Beamer Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Woodland, California

Beamer Elementary in Woodland, California enrolled 496 students in 2024-25 with 19.1 full-time teachers, 26.0 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

510 students in 2022-23, 494 students in 2023-24, 496 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 19.1.

Students enrolled at Beamer Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235102023-244942024-25496
Students enrolled at Beamer Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235102023-244942024-25496
Students enrolled at Beamer Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235102023-244942024-25496
Students enrolled at Beamer Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235102023-244942024-25496
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351020.524.9
2023-2449420.024.7
2024-2549619.126.0

26.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Beamer Elementary 26.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeamer Elementary 26.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Beamer Elementary 26.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeamer Elementary 26.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Beamer Elementary 26.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeamer Elementary 26.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Beamer Elementary 26.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeamer Elementary 26.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 484 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beamer Elementary enrolled 484 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 484 of the 484 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.7% of students were Hispanic, 5.4% White, 2.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic91.7%
  2. White5.4%
  3. Two or more races2.6%
  4. Asian0.2%

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 Beamer Elementary scored proficient or above: 33-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑38%36%45%
Math, 2022-2324%25% (2021-22)34.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Woodland

11 public elementary schools in Woodland report 2024-25 enrollment; Beamer Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary77225.664.4%
Woodland Prairie Elementary71324.467.3%
Beamer Elementary49626.054.6%
Freeman Elementary41522.774.9%
Zamora Elementary40922.636.7%
Rhoda Maxwell Elementary39524.266.1%
Spring Lake Elementary38725.821.4%
Gibson Elementary34419.054.1%

All public schools in Woodland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Beamer Elementary

  1. Freeman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 415 students, 22.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Dingle ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 338 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Beamer Elementary with Freeman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Woodland Unified School District spends per student$16,077 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,077
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBeamer Elementary is the number 2,464 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,464 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.26.0:1
  7. 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 Beamer Elementary

  1. How many students attend Beamer Elementary?
    496 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 510 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Woodland, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beamer Elementary?
    26.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beamer Elementary a Title I school?
    Beamer Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Beamer Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Beamer Elementary scored proficient or above: 33-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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.
  5. What district is Beamer Elementary in?
    Woodland Unified School District, NCES district ID 0643080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 064308006998 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