Grenada Elementary

Set in Grenada, California, Grenada Elementary is a compact primary school, run under Grenada Elementary. It instructs 210 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Grenada Elementary sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Grenada Elementary answers to Grenada Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Grenada Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Siskiyou County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Grenada Elementary logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Siskiyou County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grenada Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.9%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -26.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Siskiyou County put median household income runs about $59,095, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Siskiyou County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students), of which Grenada Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Delphic Elementary, around 4.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grenada Elementary at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Grenada Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 205 (now 210). The White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 68% over that span.

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