Top 5 Best Manhattan Beach Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 5,823 students in Manhattan Beach, CA (there are 10 private schools, serving 1,614 private students). 78% of all K-12 students in Manhattan Beach, CA are educated in public schools (compared to the CA state average of 90%). Manhattan Beach has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

The top ranked public schools in Manhattan Beach, CA are Opal Robinson Elementary School, Meadows Avenue Elementary School and Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Manhattan Beach, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the California public school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Manhattan Beach have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the California public school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).