Egbert W. Beach Elementary School

infobox School
name= Egbert W. Beach Elementary School
type= public elementary school
location= 100 Lake Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611


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caption= Entrance to Beach School, from Lake Street
established= 1913
district= Piedmont Unified School District
grades= K-5
principal= Nancy McHugh
staff=
students= 284
information= [phone]
website= 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.

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.cite web
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It was named after Egbert W. Beach, who fought in World War I. [cite web |title=In Memory|publisher=Veterans of the First Engineer Combat Battalion|url=http://www.diehardengineer.com/Memorial.html |accessdate= 2007-03-05]

Location

The school is located at coord|37|49|22|N|122|14|46|W|. [http://www.wikimapia.org/1760118/ Beach Elementary School ] ]

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.

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.cite web
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accessdate = 2008-05-23 ] The school's API Statewide Rank for 2005 was 10.cite web
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accessdate = 2008-05-23 ] Its API score was 942, the highest of the three elementary schools in Piedmont,With Beach's score of 942, Havens's 936, and Wildwood's 908, the average was a 928.67.] as well as the district average, 920.cite web
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title =School Academic Performance Index Chart
work =2005 Accountability Progress Report
publisher =California Department of Education
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accessdate = 2008-05-23 ] The state average was a 709.cite web
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ee also

*Frank C. Havens Elementary School
*Wildwood Elementary School

External links

* [http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/beach/ Official school site]
* [http://beachparents.org Beach Parents Organzation - BPO]
* [http://beachdadsclub.com Beach Dad's Club]

References