Gratton Charter

Gratton Charter, an one-room-style elementary-level community in Denair, California, overseen by Gratton Elementary, enrolls 111 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Gratton Charter is one of 2 schools operated by Gratton Elementary, a district that hosts 135 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gratton Charter records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Gratton Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gratton Charter sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.0%; this one delivers 59.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Gratton Charter is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Gratton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gratton Charter ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Gratton Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 128 students in 2018 compared to 111 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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