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Alta Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alta Vista Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 547 students in the Redondo Beach Unified district, consistently earning top marks and ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school shines in mathematics, where its 80% proficiency rate is the highest among all nearby schools, and it provides exceptional support for specific student groups, ranking in the 97th percentile for Hispanic students and the 93rd percentile for students in special education. However, an area for growth is science, where its proficiency of 49% lags behind comparable schools like Anza Elementary (79%) in the Torrance Unified district and its close neighbor, Tulita Elementary (69%), within its own district.

Within the high-performing Redondo Beach district, Alta Vista is a strong contender, ranking third among four local elementary schools behind Jefferson Elementary and Tulita. The school manages resources effectively, achieving excellent results with mid-range per-student spending, and has successfully reduced chronic student absences since the pandemic, with a current rate lower than the state average.

547

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,484

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 Knob Hill Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277-4300

(310) 798-8650

District: Redondo Beach Unified

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parras (Nick G.) Middle
High:	Redondo Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

California avg41%

547^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Redondo Beach Unified

159^th of 1,543Redondo 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	92.0	547 of 5857	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	422 of 5869	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	623 of 5859	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	395 of 5883	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	235 of 5789	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	225 of 5662	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	289 of 5692	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	298 of 5614	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	388 of 5611	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	333 of 5530	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	530 of 5390	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	557 of 5377	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	91.2	377 of 5314	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	93.8	239 of 5193	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	457 of 5113	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	310 of 5113	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	91.4	412 of 4818	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	85.4	712 of 4822	85.2%	★★★★☆
2004	88.1	582 of 4809	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	393 of 1203	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	278 of 1205	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	422 of 1190	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.7	130 of 1154	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	506 of 1149	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	347 of 1071	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.8	271 of 2227	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	126 of 2585	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	196 of 2128	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	432 of 5597	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	367 of 5612	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	474 of 5609	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	303 of 5635	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	294 of 5492	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	228 of 5413	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	141 of 5107	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	132 of 5107	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	514 of 5087	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	98.0	69 of 5084	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	64 of 4963	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	188 of 4830	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	535 of 5460	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	565 of 5517	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	448 of 5363	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	406 of 5264	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	133 of 5173	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	55 of 5084	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	623 of 5628	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	470 of 5643	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	728 of 5638	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	537 of 5663	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	176 of 5510	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	220 of 5431	95.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	107 of 718	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	294 of 670	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	310 of 669	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	274 of 610	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	78 of 445	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	47 of 339	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	202 of 2847	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	132 of 2635	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	306 of 2420	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	756 of 2598	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	536 of 2651	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	695 of 2661	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	444 of 2726	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	192 of 2834	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	165 of 2737	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science49%+17 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Knob Hill Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8650	547	23	24.0	13.5%	240 (43.9%)	12 (2.2%)	126 (23.0%)	80 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.3%)	92	547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		94.1	422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	125	49.5	49.5	79.4	71.3	69.7	73.6	87.6	77.3	74.7	80.1				$15,484	$1,051	$14,433
Tulita Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 Prospect Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8628	443	20	22.1	15.8%	210 (47.4%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (20.1%)	61 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (17.4%)	94.9	343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		96	261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	82	69.4	69.4	66.1	83.0	77.1	75.0	79.0	88.9	80.3	82.5	98.2		98.2	$15,681	$1,051	$14,630
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	21400 Ellinwood Dr.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4559	613	26	24.0	14.8%	171 (27.9%)	15 (2.4%)	111 (18.1%)	238 (38.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	95.2	312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.7	371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	59	79.1	79.1	74.7	73.3	82.7	77.2	74.7	75.3	80.0	76.9				$16,138	$528	$15,610
Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4532	548	20	27.1	17.7%	216 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.4%)	145 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.9%)	91.6	571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		92.8	514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	57	62.8	62.8	71.6	69.5	77.2	72.6	77.8	71.9	60.3	70.2				$15,769	$543	$15,226
Victor Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Spencer St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4542	965	38	25.2	34.4%	133 (13.8%)	46 (4.8%)	258 (26.7%)	417 (43.2%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	99 (10.3%)	83.6	987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		83	1039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	52	43.6	43.6	64.8	67.8	64.4	65.7	74.5	65.1	56.8	65.1				$15,485	$540	$14,945
Joseph Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4524	628	26	24.1	29.8%	92 (14.6%)	27 (4.3%)	153 (24.4%)	260 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (15.0%)	85.8	890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.1	700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	190	58.1	58.1	58.8	63.3	69.2	63.7	67.0	64.7	69.2	66.9				$16,215	$524	$15,691
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4460	611	25	24.6	16.5%	286 (46.8%)	9 (1.5%)	118 (19.3%)	89 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (17.8%)	91.9	551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		93.6	457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	94	68.8	68.8	67.7	62.0	75.3	68.4	77.4	79.6	75.0	77.3	96.5	96.5		$16,046	$555	$15,491
Beryl Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Beryl St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8611	422	17	24.8	13.0%	193 (45.7%)	7 (1.7%)	95 (22.5%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.6%)	91.8	561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.2	624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	63	67.7	67.7	66.7	72.6	75.0	71.4	69.1	74.2	72.1	71.7	96.8			$14,678	$1,051	$13,627
Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4535	599	24	25.0	20.5%	174 (29.0%)	5 (0.8%)	121 (20.2%)	200 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (16.2%)	93.9	409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.9	269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	140	61.7	61.7	74.0	69.9	82.4	75.9	74.0	78.3	77.6	76.5	98.0			$16,380	$556	$15,824
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Harkness Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8631	555	22	25.2	8.6%	243 (43.8%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (15.3%)	97 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.3%)	95.5	289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.1	156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	133	67.8	67.8	80.8	78.8	74.7	78.0	87.2	80.0	71.3	79.2				$15,096	$1,051	$14,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Vista Elementary

Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes. Alta Vista Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Elementary?

Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Alta Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alta Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parras (Nick G.) Middle
High : Redondo Union High

What district is Alta Vista Elementary in?

Redondo Beach Unified

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