Beechview Elementary School, a K-4 building, serves more than 400 students in grades K-4. The school consistently meets Annual Yearly Progress standards established by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, and has earned an "A" on its State of Michigan report card. All teachers have met the requirements to be rated "highly qualified" as defined by NCLB. Beechview is committed as a school to its mission of providing "a safe environment where all students feel valued, set and achieve goals, grow in their love of learning and discover and develop their unique abilities as citizens in a changing world." The school has a vibrant and successful "Newcomer" program, with three classrooms that bring together English-speaking students with those who are newly arrived from other countries.