Is Gridley Street Elementary a good school?

Gridley Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Gridley Street Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 469 students attended Gridley Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gridley Street Elementary?

Students at Gridley Street Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Gridley Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gridley Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Olive Vista Middle High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE) High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy High : San Fernando Senior High High : Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet High : Sylmar Charter High

Gridley Street Elementary

Summary:

Gridley Street Elementary is a public elementary school in San Fernando, California, serving 469 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gridley Street Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 15.6% in 2017-2018 to 51.0% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Los Angeles Unified School District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.63% of Gridley Street students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support its subgroups, with lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students compared to state averages. Additionally, Gridley Street Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.73% to 89.4% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Gridley Street Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. For instance, Sylmar Leadership Academy, Harding Street Elementary, and Dyer Street Elementary all outperform Gridley Street Elementary in academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. While Gridley Street Elementary faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there is room for improvement. By addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing targeted interventions to support the school's subgroups, the school could potentially improve its academic outcomes and better serve its student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

1907 Eighth St.
San Fernando, CA 91340-1009

(818) 361-1243

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5207^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,062

Students who attend Gridley Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Vista Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
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	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 469

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gridley Street Elementary ranks worse than 88.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 460^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gridley Street Elementary is 18, which is the 80^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Gridley Street Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gridley Street Elementary is $14,062, which is the 82^nd highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gridley Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gridley Street Elementary 5207^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gridley Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gridley Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.90	4276^th	4809	11.1%
2005	17.95	4106^th	4822	14.8%
2006	20.62	3951^st	4818	18.0%
2007	26.42	3839^th	5113	24.9%
2008	27.31	3802^nd	5113	25.6%
2009	23.85	4147^th	5193	20.1%
2010	20.40	4573^rd	5314	13.9%
2011	33.36	3730^th	5377	30.6%
2012	21.73	4535^th	5390	15.9%
2013	25.13	4389^th	5530	20.6%
2015	19.86	4645^th	5611	17.2%
2016	19.96	4621^st	5614	17.7%
2017	20.21	4674^th	5692	17.9%
2018	13.84	5197^th	5662	8.2%
2019	17.10	5067^th	5789	12.5%
2022	18.94	4956^th	5883	15.8%
2023	16.12	5225^th	5874	11.0%
2024	16.00	5207^th	5862	11.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.66	2809^th	3246	13.5%
2019	26.04	2777^th	3275	15.2%
2022	23.67	3019^th	3311	8.8%
2023	21.84	3053^rd	3250	6.1%
2024	27.08	2742^nd	3160	13.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.94	4661^st	5084	8.3%
2019	20.52	4539^th	5173	12.3%
2022	24.47	4285^th	5264	18.6%
2023	21.86	4553^rd	5374	15.3%
2024	18.97	4858^th	5511	11.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.14	4971^st	5413	8.2%
2019	15.85	4952^nd	5492	9.8%
2022	21.98	4506^th	5635	20.0%
2023	16.19	5034^th	5617	10.4%
2024	12.85	5293^rd	5605	5.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.88	4971^st	5431	8.5%
2019	19.65	4698^th	5510	14.7%
2022	16.95	5031^st	5663	11.2%
2023	18.41	4876^th	5650	13.7%
2024	23.99	4360^th	5636	22.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gridley Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.62	4210^th	4830	12.8%
2019	22.61	4207^th	4963	15.2%
2022	27.69	3896^th	5084	23.4%
2023	22.96	4264^th	5098	16.4%
2024	24.05	4179^th	5102	18.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gridley Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	123	42	16	654	1	n/a	n/a	0	836
1989	131	44	14	704	3	n/a	n/a	0	896
1990	88	29	17	763	2	n/a	n/a	0	899
1991	84	31	14	830	2	n/a	n/a	0	961
1992	73	41	16	909	4	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1993	78	32	17	945	3	n/a	n/a	0	1075
1994	56	34	16	963	8	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1995	43	23	12	1010	5	n/a	n/a	0	1093
1996	43	23	12	1010	5	n/a	n/a	0	1093
1997	27	24	9	900	5	n/a	n/a	0	965
1998	27	29	6	934	5	n/a	n/a	0	1001
1999	23	30	11	961	4	n/a	n/a	0	1029
2000	22	28	13	1000	4	n/a	n/a	0	1067
2001	30	34	17	998	4	n/a	n/a	0	1083
2002	12	20	5	1044	3	n/a	n/a	0	1084
2003	12	20	5	1044	3	n/a	n/a	0	1084
2004	13	16	4	1011	4	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2005	15	15	8	996	3	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2006	17	10	11	951	2	n/a	n/a	0	991
2007	17	10	7	956	1	n/a	n/a	0	991
2008	14	9	10	958	2	n/a	n/a	0	993
2009	13	13	5	874	4	2	0	0	911
2010	19	9	2	876	9	2	1	0	918
2011	11	7	3	692	5	2	2	0	722
2012	8	10	4	722	5	1	0	0	750
2013	8	11	2	703	3	0	0	0	727
2014	10	11	4	697	2	1	0	0	725
2015	12	10	5	627	1	1	1	0	657
2016	12	8	4	630	0	1	2	0	657
2017	12	14	0	572	0	0	0	0	598
2018	9	13	0	536	0	0	1	0	559
2019	7	6	1	521	1	0	2	0	538
2020	6	7	1	497	1	0	3	0	515
2021	10	6	2	475	1	0	3	0	497
2022	8	4	3	463	1	0	2	0	481
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	469	469

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gridley Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	836	34.0	24.5	n/a
1989	896	34.0	26.3	n/a
1990	899	35.0	25.6	n/a
1991	961	37.0	25.9	n/a
1992	1043	37.6	27.7	75.7
1993	1075	41.5	25.9	89.1
1994	1077	39.5	27.3	82.5
1995	1093	39.5	27.7	59.8
1996	1093	39.5	27.7	59.8
1997	965	37.5	25.7	89.9
1998	1001	46.0	21.8	86
1999	1029	52.0	19.8	82.4
2000	1067	51.0	20.9	92.3
2001	1083	52.0	20.8	91.9
2002	1084	54.0	20.1	91.1
2003	1084	54.0	20.1	91.1
2004	1048	53.0	19.8	88.3
2005	1037	50.0	20.7	87.8
2006	991	48.0	20.6	89
2007	991	51.0	19.4	87.3
2008	993	55.0	18.1	86.6
2009	911	49.0	17.2	89.8
2010	918	43.0	21.3	95.4
2011	722	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	750	31.0	24.1	99.6
2013	727	32.0	22.7	42.8
2014	725	32.0	22.6	80
2015	657	29.0	22.6	87.4
2016	657	29.0	22.6	81.7
2017	598	27.0	22.1	75.3
2018	559	27.0	20.7	84.8
2019	538	26.0	20.6	81.8
2020	515	n/a	n/a	78.1
2021	497	24.0	20.7	88.7
2022	481	24.0	20.0	89.4
2023	469	26.0	18.0	88.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gridley Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	836	34.0	24.5	n/a
1989	896	34.0	26.3	n/a
1990	899	35.0	25.6	n/a
1991	961	37.0	25.9	n/a
1992	1043	37.6	27.7	75.7
1993	1075	41.5	25.9	89.1
1994	1077	39.5	27.3	82.5
1995	1093	39.5	27.7	59.8
1996	1093	39.5	27.7	59.8
1997	965	37.5	25.7	89.9
1998	1001	46.0	21.8	86
1999	1029	52.0	19.8	82.4
2000	1067	51.0	20.9	92.3
2001	1083	52.0	20.8	91.9
2002	1084	54.0	20.1	91.1
2003	1084	54.0	20.1	91.1
2004	1048	53.0	19.8	88.3
2005	1037	50.0	20.7	87.8
2006	991	48.0	20.6	89
2007	991	51.0	19.4	87.3
2008	993	55.0	18.1	86.6
2009	911	49.0	17.2	89.8
2010	918	43.0	21.3	95.4
2011	722	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	750	31.0	24.1	99.6
2013	727	32.0	22.7	42.8
2014	725	32.0	22.6	80
2015	657	29.0	22.6	87.4
2016	657	29.0	22.6	81.7
2017	598	27.0	22.1	75.3
2018	559	27.0	20.7	84.8
2019	538	26.0	20.6	81.8
2020	515	n/a	n/a	78.1
2021	497	24.0	20.7	88.7
2022	481	24.0	20.0	89.4
2023	469	26.0	18.0	88.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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