Beach Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lummi Island, Washington
Beach Elementary in Lummi Island, Washington enrolled 30 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
43 students in 2022-23, 38 students in 2023-24, 30 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.2 to 2.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 43 | 2.2 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 3.2 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 30 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beach Elementary enrolled 39 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent58.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.3% of students were White, 13.3% Hispanic, 13.3% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White63.3%
- Hispanic13.3%
- American Indian13.3%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Asian3.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Beach Elementary scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 48% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑59% | 35% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Beach Elementary
- Alderwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.2 miles away: 305 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
- Lowell Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.6 miles away: 338 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Compare Beach Elementary with Alderwood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ferndale School District spends per student$18,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,722
- The largest public schools in WashingtonBeach Elementary is the number 1,202 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,202 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Beach Elementary
How many students attend Beach Elementary?
30 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 43 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lummi Island, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Beach Elementary?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Beach Elementary a Title I school?
Beach Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Beach Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Beach Elementary scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Beach Elementary in?
Ferndale School District, NCES district ID 5302850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530285000457 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.