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Schools in Pacific Beach

Pacific Beach’s public schools

North Beach School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pacific Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 3% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
384 students on the public path
In brief

Pacific Beach’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pacific Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pacific Beach Elementary SchoolNorth Beach School DistrictNo scores
7–8North Beach Junior High Schoolin Ocean ShoresNo scores
9–12North Beach Senior High Schoolin Ocean ShoresNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Beach School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Beach School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 638 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$19,044WA $18,444 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 53.4% · 371 students tested
Math20%
State average 40.1% · 372 students tested

Pacific Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Pacific Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pacific Beach—North Beach

Every school in Pacific Beach

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pacific Beachby address
Pacific Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
91 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Pacific Beachin other towns
North Beach Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ocean Shores
95 students12:1Rate it →
North Beach Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocean Shores
198 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pacific Beach’s schools

Are Pacific Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pacific Beach. North Beach School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pacific Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Pacific Beach in?

North Beach School District.

Where do Pacific Beach kids go to high school?

North Beach Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Pacific Beach families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.