Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High operates as a sprawling 9-12 campus in Van Nuys, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,774 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 112% larger than typical.

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that instructs 406,887 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High logs that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High logs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 23.1%; Ulysses S. Grant Senior High posts 44.3%, +21.2 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is Jack London Continuation, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.5%.

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 1,888 students in 2018 compared to 1,774 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ulysses S. Grant Senior High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.