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Birney Elementary

Public Grades K-5

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Birney Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 432 students in the Redondo Beach Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with students scoring far above state averages, especially in mathematics where it leads other district schools like Jefferson Elementary and Madison Elementary. What truly sets Birney apart is its remarkable success in supporting all students, achieving some of the state's highest rankings for specific student groups and maintaining an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.9%, which is far better than the state average and indicates a highly engaged school community.

Compared to schools in neighboring areas, such as Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary in Manhattan Beach Unified or Hermosa Vista in Hermosa Beach City Elementary, Birney delivers outstanding results with efficient per-student spending, demonstrating that a school's quality is driven by effective practices, not just its budget or location.

432

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,074

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Green Ln.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-3656

(310) 798-8626

District: Redondo Beach Unified

Students who attend Birney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle
High:	Redondo Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Asian:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Redondo Beach Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg68%

California avg41%

266^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.7	266 of 5857	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	92 of 5869	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	476 of 5859	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	351 of 5883	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	263 of 5789	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	487 of 5662	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	454 of 5692	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	563 of 5614	90.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	860 of 5611	84.7%	★★★★☆
2013	92.5	283 of 5530	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	646 of 5390	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	1147 of 5377	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	1468 of 5314	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	1393 of 5193	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	1659 of 5113	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	1415 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	1485 of 4818	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.6	1361 of 4822	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	1258 of 4809	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	272 of 1203	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	325 of 1205	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	520 of 1190	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.8	31 of 2227	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	231 of 5597	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	140 of 5612	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	454 of 5609	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	289 of 5635	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	183 of 5492	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	466 of 5413	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	219 of 5107	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	58 of 5107	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	106 of 5087	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	116 of 5084	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	120 of 4963	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	232 of 4830	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	267 of 5460	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	143 of 5517	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	164 of 5173	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	854 of 5084	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	371 of 5628	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	64 of 5643	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	501 of 5638	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	418 of 5663	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	436 of 5510	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	599 of 5431	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	66 of 718	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	64 of 670	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	52.6	365 of 669	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.5	113 of 610	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	131 of 445	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	152 of 339	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	223 of 2420	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	192 of 2598	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	34 of 2651	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	438 of 2661	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	432 of 2726	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	141 of 2834	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	271 of 2737	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science66%+34 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 (2025)
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
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							$16,074	$15,306	$768
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25.0	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	87.4	804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.1	812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	8	64.5	64.5	61.5	57.1	72.4	64.3	71.8	64.3	68.4	68.6							$16,312	$15,396	$916
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							$16,878	$16,110	$768
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilienthal Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8641	776	30	25.8	18.0%	219 (28.2%)	24 (3.1%)	289 (37.2%)	134 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.9%)	90	658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.8	647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	11	63.1	63.1	69.3	67.5	71.3	69.4	74.7	59.8	75.2	70.5	97.2		97.9				$15,686	$14,782	$904
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	$14,821	$13,998	$823
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		$15,228	$14,460	$768
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							$21,415	$19,848	$1,567
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						$15,313	$14,860	$453
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						$15,342	$14,574	$768
William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	516	21	24.5	88.0%	18 (3.5%)	25 (4.8%)	430 (83.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	39.9	3222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		32.6	3727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	505	23.0	23.0	45.5	41.7	46.9	44.8	41.0	31.4	23.0	31.1	97.2				97.2		$30,272	$27,826	$2,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Birney Elementary

How many students attend Birney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Birney Elementary.

Is Birney Elementary a good school?

Yes! Birney Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 266^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Birney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle
High : Redondo Union High

What is the racial makeup of Birney Elementary?

Students at Birney Elementary are 37% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 19% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Birney Elementary in?

Redondo Beach Unified

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