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What's one thing Grant Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530261000388
Grant Elementary
451 3RD NW, EPHRATA, WA 98823 · (509) 754-4676 · Grant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
319 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ephrata School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.5pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -24.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 28.9% |
| 2018-19 | 52.7% | 55.6% |
| 2017-18 | 63.2% | 64.7% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 63.6% |
| 2015-16 | 60.8% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.6% | 57.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 →
Where Grant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #748 of 936 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #827 of 1,103 | #11 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #842 of 1,102 | #9 of 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #318 of 928 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #399 of 1,268 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #473 of 1,085 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #665 of 1,088 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #285 of 1,169 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #617 of 778 | #17 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 466 | 29.9 | 15.6:1 | 68% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 67% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 67% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 29.9 | 16.8:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary.
About Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in EPHRATA, Washington. Federal data show 466 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Grant Elementary is in Ephrata School District, a district with 2,833 students across 8 schools.
No group is above 50% at Grant Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 48%. After that, the student body is 48% White and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Grant Elementary is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Grant County is similar, at 69%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.3% at Grant Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.4%.
Looking at the county, Grant County, median household income comes to about $73,267, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 61 public schools and about 20,494 students.
The closest school to Grant Elementary is Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program, located about 0.1 miles away. Grant Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Grant Elementary ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.4% against a local average of 36.5%.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 455 students in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Grant Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ephrata School District
- Ephrata High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Columbia Ridge ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Other schools in EPHRATA
- Ephrata High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Columbia Ridge ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program0.1 mi · 39
- Ephrata High School0.1 mi · 886
- Beezley Springs Elementary0.2 mi · 11
- Ephrata Middle School0.8 mi · 461
- Columbia Ridge Elementary0.9 mi · 480
- Tiger Cubs ECEAP1.0 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-04.
Is Grant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Grant Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Grant Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant Elementary?
At Grant Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Grant Elementary public or private?
Grant Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ephrata School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.