	84.6
1999	841	42.0	20.0	84.1
2000	594	32.0	18.6	79
2001	598	31.0	19.3	68.9
2002	479	25.5	18.8	66.6
2003	479	25.5	18.8	66.6
2004	476	24.0	19.8	54
2005	468	23.0	20.3	67.8
2006	447	23.5	19.0	74.8
2007	424	21.0	20.2	77
2008	378	21.0	18.0	78.8
2009	394	22.0	17.1	85.3
2010	536	29.0	18.4	81.9
2011	542	n/a	n/a	86
2012	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
2013	527	26.0	20.2	99.4
2014	521	26.0	20.0	30.3
2015	503	25.0	20.1	75
2016	530	22.0	24.0	79.2
2017	524	22.0	23.8	76.3
2018	534	22.0	24.2	73.6
2019	530	22.0	24.0	73.4
2020	530	n/a	n/a	69.4
2021	443	18.0	24.6	58.7
2022	451	18.0	25.0	78
2023	410	17.0	24.1	70.7
2024	382	15.0	25.4	71.2

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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