Beach Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 10.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Beach Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points above the Piedmont City Unified district average of 56.4%. Compared to the 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 35.7 points higher (vs 27.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 0.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 54.4% | 26.1% | 80.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 63.3% | 26.5% | 89.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 67.4% | 23.9% | 91.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 63.0% | 30.4% | 93.5% |
| 4th | 49 | 63.3% | 32.6% | 95.9% |
| 5th | 46 | 67.4% | 19.6% | 87.0% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.2