Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310938
Granada Elementary
100 South Granada Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801 · (626) 943-3600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
190 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.8pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 25.7% | 23.7% | 36.1% |
| Math | 13.0% | 16.5% | 21.3% | 49.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 38.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 46.4% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Granada Elementary
Granada Elementary's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granada Elementary this school | 348 | 54.6% | 33.2% |
| Millard McCollam Elementary San Jose | 370 | 53.5% | 42.6% |
| Potrero Heights Elementary South San Gabriel | 380 | 57.9% | 65.9% |
| Sunshine Gardens Elementary South San Francisco | 329 | 48.3% | 35.4% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary Daly City | 407 | 51.8% | 44.4% |
| Coyote Hills Elementary Newark | 440 | 51.8% | 35.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Granada Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,141 of 5,151 | #791 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,274 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #853 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #2,920 of 5,172 ▼ 218 | #700 of 1,129 ▼ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,176 of 5,116 | #375 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #4,295 of 5,915 | #930 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #149 of 5,352 | #42 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #2,692 of 5,354 | #433 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #3,712 of 5,625 | #970 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #1,242 of 3,837 | #447 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 20.3 | 17.2:1 | 55% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 20.4 | 18.1:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 19.9 | 18.6:1 | 59% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 64% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 23.3 | 19.0:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 73% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | N/A | N/A | 74% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granada Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (444 to 348); teachers down 13% (23.3 to 20.3).
About Granada Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Granada Elementary serves students in Alhambra, California. The school reports 348 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Granada Elementary is one school in Alhambra Unified, a system of 16 schools with 14,548 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Granada Elementary, at 64%. The remaining students are 27% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Granada Elementary's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Granada Elementary is 20.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 190 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
A school with Granada Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 47.5%. Granada Elementary scores 33.2%, 14.3 points below that line.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Options for Youth San Gabriel is the public school closest to Granada Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Granada Elementary's average proficiency of 33.2% compares with 55.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Granada Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Granada Elementary's enrollment declined from 382 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.1:1 to 17.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Granada Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alhambra Unified
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- San Gabriel HighHigh · 1,761 students
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- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Alhambra
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 650 students
Other Granada Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Granada Elementary. Granada Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Granada ElementaryGranada Hills, CA · 370 students
- Granada Elementary SchoolGRANADA, CO · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Options for Youth San Gabriel0.4 mi · 244
- San Gabriel High0.6 mi · 1,761
- Coolidge Elementary0.8 mi · 232
- Alhambra High0.8 mi · 2,056
- Martha Baldwin Elementary0.9 mi · 923
- Garfield Elementary0.9 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Granada ElementaryHow large is Granada Elementary?
Granada Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Granada Elementary serve?
Granada Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Granada Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Granada Elementary is approximately 17.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Granada Elementary?
Granada Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Granada Elementary?
Granada Elementary is overseen by Alhambra Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.