Egbert W. Beach Elementary School

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Egbert W. Beach Elementary School
Entrance to Beach School, from Lake Street
Location
100 Lake Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
Information
School district Piedmont Unified School District
Principal Nancy McHugh
Students 284
Type public elementary school
Grades K-5
Established 1913
Information (510) 594-2666
Homepage http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/beach/

Egbert W. Beach Elementary School, commonly known as Beach School, is one of the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California.

The public school is part of the Piedmont Unified School District and serves grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Students who graduate from Beach School continue on to Piedmont Middle School.

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[edit] History

Beach School was established in 1913. It was the city's second elementary school and it preceded the building of the high school in 1921.[1]

It was named after Egbert W. Beach, who fought in World War I.[2]

[edit] Location

The school is located at 37°49′22″N, 122°14′46″W.[3]

Unlike the other school in the district, which are all well within a one-mile radius of each other, Beach School is relatively far from the center of town. Beach is several blocks from Piedmont Avenue in the city of Oakland.

[edit] Academics

One hundred percent of Beach teachers have full credentials, and the average number of years teaching is 16. The ratio of students to paraprofessional staff is 15:1.[4] The school's API Statewide Rank for 2005 was 10.[4] Its API score was 942,[5] the highest of the three elementary schools in Piedmont,[6] as well as the district average, 920.[7] The state average was a 709.[5]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ A Brief History of the City of Piedmont. City of Piedmont. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
  2. ^ In Memory. Veterans of the First Engineer Combat Battalion. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  3. ^ Beach Elementary School
  4. ^ a b Student Teacher Ratio Beach Elementary School. GreatSchools.net. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  5. ^ a b School Academic Performance Index Chart. 2005 Accountability Progress Report. California Department of Education. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  6. ^ With Beach's score of 942, Havens's 936, and Wildwood's 908, the average was a 928.67.
  7. ^ School Academic Performance Index Chart. 2005 Accountability Progress Report. California Department of Education. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
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