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Enrollment
600
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT ELEMENTARY·NCES 061569001980
Grant Elementary
8835 Swasey Dr., Redding, CA 96001 · (530) 243-0561 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
227 students
STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
67.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
59.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.6% | 33.6% | 22.6% | 10.2% |
| Math | 31.1% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 13.2% |
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 | 67.2% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 56.7% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.8% | 62.9% |
| 2020-21 | 79.5% | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 77.7% | 64.8% |
| 2017-18 | 76.3% | 68.6% |
| 2016-17 | 72.1% | 68.2% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 (63.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary this school | 600 | 37.8% | 63.4% |
| Grass Valley Charter Grass Valley | 546 | 33.2% | 46.4% |
| Soulsbyville Elementary Soulsbyville | 498 | 39.2% | 46.3% |
| Orangevale Open K-8 Fair Oaks | 593 | 32.7% | 51.1% |
| Union Hill Elementary Grass Valley | 542 | 45.8% | 41.4% |
| Nevada City School of the Arts Nevada City | 477 | 43.0% | N/A |
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 Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #953 of 5,151 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #1,106 of 5,172 ▲ 45 | #1 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #892 of 5,172 ▼ 307 | #1 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #474 of 5,116 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #1,403 of 5,915 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #668 of 5,352 | #11 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #3,634 of 5,354 | #30 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #4,425 of 5,625 | #32 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,012 of 3,837 | #10 of 16 |
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
600
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 38% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 30.1 | 20.6:1 | 35% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 33.2 | 19.4:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 31.5 | 20.6:1 | 17% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | N/A | N/A | 14% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 9% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 15 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (648 to 600); teachers down 2% (31.5 to 31).
About Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary is one of the public schools in Redding, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 600 students across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Grant Elementary. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Native American. For comparison, Shasta County is about 78% White. Grant Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 31 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 38% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Shasta County averages 58%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Grant Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Grant Elementary is 57.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.4%.
Shasta County has these Census figures: median household income is about $72,636, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Grant Elementary is among the 95 public schools in Shasta County.
The school nearest to Grant Elementary is Shasta Elementary, at a distance of about 3.5 miles. Within five miles of Grant Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Grant Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 632 to 600. Students per teacher fell from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redding
- Shasta HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,009 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 839 students
- Turtle BayElementary · 692 students
- Mistletoe ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 35.
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
- Grant ElementaryRichmond, CA · 551 students
- Grant ElementaryAntioch, CA · 478 students
- Grant ElementaryPetaluma, CA · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Shasta Elementary3.5 mi · 100
- Manzanita Elementary4.2 mi · 545
- Igo-Ono Elementary4.4 mi · 36
- Monarch Learning Center4.5 mi · 85
- Sycamore Elementary4.5 mi · 235
- Shasta High4.6 mi · 1,268
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Grant Elementary serve?
Grant Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Grant Elementary have?
Grant Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant Elementary?
At Grant Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Grant Elementary public or private?
Grant Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.