Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005620
Grattan Elementary
165 Grattan St., San Francisco, CA 94117 · (415) 759-2815 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- C-Three-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
23.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
54 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
71.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
72.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp 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 72 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 up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.9% | 26.2% | 12.8% | 16.0% |
| Math | 39.4% | 33.0% | 14.9% | 12.8% |
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 | 71.1% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 70.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.2% | 77.8% |
| 2018-19 | 66.8% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.8% | 69.2% |
| 2016-17 | 71.4% | 63.9% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Grattan Elementary
Grattan Elementary's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Elementary this school | 392 | 13.8% | 71.6% |
| Mira Catalina Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 366 | 13.9% | 77.6% |
| Palisades Charter Elementary Pacific Palisades | 408 | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| Walnut Heights Elementary Walnut Creek | 427 | 15.2% | 72.8% |
| Overland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 485 | 14.0% | 88.8% |
| Ortega Elementary Pacifica | 404 | 13.6% | 51.4% |
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 Grattan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #579 of 5,151 | #15 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #505 of 5,172 ▲ 79 | #13 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #694 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #14 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #902 of 5,116 | #29 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #3,793 of 5,915 | #30 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,036 of 5,352 | #35 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #976 of 5,354 | #28 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #5,363 of 5,625 | #74 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,104 of 1,139 | #22 of 23 |
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
392
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 20% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 67% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grattan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (390 to 392); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Grattan Elementary
Grattan Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in San Francisco, California, administered by San Francisco Unified. Federal data show 392 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
In San Francisco Unified, 106 schools enroll a combined 48,706 students.
More than half of the students at Grattan Elementary are White (50%). Next come 20% multiracial, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That compares with about 39% White among all San Francisco County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 0.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 40 points.
Grattan Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools.
Grattan Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.6% is within a point of the 71.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, San Francisco County, median household income comes to about $140,970, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 132, with about 56,505 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Grattan Elementary from the closest public school, Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila. The five-mile area around Grattan Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Grattan Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.6% against a local average of 66.5%.
Grattan Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (384) to 2024-25 (392). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 23.1:1, from 21.3:1.
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San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Grattan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grattan Elementary?
Grattan Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grattan Elementary serve?
Grattan Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Grattan Elementary?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Grattan Elementary.
How diverse is Grattan Elementary?
Grattan Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Grattan Elementary public or private?
Grattan Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.