Beachside Elementary, 1265 N. Grandview Ave.: pre-K to grade 5, 618 students (2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 386-258-4669.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: Volusia County Schools and its attendance boundary information, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

Beachside Elementary School is the Volusia County Schools elementary school on North Grandview Avenue on the beachside, inside the city limits. Its zone takes in all of the Ortona area and about half of the Seabreeze historic district, and most of its address points are north of the city line, in and around Ormond Beach. About 11% of the address points inside Daytona Beach are zoned for Beachside.

Who to call

  • Front office: 386-258-4669, 1265 N. Grandview Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118
  • School website: beachside.vcsedu.org
  • Zones and planning: Volusia County Schools Planning and Business Services, 386-947-8786, ext. 50709
  • Enrolling: the district’s new student registration page, or the district main line, 386-734-7190
  • Buses: Student Transportation Services, 386-258-4677
Address 1265 N. Grandview Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Phone 386-258-4669
Grades Pre-K to 5
Run by Volusia County Schools
Principal Christina Donohue
2026 state grade A (69% of points)

Principal. Christina Donohue is the principal, according to the school’s faculty and staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 618 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 40 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.
  • State figure: the state’s report card shows current enrollment by grade and student group. It is an interactive dashboard and could not be read for this page.

State report card

Florida gave Beachside Elementary an A in its 2026 school grades, its second A in a row after a B in 2024. The school earned 69% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The district named Beachside’s A in its 2025-26 school grade highlights.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (69% of points)
Grade 3 English language arts achievement 66%
English language arts achievement 65%
English language arts learning gains 73%
Math achievement 62%
Math learning gains 75%
Science achievement 59%

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those results and students’ learning gains, the columns of the state’s file show. For an elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the file says.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Zones do not follow city limits. Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or its interactive boundary map, or open the printable Beachside Elementary zone map (PDF).

Of the 32,599 address points Volusia County lists inside Daytona Beach, 3,685 are in Beachside’s zone on the district’s boundary map data, last updated June 30, 2026. Inside the city, 3,528 of them are zoned for Campbell Middle and 157 for Ormond Beach Middle; 2,947 are zoned for Seabreeze High and 738 for Mainland High.

Across the whole zone, including the part in Ormond Beach, about 71% of Beachside’s address points are zoned for Ormond Beach Middle and 29% for Campbell Middle; about 94% are zoned for Seabreeze High and 6% for Mainland High. We did not find a feeder list on the district’s website; these shares come from the district’s zone map data.

Rezoning. “There are currently no proposed attendance boundary changes before the Board,” the district’s attendance boundary page said on Oct. 9.

Calendar and bell times

From the Volusia County Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: student holiday
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving holiday; classes resume Monday, Nov. 30
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, 2027: winter holiday; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bell times. Elementary schools run from 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and to 1:30 p.m. on early release days, according to the district’s school hours page. Most Wednesdays are early release days. The full calendar is in our Daytona Beach schools guide.

More on Daytona Beach schools

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Beachside Elementary School serve?

Beachside Elementary serves pre-K through grade 5, according to the federal school directory. It is at 1265 N. Grandview Ave. in Daytona Beach, and its main line is 386-258-4669.

What is Beachside Elementary’s Florida school grade?

Beachside Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 69% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025, after a B in 2024.

Which middle and high school does Beachside Elementary feed into?

On the district’s map data, about 71% of the address points in Beachside’s zone are zoned for Ormond Beach Middle and 29% for Campbell Middle; about 94% are zoned for Seabreeze High and 6% for Mainland High.

What time does Beachside Elementary start?

Volusia County elementary schools run from 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with dismissal at 1:30 p.m. on early release days, according to the district.