Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETALUMA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063023004717
Grant Elementary
200 Grant Ave., Petaluma, CA 94952 · (707) 778-4742 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
71 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 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 65% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
70.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
69.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.7% | 29.9% | 15.8% | 13.6% |
| Math | 39.8% | 29.4% | 18.1% | 12.7% |
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 | 70.6% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 71.4% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 67.3% |
| 2018-19 | 70.3% | 69.9% |
| 2017-18 | 73.8% | 67.8% |
| 2016-17 | 64.1% | 62.3% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary this school | 386 | 18.4% | 68.1% |
| Newcastle Charter Newcastle | 333 | 18.3% | 63.5% |
| Sonoma Mountain Elementary Petaluma | 422 | 15.4% | 71.1% |
| Newport Elementary Newport Beach | 339 | 19.8% | 73.1% |
| Sunset View Elementary San Diego | 408 | 14.5% | 77.7% |
| Lake Forest Elementary El Dorado Hills | 421 | 14.3% | 68.2% |
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 Grant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #738 of 5,151 | #6 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #633 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #6 of 79 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #723 of 5,172 ▲ 63 | #7 of 79 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #2,158 of 5,116 | #26 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,859 of 5,915 | #33 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,853 of 5,352 | #60 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #3,234 of 5,354 | #50 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #5,200 of 5,625 | #85 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #3,378 of 3,837 | #41 of 50 |
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
386
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 386 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 19% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 16 | 23.8:1 | 19% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 15 | 24.7:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | N/A | N/A | 9% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 13 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (404 to 386); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Grant Elementary
Students in Petaluma, California, attend Grant Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 386 students.
Petaluma City Elementary oversees Grant Elementary and 6 other schools, with 2,182 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Grant Elementary is White: 74%. The next largest groups are 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points above the 62% share among Sonoma County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
For every teacher at Grant Elementary, there are about 24.1 students; the school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 18%. Across public schools in Sonoma County, the average is 51%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Grant Elementary would be expected to post about 68.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.1%.
The county, Sonoma County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $104,674 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Sonoma County has 184 public schools with about 63,389 students, including Grant Elementary.
Grant Elementary is about 0.4 miles from McNear Elementary, its nearest public school. Grant Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Grant Elementary ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.1% against a local average of 39.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 371 students in 2020-21 to 386 in 2024-25.
The Grant Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Petaluma City Elementary
- Penngrove ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- McNear ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- McDowell ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Valley Vista ElementaryElementary · 155 students
- South County ConsortiumCombined · 129 students
Other schools in Petaluma
- Casa Grande HighHigh · 1,653 students
- Petaluma HighHigh · 1,193 students
- Kenilworth Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Heartwood CharterCombined · 739 students
- Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyElementary · 494 students
- Petaluma Junior HighMiddle · 454 students
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary is the 13th largest of the 35.
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementaryRedding, CA · 600 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
- Grant ElementaryRichmond, CA · 551 students
- Grant ElementaryAntioch, CA · 478 students
Nearby schools
- McNear Elementary0.4 mi · 343
- Carpe Diem High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 19
- South County Consortium1.0 mi · 129
- Petaluma High1.0 mi · 1,193
- Valley Oaks High (Alternative)1.2 mi · 43
- San Antonio High (Continuation)1.2 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryHow many students attend Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-06.
Is Grant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grant Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant Elementary?
At Grant Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary is overseen by Petaluma City Elementary in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.