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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000950
Ulysses Grant Elementary
550 West Olive St., Colton, CA 92324 · (909) 580-5024 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
514 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
39.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
28.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 25.1% | 27.2% | 33.2% |
| Math | 13.0% | 15.2% | 32.4% | 39.4% |
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 | 39.6% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 28.5% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 27.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.2% | 33.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 30.1% |
| 2016-17 | 41.4% | 27.3% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Ulysses Grant Elementary
Ulysses Grant Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Grant Elementary this school | 589 | 87.3% | 32.3% |
| J. Calvin Boyd Elementary Rialto | 569 | 87.0% | 25.3% |
| Crestmore Elementary Bloomington | 586 | 87.0% | 31.5% |
| Beech Avenue Elementary Fontana | 615 | 86.8% | 36.9% |
| Ramona Elementary Montclair | 556 | 87.8% | 40.5% |
| Ruth Grimes Elementary Bloomington | 606 | 85.5% | 44.3% |
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 Ulysses Grant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,243 of 5,151 | #146 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,401 of 5,172 ▼ 167 | #156 of 321 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,965 of 5,172 ▲ 502 | #134 of 321 ▲ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,711 of 5,116 | #124 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #1,488 of 5,915 | #113 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,402 of 5,352 | #195 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #4,923 of 5,354 | #314 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #1,433 of 5,625 | #109 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #2,327 of 3,837 | #149 of 246 |
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
589
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 87% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 23.1 | 25.4:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 23.1 | 25.2:1 | 87% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 86% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 89% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 29 | 23.8:1 | 88% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 79% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 61% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 24 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ulysses Grant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (675 to 589); teachers down 11% (28 to 25).
About Ulysses Grant Elementary
Ulysses Grant Elementary sits in Colton, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 589 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Colton Joint Unified counts 27 schools and 18,397 students, including Ulysses Grant Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Ulysses Grant Elementary is 95% Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 55%. Ulysses Grant Elementary's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ulysses Grant Elementary is 87%. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.4%.
San Bernardino County has these Census figures: the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
The closest public school, Colton Middle, is about 0.3 miles from Ulysses Grant Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Ulysses Grant Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Ulysses Grant Elementary had 607 students, to 2024-25, when it had 589.
The Ulysses Grant Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colton Joint Unified
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Terrace Hills MiddleMiddle · 852 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
Other schools in Colton
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Mojave River Academy - National TrailsCombined · 801 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Dr. Ernest Garcia ElementaryElementary · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Colton Middle0.3 mi · 870
- Colton High0.5 mi · 1,729
- Paul Rogers Elementary0.7 mi · 602
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 587
- William McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Alice Birney Elementary1.1 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Ulysses Grant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ulysses Grant Elementary?
Ulysses Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ulysses Grant Elementary serve?
Ulysses Grant Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ulysses Grant Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Ulysses Grant Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ulysses Grant Elementary?
At Ulysses Grant Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ulysses Grant Elementary?
Ulysses Grant Elementary is overseen by Colton Joint Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.