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Pacific Elementary School in Manhattan Beach, CA
(KG-05 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 99
Address
 1200 Pacific Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Telephone
(310) 546-8044
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City-data.com school rating
99
Students
627
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
27.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
7
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
3
School district
Manhattan Beach Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Not a Title I school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Grand View Elementary (0.7 miles):

99
Pacific Elementary School:

99
Opal Robinson Elementary (0.8 miles):

98
Meadows Avenue Elementary (0.7 miles):

98
Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary (1.1 miles):

98
Manhattan Beach Middle (1.1 miles):

96
Hermosa View Elementary (1.6 miles):

94
Mira Costa High (1.4 miles):

92
Hermosa Valley Elementary (1.6 miles):

87
Pacific Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Manhattan Beach:

97
Pacific Elementary School:

99

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 627
Enrollment in 2015: 654
Enrollment in 2014: 668
Enrollment in 2013: 701
Enrollment in 2012: 647
Enrollment in 2011: 648
Enrollment in 2010: 655
Enrollment in 2009: 648
Enrollment in 2008: 490
Enrollment in 2007: 586
Enrollment in 2006: 609
Enrollment in 2005: 597
Enrollment in 2004: 595
Enrollment in 2003: 593
Enrollment in 2002: 631
Enrollment in 2001: 660
Enrollment in 2000: 626
Enrollment in 1999: 640

Pacific Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05Total
All students899411011912095627
Female students434453654750302
Male students465057547345325
Asian students1310895853
Hispanic students96128121158
Black students - 1 - 1125
White students616776948262442
Two or More Races students610147201269

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 89
1st grade enrollment: 94
2nd grade enrollment: 110
3rd grade enrollment: 119
4th grade enrollment: 120
5th grade enrollment: 95

Pacific Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 302 (48.2%)
Pacific Elementary School:

48.2%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 325 (51.8%)
Pacific Elementary School:

51.8%
State:

49.6%

Pacific Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Asian enrollment: 53 (8.5%)
Pacific Elementary School:

8.5%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 58 (9.3%)
Here:

9.3%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 5 (0.8%)
Pacific Elementary School:

0.8%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 442 (70.5%)
Pacific Elementary School:

70.5%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 69 (11.0%)
Pacific Elementary School:

11.0%
California:

4.5%

Pacific Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 10 (1.6%)
Pacific Elementary School:

1.6%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 7 (1.1%)
Pacific Elementary School:

1.1%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 3 (0.5%)
Here:

0.5%
State:

8.6%

Pacific Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 27

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 3
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 3
Number of FTE sworn law enforcement officers: 0.2
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.5

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

23.2
State:

22.8

Pacific Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $2,599,449
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 26.8 (Salary Expenditures: $2,301,517)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.7 (Salary Expenditures: $69,658)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2.6 (Salary Expenditures: $193,561)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $182,605

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2 (all male)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.

    Students with disabilities served under IDEA

  • Hispanic17
  • Asian4
  • White50
  • Multirace8
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 79 (male: 49, female: 30)
  • Hispanic: 17 (male: 10, female: 7)
  • Asian: 4 (all male)
  • White: 50 (male: 31, female: 19)
  • Two or More Races: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • White: 2

Retention:
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(State average from 2,205 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
Here:

2.2%
State:

5.3%
Total number of students retained in 1st grade: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

Percent of 1st grade students retained
Here:

2.1%
State:

4.8%
Total number of students retained in 3rd grade: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2

Percent of 3rd grade students retained
School:

1.7%
State:

2.3%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.

    Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment

  • Hispanic4
  • Asian7
  • White16
  • Multirace7
  • IDEA4
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 34 (male: 17, female: 17)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here:

54.2
California:

84.3

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All88%
  • Males85%
  • Females90%
ELA students tested: 346
ELA students with scores: 346

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

88%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 4.3%
Standard Nearly Met: 8.1%
Standard Met: 21.1%
Standard Exceeded: 66.5%

All Grades:
4.3%
8.1%
21.1%
66.5%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2504.4, Students tested: 114, Standard Not Met: 3.5%, Nearly Met: 12.3%, Met: 20.2%, Exceeded: 64.0%)
3.5%
12.3%
20.2%
64.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2573.8, Students tested: 116, Standard Not Met: 2.6%, Nearly Met: 5.2%, Met: 16.4%, Exceeded: 75.9%)
2.6%
5.2%
16.4%
75.9%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2590.3, Students tested: 116, Standard Not Met: 6.9%, Nearly Met: 6.9%, Met: 26.7%, Exceeded: 59.5%)
6.9%
6.9%
26.7%
59.5%

Pacific Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All84%
  • Males86%
  • Females82%
Math students tested: 346
Math students with scores: 346

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

84%
State:

38%

Standard Not Met: 4.3%
Standard Nearly Met: 11.6%
Standard Met: 32.7%
Standard Exceeded: 51.5%

All Grades:
4.3%
11.6%
32.7%
51.5%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2483.6, Students tested: 114, Standard Not Met: 5.3%, Nearly Met: 13.2%, Met: 43.0%, Exceeded: 38.6%)
5.3%
13.2%
43.0%
38.6%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2562.3, Students tested: 116, Standard Not Met: 0.9%, Nearly Met: 8.6%, Met: 31.9%, Exceeded: 58.6%)
0.9%
8.6%
31.9%
58.6%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2583.9, Students tested: 116, Standard Not Met: 6.9%, Nearly Met: 12.9%, Met: 23.3%, Exceeded: 56.9%)
6.9%
12.9%
23.3%
56.9%

Pacific Elementary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


California Alternate Assessments:
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(State average from 1,579 schools)
The new California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) are based on alternate achievement standards-called the Core Content Connectors-and linked to the Common Core State Standards. The CAAs are online tests for students with an individualized education program (IEP) that designates the use of an alternate assessment to measure student progress on alternate achievement standards. This alternate assessment is part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System and replaces the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) for English language arts and mathematics.
ELA students tested: 11
ELA students with scores: 11

Percentage Level 3:

55%
California:

15%

Level 1: 18.2% The student showed limited understanding of core concepts.
Level 2: 27.3% The student showed foundational understanding of core concepts.
Level 3: 54.5% The student showed understanding of core concepts.

All Grades:
18.2%
27.3%
54.5%
Math students tested: 11
Math students with scores: 11

Percentage Level 3:

9%
California:

6%

Level 1: 63.6% The student showed limited understanding of core concepts.
Level 2: 27.3% The student showed foundational understanding of core concepts.
Level 3: 9.1% The student showed understanding of core concepts.

All Grades:
63.6%
27.3%
9.1%

Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 91
CST Science students with scores: 91

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

98%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 1.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 1.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 27.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 70.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 436.1, Students tested: 91, Far Below Basic: 1.0%, Below Basic: 0.0%, Basic: 1.0%, Proficient: 27.0%, Advanced: 70.0%)
1.0%
1.0%
27.0%
70.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 85.8%, Needs Improvement: 10.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 4.2%)
85.8%
10.0%
4.2%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 85.0%, Needs Improvement: 7.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 7.5%)
85.0%
7.5%
7.5%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 93.3%, Needs Improvement: 6.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
93.3%
6.7%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.0%, Needs Improvement: 10.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
90.0%
10.0%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.5%, Needs Improvement: 12.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
87.5%
12.5%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 120, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 88.3%, Needs Improvement: 11.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
88.3%
11.7%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Pacific Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 23
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 19

Students who met CELDT criterion:

83.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 13
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9

Students who met CELDT criterion:

69.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

479.5
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

323.6
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

489.8
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

306.1
State:

286.0

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Pacific Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic97
  • Asian95
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White98
  • Multirace100
  • SED67
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities96
  • Hispanic: 97% (tested 26 out of 27 enrolled)
  • Asian: 95% (tested 18 out of 19 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
  • White: 98% (tested 231 out of 235 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 38 out of 38 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 96% (tested 65 out of 68 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic97
  • Asian95
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White98
  • Multirace100
  • SED67
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities96
  • Hispanic: 97% (tested 26 out of 27 enrolled)
  • Asian: 95% (tested 18 out of 19 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
  • White: 98% (tested 231 out of 235 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 38 out of 38 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 96% (tested 65 out of 68 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.

A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 2


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Pacific Elementary School:

3.2
State:

60.8

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic2
  • Asian2
  • Black2
  • White16
  • Multirace4
  • IDEA7
  • 5042
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 26 (male: 14, female: 12)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Section 504: 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

41.5
California:

172.7

Restraint and Seclusion:
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(State average from 741 schools)
Physical restraint refers to a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head freely. The term physical restraint does not include a physical escort. Physical escort means a temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder or back for the purpose of inducing a student who is acting out to walk to a safe location.
Total Number of students with disabilities (IDEA) subjected to physical restraint: 2 (all male)
  • Asian: 2

Students with disabilities (IDEA) subjected to physical restraint per 1,000 students
Here:

3.2
State:

8.5

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