Beverly Hills Unified has two ranked public elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. El Rodeo Elementary is at the 99th percentile, Horace Mann Elementary the 93rd, Beverly Vista Middle the 93rd and Beverly Hills High the 81st, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).
Where does Beverly Hills Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Beverly Hills Unified spent $35,360 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Beverly Hills Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction56%
Instruction support11%
Student services7%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance14%
Other2%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$6.0 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 6% of its $108.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 92 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 75% of the money. The plan itself puts 54% of it toward staff.
5-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan $1.6 million
Increase to CTE Pathways $1.5 million
Intervention & Credit Recovery $1.4 million
14 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
2 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $1.4 million
English learners $0.8 million
Largest of these
Intervention & Credit Recovery$1.4 million
Teachers & Principals will participate in high quality standards-based professional development that leads to proficiency in ELD instruction$820,697
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $2.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $2.3 million and estimates it spent $2.3 million, under $0.1 million (1%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$2.3 million spent (estimated)$2.3 million planned
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
14 in 100
11 in 100
3 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
2.2%
2.0%
down 0.2 pts
Goals 1 and 3 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
5-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan · $1,602,000
Increase to CTE Pathways · $1,528,176
Intervention & Credit Recovery · $1,359,801
The full plan3 goals, 25 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($6.0 million).
Where does the money go?
73% to Goal 1, Student Growth & Instruction. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.
Goal 1Student Growth & Instruction$4.4 million73% of action budgets
“1. All students will achieve at least one year’s growth in one year’s instruction in English and Mathematics, as evidenced by pre and post-tests, CAASPP, and SAT data. 2. Provide appropriate academic support for students who need intervention. 3. Increase the number of students "prepared" for College/ Career Readiness. 4. Create a culture of professional learning based on student performance data, high-leverage instructional strategies and practices, and classroom implementation in all grades” p. 14 ↗
12 funded actions
Largest funded actions
Increase to CTE Pathways$1.5 millionaction 1.4 · p. 54 ↗
Intervention & Credit Recovery$1.4 millionaction 1.2 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
Teachers & Principals will participate in high quality standards-based professional development that leads to proficiency in ELD instruction$0.8 millionaction 1.12 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Coach$0.2 millionaction 1.8 · p. 54 ↗
AirTutors$0.2 millionaction 1.10 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Counseling Services · action 1.5 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
PSAT, SAT School Day, AP and Bootcamps · action 1.3 · p. 54 ↗$0.1 million
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) · action 1.1 · p. 54 ↗under $0.1 million
National Board Certification · action 1.9 · p. 55 ↗under $0.1 million
College Admissions · action 1.7 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Families in need · action 1.11 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $12,000 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
College/ Career Readiness Curriculum · action 1.6 · p. 54 ↗under $0.1 million
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,079 students
1White64%
2Asian11%
3Hispanic or Latino9%
4Two or more races7%
5Not reported5%
6Black or African American2%
7Filipino<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
29%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 883 of 3,073 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Beverly Hills Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 70% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (112 of 160 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Beverly Hills Unified rank highest?
Elementary: El Rodeo Elementary, 99th percentile (Strong). Middle: Beverly Vista Middle, 93rd percentile (Strong). High: Beverly Hills High, 81st percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Beverly Hills Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Beverly Hills Unified good?
Beverly Hills Unified’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 93rd to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong. Beverly Hills Unified has one public middle school we score, Beverly Vista Middle, at the 93rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Beverly Hills Unified has one public high school we score, Beverly Hills High, at the 81st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does Beverly Hills Unified spend per student?
Beverly Hills Unified spent $35,360 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Beverly Hills Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Beverly Hills Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $6.0 million into 17 funded actions in 3 goals, 6% of its $108.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $4.4 million, 73% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Beverly Hills Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.