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Top 5 Elementary Schools in Manhattan Beach, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Manhattan Beach based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 66.5% Exceeded Standard, compared to 58.8% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary
Manhattan Beach Unified
 Los Angeles 80.5 71.2% 90.2% 2.5% 0.0%
2 Opal Robinson Elementary
Manhattan Beach Unified
 Los Angeles 80.1 67.0% 89.0% 3.5% 0.6%
3 Pacific Elementary
Manhattan Beach Unified
 Los Angeles 77.9 61.3% 83.4% 1.9% 0.4%
4 Grand View Elementary
Manhattan Beach Unified
 Los Angeles 76.3 53.1% 83.0% 4.2% 0.3%
5 Meadows Avenue Elementary
Manhattan Beach Unified
 Los Angeles 75.6 61.9% 87.0% 3.3% 1.4%

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