Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 375 students attended Grant Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Muwekma Ohlone Middle

Grant Elementary

Summary:

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With consistently low academic performance, Grant Elementary has ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past several years and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary faces significant challenges, including low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are well below the San Jose Unified School District and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Grant Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.8% in 2017-2018 to 46.0% in 2021-2022, more than double the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools within the San Jose Unified School District, such as Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary and Selma Olinder Elementary, Grant Elementary's performance is notably lower, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points behind. However, these nearby schools also struggle to meet state and district averages, indicating broader challenges within the district. Schools in other nearby districts, like McKinley Elementary and San Antonio Elementary, also perform below state and district averages, suggesting a regional challenge in the San Jose area.

Detail:

Public K-5

470 East Jackson St.
San Jose, CA 95112-3211

(408) 535-6227

District: San Jose Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5729^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,246

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Muwekma Ohlone Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 375

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.4%

Asian:

3.7%

White:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grant Elementary ranks worse than 97.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 25^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District. (See more...)

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Chronic absenteeism in a 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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Elementary is $13,246, which is the 7^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Elementary 5729^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Grant Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Jose Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Unified 796^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grant Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.86	3630^th	4809	24.5%
2005	27.50	3446^th	4822	28.5%
2006	43.11	2550^th	4818	47.1%
2007	41.44	2815^th	5113	44.9%
2008	34.09	3329^th	5113	34.9%
2009	35.14	3358^th	5193	35.3%
2010	37.35	3329^th	5314	37.4%
2011	32.46	3801^st	5377	29.3%
2012	21.45	4554^th	5390	15.5%
2013	24.51	4433^rd	5530	19.8%
2015	14.40	5162^nd	5611	8.0%
2016	21.09	4517^th	5614	19.5%
2017	21.05	4588^th	5692	19.4%
2018	24.39	4285^th	5662	24.3%
2019	16.19	5143^rd	5789	11.2%
2021	19.73	1169^th	1417	17.5%
2022	18.73	4984^th	5883	15.3%
2023	12.03	5575^th	5874	5.1%
2024	8.84	5729^th	5862	2.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.11	1445^th	3246	55.5%
2019	38.86	1849^th	3275	43.5%
2021	56.46	147^th	602	75.6%
2022	34.16	2268^th	3311	31.5%
2023	39.47	1862^nd	3250	42.7%
2024	21.14	3026^th	3160	4.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.37	1890^th	2420	21.9%
2024	23.97	2166^th	2634	17.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.35	3743^rd	5084	26.4%
2019	16.86	4749^th	5173	8.2%
2021	34.95	732^nd	1110	34.1%
2022	29.75	3861^st	5264	26.7%
2023	16.33	4949^th	5374	7.9%
2024	6.25	5493^rd	5511	0.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.45	3964^th	5413	26.8%
2019	22.42	4433^rd	5492	19.3%
2021	18.45	1087^th	1267	14.2%
2022	19.53	4764^th	5635	15.5%
2023	14.52	5190^th	5617	7.6%
2024	11.18	5409^th	5605	3.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.86	1653^rd	2128	22.3%
2019	31.04	1739^th	2585	32.7%
2022	28.43	1565^th	2227	29.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.93	4482^nd	5431	17.5%
2019	12.36	5221^st	5510	5.2%
2021	23.30	979^th	1272	23.0%
2022	20.65	4648^th	5663	17.9%
2023	11.29	5435^th	5650	3.8%
2024	8.26	5566^th	5636	1.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.61	3783^rd	4830	21.7%
2019	18.60	4468^th	4963	10.0%
2022	22.41	4322^nd	5084	15.0%
2023	14.21	4837^th	5098	5.1%
2024	9.51	5006^th	5102	1.9%

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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 Grant Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	94	16	36	461	5	n/a	n/a	0	612
1989	146	6	26	409	5	n/a	n/a	0	592
1990	169	5	29	386	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
1991	170	5	23	385	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
1992	155	7	22	419	1	n/a	n/a	0	604
1993	125	11	38	440	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
1994	128	7	43	411	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1995	106	7	47	435	4	n/a	n/a	0	599
1996	106	7	47	435	4	n/a	n/a	0	599
1997	107	7	60	470	9	n/a	n/a	0	653
1998	80	11	55	507	11	n/a	n/a	0	664
1999	55	11	53	516	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
2000	37	17	55	541	6	n/a	n/a	0	656
2001	26	10	53	569	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
2002	17	6	42	523	3	n/a	n/a	0	591
2003	17	6	42	523	3	n/a	n/a	0	591
2004	15	7	34	511	7	n/a	n/a	0	574
2005	20	9	34	536	13	n/a	n/a	9	621
2006	20	10	32	500	15	n/a	n/a	12	589
2007	15	10	28	474	2	n/a	n/a	12	541
2008	16	9	25	469	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
2009	17	17	34	493	5	2	14	0	582
2010	22	12	32	449	2	2	15	0	534
2011	16	10	33	426	2	3	14	0	504
2012	15	9	34	500	2	4	11	0	575
2013	27	10	32	516	2	5	10	0	602
2014	17	8	36	529	3	5	12	0	610
2015	24	4	34	507	2	1	15	0	587
2016	19	2	36	491	2	3	12	0	565
2017	19	3	35	469	2	3	11	0	542
2018	18	5	35	435	1	4	10	0	508
2019	19	6	21	414	0	4	9	0	473
2020	23	4	15	399	0	4	8	0	453
2021	17	9	15	374	0	4	6	0	425
2022	14	7	17	313	0	2	5	1	359
2023	13	13	14	324	0	3	7	1	375

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 Grant Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	612	27.0	22.6	n/a
1989	592	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	592	27.6	21.4	n/a
1991	584	27.6	21.1	n/a
1992	604	28.0	21.5	71.5
1993	615	29.0	21.2	71.2
1994	590	27.0	21.9	78.5
1995	599	28.8	20.8	73.3
1996	599	28.8	20.8	73.3
1997	653	24.0	27.2	77.2
1998	664	32.0	20.8	72
1999	638	32.0	19.9	77.9
2000	656	30.0	21.9	68.8
2001	660	29.0	22.8	71.7
2002	591	37.0	16.0	85.8
2003	591	37.0	16.0	85.8
2004	574	32.0	17.9	89.2
2005	621	39.0	15.9	80.1
2006	589	32.0	18.4	79.7
2007	541	31.5	17.2	87
2008	521	32.5	16.0	87.7
2009	582	32.0	17.1	96.6
2010	534	26.0	20.5	85.2
2011	504	n/a	n/a	88.3
2012	575	23.7	24.2	n/a
2013	602	25.3	23.7	81.2
2014	610	23.9	25.4	80.2
2015	587	25.0	23.4	82.5
2016	565	25.0	22.6	82.3
2017	542	23.5	22.9	80.1
2018	508	22.6	22.4	79.7
2019	473	21.3	22.1	76.3
2020	453	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	425	20.9	20.2	64.9
2022	359	19.4	18.5	66
2023	375	18.0	20.8	69.1

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 Grant Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	612	27.0	22.6	n/a
1989	592	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	592	27.6	21.4	n/a
1991	584	27.6	21.1	n/a
1992	604	28.0	21.5	71.5
1993	615	29.0	21.2	71.2
1994	590	27.0	21.9	78.5
1995	599	28.8	20.8	73.3
1996	599	28.8	20.8	73.3
1997	653	24.0	27.2	77.2
1998	664	32.0	20.8	72
1999	638	32.0	19.9	77.9
2000	656	30.0	21.9	68.8
2001	660	29.0	22.8	71.7
2002	591	37.0	16.0	85.8
2003	591	37.0	16.0	85.8
2004	574	32.0	17.9	89.2
2005	621	39.0	15.9	80.1
2006	589	32.0	18.4	79.7
2007	541	31.5	17.2	87
2008	521	32.5	16.0	87.7
2009	582	32.0	17.1	96.6
2010	534	26.0	20.5	85.2
2011	504	n/a	n/a	88.3
2012	575	23.7	24.2	n/a
2013	602	25.3	23.7	81.2
2014	610	23.9	25.4	80.2
2015	587	25.0	23.4	82.5
2016	565	25.0	22.6	82.3
2017	542	23.5	22.9	80.1
2018	508	22.6	22.4	79.7
2019	473	21.3	22.1	76.3
2020	453	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	425	20.9	20.2	64.9
2022	359	19.4	18.5	66
2023	375	18.0	20.8	69.1

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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