Is Beachwood Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Beachwood Elementary School ranks in the top 9.9% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Beachwood Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 411 students attended Beachwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Beachwood Elementary School?

Students at Beachwood Elementary School are 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Beachwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beachwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Middle School High : General William H. Harrison Preparatory School High : Lakes High School

Beachwood Elementary School

Summary:

Beachwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 410. The school is part of the Clover Park School District, which is ranked 183 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beachwood Elementary consistently outperforms the Clover Park School District and the state of Washington in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 76.52% of Beachwood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.13% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In math, 77.44% of Beachwood students were proficient or better, compared to 26.6% for the district and 41.68% for the state. The school also excels in serving specific student groups, ranking in the top 1% of Washington elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students and in the top 10% for military-connected students in terms of academic performance.

Beachwood Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 41.22% White, 9.27% African American, 30.49% Hispanic, 1.95% Asian, 0.24% Native American, 3.17% Pacific Islander, and 10.24% two or more races. The school has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 652nd out of 1,056 Washington elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the 116th out of 1,168 in 2023-2024, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Beachwood Elementary outperforms the Clover Park School District, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Rainier Elementary and Meriwether Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that the district may have pockets of excellence.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

8890 Concord Avenue
Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98433

(253) 583-5260

District: Clover Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,571

Students who attend Beachwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Middle School
High:	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School
	Lakes High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 411

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beachwood Elementary School ranks better than 90.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Clover Park School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (38.9%), Hispanic (32.4%), two or more races (11.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beachwood Elementary School is 17.3. 16 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Beachwood Elementary School employs 23.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beachwood Elementary School is $17,571. 12 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beachwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beachwood Elementary School 116^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Beachwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Military Connected students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Clover Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clover Park School District 183^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beachwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	17.08	903^rd	1026	12.0%
2005	13.79	940^th	1031	8.8%
2006	20.62	908^th	1051	13.6%
2007	26.39	842^nd	1069	21.2%
2008	13.51	974^th	1067	8.7%
2009	20.65	910^th	1072	15.1%
2010	35.51	756^th	1088	30.5%
2011	45.04	624^th	1092	42.9%
2012	65.50	379^th	1097	65.5%
2013	55.33	523^rd	1106	52.7%
2015	57.29	439^th	1067	58.9%
2016	65.53	358^th	1053	66.0%
2017	39.82	652^nd	1056	38.3%
2018	80.39	192^nd	1054	81.8%
2019	75.01	269^th	1130	76.2%
2021	65.08	353^rd	1107	68.1%
2022	71.52	309^th	1169	73.6%
2023	87.39	138^th	1169	88.2%
2024	89.55	116^th	1168	90.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	97.74	1^st	835	99.9%
2019	94.85	12^th	979	98.8%
2023	93.68	14^th	1013	98.6%
2024	99.00	1^st	1024	99.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	70.07	295^th	1004	70.6%
2019	78.01	217^th	1068	79.7%
2021	50.96	451^st	1008	55.3%
2022	63.89	369^th	1100	66.5%
2023	82.35	166^th	1094	84.8%
2024	91.41	71^st	1093	93.5%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	57.66	21^st	50	58.0%
2021	51.69	14^th	32	56.3%
2022	57.38	22^nd	50	56.0%
2023	83.52	4^th	48	91.7%
2024	85.71	4^th	39	89.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.97	130^th	999	87.0%
2019	70.89	301^st	1075	72.0%
2021	73.02	254^th	1025	75.2%
2022	78.78	221^st	1113	80.1%
2023	87.94	120^th	1099	89.1%
2024	81.22	196^th	1099	82.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	97.55	12^th	540	97.8%
2019	77.88	102^nd	697	85.4%
2021	80.52	47^th	501	90.6%
2022	80.80	78^th	694	88.8%
2023	99.64	2^nd	633	99.7%
2024	93.07	11^th	651	98.3%

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Rank History for White students at Beachwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.33	315^th	833	62.2%
2019	71.84	286^th	1027	72.2%
2021	59.17	356^th	943	62.2%
2022	69.04	305^th	1031	70.4%
2023	92.38	39^th	1011	96.1%
2024	79.58	181^st	1009	82.1%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Our family loves Beachwood. I have had my 3 children at Beachwood for the last 4 years. We could not be happier with the teachers, staff, and principal. Mr. Zarling sends out monthly newsletters with reports of the growth of the school and the parent surveys. He put it on the website under bobcat news. The school website has a survey's of every family who took the survey.

http://www.teacherweb.com/WA/BeachwoodElementary/SchoolHomePage/ap11.aspx

Also the greatschools.org website has a lot more reports from other happy parents. The school has won a bunch of awards and is just getting better. Mr. Zarling wrote a letter for us so we could hopefully stay on JBLM. He really does care about my kids and what I feel is best for my family, and that is to stay at Beachwood and JBLM! We will miss Mr. Zarling when he leaves to be a principal in the Carribean. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 26, 2012

The teachers love our two children and do an excellent job meeting our child with Autism's needs. The school won the school of distinction award and the students and is always getting better. We could not be happier with our school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Beachwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	272	82	66	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	436
1989	279	92	73	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	465
1990	270	89	70	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	452
1991	281	84	52	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	438
1992	252	94	39	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	419
1993	232	115	27	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	408
1994	229	106	43	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	404
1995	220	113	27	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
1996	220	113	27	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
1997	194	99	25	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1998	211	113	20	30	9	n/a	n/a	0	383
1999	273	137	26	44	4	n/a	n/a	0	484
2000	256	140	32	55	4	n/a	n/a	0	487
2001	225	139	26	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	446
2002	271	112	20	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	443
2003	271	112	20	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	443
2004	284	118	19	61	3	n/a	n/a	0	485
2005	284	128	15	66	6	n/a	n/a	0	499
2006	283	125	23	73	7	n/a	n/a	13	524
2007	218	98	30	62	3	n/a	n/a	54	465
2008	185	87	19	63	5	n/a	n/a	64	423
2009	198	91	25	74	5	n/a	n/a	102	495
2010	213	81	21	55	5	n/a	n/a	101	476
2011	270	54	11	76	1	6	40	0	458
2012	259	39	13	79	0	14	57	0	461
2013	267	46	17	105	1	14	54	0	504
2014	280	79	23	134	2	13	71	0	602
2015	141	42	13	76	1	5	54	0	332
2016	145	29	12	67	0	7	52	0	312
2017	163	38	10	67	6	9	38	0	331
2018	153	31	12	79	3	10	40	0	328
2019	131	36	11	88	5	8	49	0	328
2020	131	42	7	96	3	8	56	0	343
2021	107	43	5	80	5	9	40	1	290
2022	134	35	5	100	1	12	33	6	326
2023	169	38	8	125	1	13	42	14	410
2024	160	42	12	133	1	13	49	1	411

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 Beachwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	19.0	22.9	0
1989	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1990	452	19.4	23.2	0
1991	438	20.3	21.5	n/a
1992	419	17.4	24.0	n/a
1993	408	17.8	22.9	n/a
1994	404	17.5	23.1	n/a
1995	383	16.5	23.2	n/a
1996	383	16.5	23.2	n/a
1997	341	14.2	24.0	n/a
1998	383	17.2	22.3	n/a
1999	484	20.6	23.5	n/a
2000	487	20.7	23.5	n/a
2001	446	20.1	22.2	n/a
2002	443	19.0	23.3	25.1
2003	443	19.0	23.3	25.1
2004	485	21.0	23.1	30.1
2005	499	18.1	27.6	27.5
2006	524	23.7	22.1	30.1
2007	465	22.0	21.1	44.5
2008	423	20.3	20.8	46.8
2009	495	20.5	24.1	51.4
2010	476	22.5	21.1	58.1
2011	458	21.0	21.8	41.5
2012	461	21.0	21.9	41.2
2013	504	22.0	22.9	36.3
2014	602	n/a	n/a	41.2
2015	332	20.0	16.6	45.5
2016	312	18.0	17.3	52.2
2017	331	18.0	18.3	46.8
2018	328	19.0	17.2	43
2019	328	20.0	16.4	41.2
2020	343	20.4	16.8	39.7
2021	290	18.4	15.7	30.7
2022	326	19.4	16.8	29.8
2023	410	20.9	19.6	43.7
2024	411	23.7	17.3	64.5

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 Beachwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	19.0	22.9	0
1989	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1990	452	19.4	23.2	0
1991	438	20.3	21.5	n/a
1992	419	17.4	24.0	n/a
1993	408	17.8	22.9	n/a
1994	404	17.5	23.1	n/a
1995	383	16.5	23.2	n/a
1996	383	16.5	23.2	n/a
1997	341	14.2	24.0	n/a
1998	383	17.2	22.3	n/a
1999	484	20.6	23.5	n/a
2000	487	20.7	23.5	n/a
2001	446	20.1	22.2	n/a
2002	443	19.0	23.3	25.1
2003	443	19.0	23.3	25.1
2004	485	21.0	23.1	30.1
2005	499	18.1	27.6	27.5
2006	524	23.7	22.1	30.1
2007	465	22.0	21.1	44.5
2008	423	20.3	20.8	46.8
2009	495	20.5	24.1	51.4
2010	476	22.5	21.1	58.1
2011	458	21.0	21.8	41.5
2012	461	21.0	21.9	41.2
2013	504	22.0	22.9	36.3
2014	602	n/a	n/a	41.2
2015	332	20.0	16.6	45.5
2016	312	18.0	17.3	52.2
2017	331	18.0	18.3	46.8
2018	328	19.0	17.2	43
2019	328	20.0	16.4	41.2
2020	343	20.4	16.8	39.7
2021	290	18.4	15.7	30.7
2022	326	19.4	16.8	29.8
2023	410	20.9	19.6	43.7
2024	411	23.7	17.3	64.5

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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