Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO UNIFIED·NCES 063471007485
Grant Elementary
879 Grant Ave., San Lorenzo, CA 94580 · (510) 317-3700 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
222 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
34.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
35.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.0% | 20.5% | 28.6% | 36.8% |
| Math | 12.9% | 22.9% | 27.1% | 37.1% |
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 | 34.5% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 25.4% |
| 2017-18 | 35.7% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.7% | 30.2% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary this school | 322 | 68.9% | 35.8% |
| Sheldon Elementary Richmond | 318 | 67.9% | 19.1% |
| Shannon Elementary Pinole | 355 | 73.5% | 36.4% |
| Arthur F. Corey Elementary Buena Park | 341 | 73.9% | 53.5% |
| Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia | 398 | 67.1% | 55.5% |
| Wanda Hirsch Elementary Tracy | 359 | 64.6% | 33.0% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #2,881 of 5,151 | #119 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,666 of 5,172 ▼ 260 | #121 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,496 of 5,172 ▼ 505 | #130 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,045 of 5,116 | #44 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #4,564 of 5,915 | #172 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,294 of 5,352 | #28 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #1,259 of 5,354 | #86 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #3,019 of 5,625 | #81 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,417 of 3,837 | #57 of 138 |
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
322
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 322 | 15.6 | 20.6:1 | 69% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 14.6 | 21.4:1 | 72% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 13.9 | 24.3:1 | 68% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 53% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 16 | 25.2:1 | 62% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 54% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 28% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (403 to 322); teachers down 3% (16 to 15.6).
About Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in San Lorenzo, California. It reports enrollment of 322 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Within San Lorenzo Unified, Grant Elementary is one of 16 schools. The district enrolls 7,936 students.
Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at Grant Elementary. Other reported shares: 24% Asian, 12% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Alameda County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Grant Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Grant Elementary has a ratio of 20.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Grant Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 39% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Grant Elementary is 39.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.8%.
The school's county is Alameda County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Grant Elementary shares Alameda County with 393 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Arroyo High, is the closest to Grant Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Grant Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 322, down from 369 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 26.4:1 to 20.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Grant Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Lorenzo Unified
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,499 students
- San Lorenzo HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Bohannon MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Hesperian ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Washington Manor MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- Edendale MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other schools in San Lorenzo
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,499 students
- San Lorenzo HighHigh · 1,029 students
- KIPP King Collegiate HighHigh · 662 students
- Bohannon MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Hesperian ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Edendale MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary is the 22nd 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
- Arroyo High0.2 mi · 1,499
- Bay Elementary0.9 mi · 422
- Bohannon Middle0.9 mi · 606
- Del Rey Elementary0.9 mi · 373
- Washington Manor Middle0.9 mi · 500
- KIPP Summit Academy0.9 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grant Elementary is approximately 20.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 52% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary is overseen by San Lorenzo Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.