How does Meadows Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Manhattan Beach?

Meadows Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 75.6/100, placing it at the 98th percentile statewide. 62% of students exceed standard, with a total of 786 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Meadows Avenue Elementary?

61.9% of students at Meadows Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 87.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Meadows Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Meadows Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Meadows Avenue Elementary?

3.3% of students at Meadows Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Meadows Avenue Elementary

Manhattan Beach Unified Manhattan Beach Los Angeles County 90266

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

786 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

419 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.5%

White 50.4%

Asian 15.8%

Black 0.7%

Other 17.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Meadows Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	61.9%
Met Standard	25.1%
Below Standard	13.0%

Exceeded

61.9%

Met

25.1%

Below

13.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Meadows Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

61.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 40.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Manhattan Beach Unified district average of 62.9%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.3 points higher (vs 41.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.