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Meadows Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Avenue Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 407 students in the highly-regarded Manhattan Beach Unified school district, consistently performing in the 99th percentile of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 85% of students proficient in English and an impressive 88% proficient in math, outperforming many neighboring schools in other districts by a significant margin. What truly sets Meadows apart is its exceptional support for all students; it ranks in the 100th percentile for both Hispanic students and students receiving special education services, demonstrating that high achievement is a priority for every child. While other excellent schools exist within its own district, like Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary, Meadows maintains remarkable consistency and particularly strong mathematics instruction.

Meadows Avenue also fosters an excellent learning environment, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%, far below the state average. This success is achieved while spending less per student than some comparable schools, such as those in the Hermosa Beach City Elementary district, indicating efficient use of resources. For parents, Meadows Avenue represents a model of balanced excellence, combining elite academic results, strong attendance, and effective support systems that serve its diverse student community exceptionally well.

407

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,673

Per pupil spending ?

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Meadows Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-4059

(310) 546-8033

District: Manhattan Beach Unified

Students who attend Meadows Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manhattan Beach Middle
High:	Mira Costa High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Asian:

16.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg77%

California avg41%

61^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Manhattan Beach Unified

23^rd of 1,543Manhattan Beach Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	61 of 5857	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	103 of 5869	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	68 of 5859	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	75 of 5883	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	561 of 5789	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	305 of 5662	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	242 of 5692	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	285 of 5614	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	165 of 5611	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.6	143 of 5530	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	257 of 5390	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	91.9	323 of 5377	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	367 of 5314	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	204 of 5193	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	136 of 5113	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	97.0	104 of 5113	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	97.6	74 of 4818	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	96.2	153 of 4822	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	98.5	45 of 4809	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	1 of 1154	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	64.2	486 of 1149	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	120 of 1071	88.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	12 of 2227	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	564 of 2585	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.8	122 of 2128	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	110 of 5597	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	125 of 5612	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	104 of 5609	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	39 of 5635	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	564 of 5492	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	237 of 5413	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	11 of 5107	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	27 of 5084	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	1386 of 4963	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	335 of 5460	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	29 of 5517	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	64 of 5628	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	99 of 5643	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	49 of 5638	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	138 of 5663	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	540 of 5510	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	390 of 5431	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	81 of 670	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	109 of 610	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	231 of 445	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.1	114 of 339	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	11 of 2847	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	26 of 2635	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	67 of 2598	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	214 of 2651	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	64 of 2661	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	46 of 2726	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	437 of 2834	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	303 of 2737	88.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2022)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)88th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics88%+51 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Science77%+44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Meadows Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8033	407	17	23.9	6.4%	206 (50.6%)	3 (0.7%)	63 (15.5%)	68 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.2%)	98.1	61^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.7	103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	42	77.0	77.0	83.0	91.3	82.4	85.7	87.0	91.3	86.5	88.3							$17,673	$2,127	$15,546
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Pacific Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8044	510	21	24.2	4.3%	317 (62.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.5%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	97.3	125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.5	45^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.2%	80	78.7	78.7	76.8	87.6	87.6	84.6	76.8	84.3	86.5	83.0	92.5			95.5		97.0	$17,311	$1,841	$15,470
Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary	Public	K-5	110 South Rowell	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-6223	469	20	23.4	4.9%	207 (44.1%)	6 (1.3%)	77 (16.4%)	96 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.5%)	98.9	19^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.7	105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	86	90.3	90.3	90.4	85.4	94.4	89.9	93.2	87.8	90.4	90.4							$16,153	$1,414	$14,739
Opal Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Morningside Dr.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-5120	303	13	23.3	4.3%	176 (58.1%)	2 (0.7%)	43 (14.2%)	30 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	49 (16.2%)	98.3	44^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	71^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	27	73.6	73.6	79.5	96.0	96.1	91.4	82.5	98.0	81.1	87.4							$17,703	$1,663	$16,040
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Plant Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8646	626	28	22.0	16.9%	269 (43.0%)	9 (1.4%)	124 (19.8%)	121 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (16.1%)	94	400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.6	665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	265	64.6	64.6	77.2	76.3	73.5	75.6	85.2	77.4	65.5	75.6	96.7				96.7		$14,941	$1,051	$13,890
Grand View Elementary	Public	K-5	455 24th St.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8022	550	22	25.0	2.0%	361 (65.6%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.5%)	48 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.6%)	96.5	193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.8	187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	6	76.5	76.5	70.7	90.2	91.7	84.3	73.2	87.7	84.5	81.8							$17,345	$1,457	$15,888
Hermosa Vista	Public	2-4	417 25Th St.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 333-9960	430	17	25.7	8.4%	229 (53.3%)	6 (1.4%)	52 (12.1%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (28.1%)	97.3	129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		93.6	459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	330			79.1	86.2		82.9	85.1	85.0		85.0							$21,914	$851	$21,063
Hermosa View Elementary	Public	K-1	1800 Prospect Ave.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 333-9960	394	18	21.3	7.6%	222 (56.3%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.7%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (20.6%)								(n/a)											89.2	97.1	95.0	90.7	95.7	93.5	$22,363	$1,125	$21,238
Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	439	16	27.8	29.8%	90 (20.5%)	29 (6.6%)	240 (54.7%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.9%)	79.9	1157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.4	1020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	137	41.8	41.8	65.0	56.2	65.8	62.3	66.4	61.0	58.9	62.0
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	432	16	27.0	17.6%	161 (37.3%)	21 (4.9%)	88 (20.4%)	82 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.5%)	95.7	266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		97.8	92^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	174	66.3	66.3	73.2	86.8	75.0	78.1	83.3	83.8	80.0	82.3							$14,822	$1,051	$13,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meadows Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manhattan Beach Middle
High : Mira Costa High

What district is Meadows Avenue Elementary in?

Manhattan Beach Unified

How many students attend Meadows Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Meadows Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Avenue Elementary?

Students at Meadows Avenue Elementary are 51% White, 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

Is Meadows Avenue Elementary a good school?

Yes! Meadows Avenue Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 61^st of 5857 California elementary schools.

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