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Beachwood Elementary School

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Beachwood Elementary School ranks 222 nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Beachwood Elementary School serves 397 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade at Joint Base Lewis McChord, where the military-connected community may bring unique student mobility and transition needs. It is a notably strong performer within the Clover Park School District: Beachwood ranks 222nd of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 80th percentile statewide and earning four stars. That is considerably higher than the district’s overall 32nd-percentile ranking.

Academically, Beachwood performs above both district and state averages in every reported subject. In 2025–26, proficiency was 64.67% in English language arts, 69.33% in math, and 59.09% in science. Math is the school’s clearest strength: its all-grade result was the highest among the nearby schools reviewed, ahead of Meriwether Elementary School at 63.39% and Rainier Elementary School at 53.85%. Third-grade math was especially impressive at 87.88%. Beachwood also exceeded Rainier, Carter Lake Elementary School, Lake Louise Elementary School, and Tillicum Elementary School in ELA and math.

Meriwether Elementary School is Beachwood’s closest high-performing comparison: it ranks slightly higher statewide and has stronger ELA and science results, while Beachwood leads in math. Families should also note that Beachwood’s ranking has declined from the 90th percentile in 2023–24, and science fell from 91.67% proficiency in 2024–25 to 59.09% in 2025–26. Fifth-grade math, at 50.00%, is another area to watch. Even so, Beachwood remains in Washington’s top fifth of elementary schools and shows particularly strong effectiveness for low-income and military-connected students.

397

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,728

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

84%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.7% (any vaccine)

8890 Concord Avenue
Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98433

(253) 583-5260

District: Clover Park School District

Students who attend Beachwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Middle School
High:	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School
	Lakes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2024 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clover Park School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2024) to 80th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg35%

Washington avg48%

222^nd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16Elementary Schools in the Clover Park School District

162^nd of 238Clover Park School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	222 of 1138	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	156 of 1160	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	116 of 1168	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	138 of 1169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	309 of 1169	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	353 of 1107	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	269 of 1130	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	192 of 1054	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	39.8	652 of 1056	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.5	358 of 1053	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	439 of 1067	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	523 of 1106	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	379 of 1097	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.0	624 of 1092	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	756 of 1088	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.6	910 of 1072	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	974 of 1067	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	842 of 1069	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	908 of 1051	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.8	940 of 1031	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	903 of 1026	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	144 of 1020	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	170 of 1092	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	71 of 1093	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	166 of 1094	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	369 of 1100	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	451 of 1008	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	217 of 1068	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	295 of 1004	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	11 of 651	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 633	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	78 of 694	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	47 of 501	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	102 of 697	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	97.5	12 of 540	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	57 of 1008	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	2 of 1013	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	1 of 1024	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	14 of 1013	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	12 of 979	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	1 of 835	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	341 of 1059	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.8	217 of 1098	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	196 of 1099	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	120 of 1099	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	221 of 1113	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	254 of 1025	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	301 of 1075	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	130 of 999	87.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	57.4	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	553 of 901	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	427 of 1007	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	181 of 1009	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	39 of 1011	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	305 of 1031	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	356 of 943	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	286 of 1027	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	315 of 833	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Math69%+26 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Science59%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Our family loves Beachwood. I have had my 3 children at Beachwood for the last 4 years. We could not be happier with the teachers, staff, and principal. Mr. Zarling sends out monthly newsletters with reports of the growth of the school and the parent surveys. He put it on the website under bobcat news. The school website has a survey's of every family who took the survey.

http://www.teacherweb.com/WA/BeachwoodElementary/SchoolHomePage/ap11.aspx

Also the greatschools.org website has a lot more reports from other happy parents. The school has won a bunch of awards and is just getting better. Mr. Zarling wrote a letter for us so we could hopefully stay on JBLM. He really does care about my kids and what I feel is best for my family, and that is to stay at Beachwood and JBLM! We will miss Mr. Zarling when he leaves to be a principal in the Carribean. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 26, 2012

The teachers love our two children and do an excellent job meeting our child with Autism's needs. The school won the school of distinction award and the students and is always getting better. We could not be happier with our school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beachwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8890 Concord Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5260	397	25	15.9	48.9%	150 (37.8%)	38 (9.6%)	131 (33.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	46 (11.6%)	79.6	222^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	80.5%		85.6	156^th of 1160 public elementary schools	86.6%	66	59.1	59.1	69.7	60.5	60.9	64.7	87.9	60.5	50.0	69.3	84%	2.7%	$21,728	$1,412	$20,317
Meriwether Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10285 Compass Ave	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5200	240	17	14.2	45.8%	98 (40.8%)	20 (8.3%)	66 (27.5%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	33 (13.8%)	82.9	195^th of 1138 public elementary schools	82.9%		66.9	352^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	69.7%	157	72.7	72.7	66.7	62.2	69.7	66.1	64.3	62.2	63.6	63.4	77.1%	2.1%	$20,900	$1,295	$19,605
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	61700 Garcia Blvd	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5280	567	35	16.1	64.4%	159 (28.0%)	61 (10.8%)	231 (40.7%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	63 (11.1%)	40.5	668^th of 1138 public elementary schools	41.3%		29.1	839^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.7%	171	50.0	50.0	47.8	45.2	47.9	46.9	47.8	41.3	22.0	38.3	66.7%	0%	$20,571	$1,618	$18,953
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9020 Blaine Ave	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5250	442	33	13.5	56.1%	113 (25.6%)	52 (11.8%)	159 (36.0%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	58 (13.1%)	26.8	837^th of 1138 public elementary schools	26.4%		31.2	812^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.0%	25	35.1	35.1	31.6	35.0	53.9	39.0	45.6	30.0	20.5	33.8	62.5%	0%	$26,112	$1,295	$24,816
Tillicum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8514 Maple ST SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5370	272	18	14.9	79.8%	68 (25.0%)	18 (6.6%)	112 (41.2%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	46 (16.9%)	19.9	907^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.3%		26.1	886^th of 1160 public elementary schools	23.6%	21	33.3	33.3	35.4	36.8	33.3	35.1	29.8	30.8	29.2	29.9	97.6%	2.4%	$27,461	$3,350	$24,111
Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Stryker Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5220	576	37	15.4	49.0%	211 (36.6%)	91 (15.8%)	153 (26.6%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	58 (10.1%)	64.6	375^th of 1138 public elementary schools	67.0%		67.6	342^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	70.5%	33	61.0	61.0	49.0	61.0	55.6	54.8	55.2	62.2	43.9	53.9	78.9%	2.4%	$19,592	$1,472	$18,121
Lake Louise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11014 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5310	450	32	13.8	69.6%	121 (26.9%)	59 (13.1%)	136 (30.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	77 (17.1%)	34.3	746^th of 1138 public elementary schools	34.4%		32.3	792^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	31.7%	46	37.2	37.2	36.9	44.7	52.6	45.2	43.1	42.1	26.9	37.0	89.3%	5.3%	$20,561	$1,797	$18,764
Chloe Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1700 Palisade Boulevard	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-7100	475	30	15.8	26.9%	219 (46.1%)	36 (7.6%)	112 (23.6%)	46 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	53 (11.2%)								(n/a)			64.3			64.3	66.1			66.1	72.4%	0%	$18,870	$63	$18,806
Carter Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Lincoln Blvd SW	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98439	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5210	420	29	14.6	46.7%	155 (36.9%)	52 (12.4%)	126 (30.0%)	17 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	55 (13.1%)	48.2	569^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.0%		46.5	597^th of 1160 public elementary schools	48.5%	28	41.4	41.4	54.7	47.8	52.5	51.7	54.7	40.3	37.3	44.8	91.6%	3.6%	$19,532	$1,523	$18,009
Cherrydale Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	1201 Galloway Street	Steilacoom	98388	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 983-2570	348	23	15.1	44.3%	176 (50.6%)	19 (5.5%)	74 (21.3%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	61 (17.5%)								(n/a)			56.1			56.1	65.7			65.7	85.4%	1%	$18,950	$908	$18,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Beachwood Elementary School

How many students attend Beachwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Beachwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Beachwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beachwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Middle School
High : General William H. Harrison Preparatory School
High : Lakes High School

What district is Beachwood Elementary School in?

Clover Park School District

Is Beachwood Elementary School a good school?

Beachwood Elementary School ranks 222^nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Beachwood Elementary School?

Students at Beachwood Elementary School are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

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