Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Yes. Grant Elementary ranks in the top 7.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 570 students attended Grant Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 47% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Adams Middle High : Santa Monica High

Grant Elementary

Summary:

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Monica, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 542 students. It is part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, which is ranked 188 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 384 and 695 over the past 10 years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 458 out of 5,862 California elementary schools, placing it in the top 8% statewide. Grant Elementary's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 76.43% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 73.12% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as African American students (ranked 37th out of 593 in 2023-2024) and White students (ranked 27th out of 2,647 in 2023-2024).

Compared to nearby schools, Grant Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.0% in 2020-2021 to 18.5% in 2021-2022, significantly lower than the 24.4% rate at Will Rogers Elementary. Additionally, Grant Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 24.58% to 26.94% over the past three years, compared to 34.97% at Will Rogers Elementary, 33.5% at McKinley Elementary, and 31.3% at Edison Elementary. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.1 to 22.4 over the past three years, lower than the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

2368 Pearl St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405-2853

(310) 450-7651

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,056

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 570

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Asian:

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grant Elementary ranks better than 92.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.64. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.8%), Hispanic (26.5%), Asian (11.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grant Elementary is 21.7. 6 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Grant Elementary employs 26.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Elementary is $7,056. 5 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Elementary 458^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Grant Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 188^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	82.70	805^th	4809	83.3%
2005	85.79	693^rd	4822	85.6%
2006	89.00	537^th	4818	88.9%
2007	84.27	784^th	5113	84.7%
2008	84.89	757^th	5113	85.2%
2009	82.33	864^th	5193	83.4%
2010	86.76	646^th	5314	87.8%
2011	81.30	928^th	5377	82.7%
2012	80.40	1005^th	5390	81.4%
2013	77.34	1205^th	5530	78.2%
2015	88.50	695^th	5611	87.6%
2016	91.04	552^nd	5614	90.2%
2017	93.15	439^th	5692	92.3%
2018	93.87	384^th	5662	93.2%
2019	91.70	541^st	5789	90.7%
2022	93.93	446^th	5883	92.4%
2023	91.40	608^th	5874	89.6%
2024	93.64	458^th	5862	92.2%

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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	82.12	286^th	2420	88.2%
2024	92.38	157^th	2634	94.0%

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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	89.99	283^rd	5084	94.4%
2019	78.48	785^th	5173	84.8%
2022	95.50	161^st	5264	96.9%
2023	92.67	284^th	5374	94.7%
2024	82.87	718^th	5511	87.0%

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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	94.74	239^th	5413	95.6%
2019	93.61	311^th	5492	94.3%
2022	93.67	399^th	5635	92.9%
2023	89.86	637^th	5617	88.7%
2024	90.30	602^nd	5605	89.3%

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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	93.74	105^th	2128	95.1%
2019	91.15	161^st	2585	93.8%
2022	86.77	210^th	2227	90.6%

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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	90.70	527^th	5431	90.3%
2019	86.67	749^th	5510	86.4%
2022	92.19	492^nd	5663	91.3%
2023	90.85	560^th	5650	90.1%
2024	94.41	321^st	5636	94.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	66.77	478^th	1203	60.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	94.69	25^th	747	96.7%
2024	88.18	37^th	593	93.8%

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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	86.66	429^th	4830	91.1%
2019	88.45	364^th	4963	92.7%
2022	93.00	260^th	5084	94.9%
2023	88.22	427^th	5098	91.6%
2024	91.08	311^th	5102	93.9%

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Rank History for White students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.84	21^st	2737	99.2%
2019	92.16	44^th	2834	98.4%
2022	86.97	207^th	2726	92.4%
2023	85.26	244^th	2662	90.8%
2024	93.13	27^th	2647	99.0%

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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	226	35	44	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1989	251	36	37	121	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1990	248	47	32	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1991	288	50	44	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1992	320	48	45	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1993	328	47	48	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1994	323	63	51	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1995	339	49	42	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
1996	339	49	42	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
1997	357	58	41	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1998	372	59	43	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1999	381	52	43	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
2000	387	43	46	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2001	390	40	34	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
2002	392	34	31	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
2003	392	34	31	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
2004	378	35	36	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
2005	361	45	44	206	2	n/a	n/a	4	662
2006	362	41	37	201	2	n/a	n/a	15	658
2007	352	42	39	191	2	n/a	n/a	30	656
2008	350	39	38	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	606
2009	352	48	36	167	2	6	31	0	642
2010	308	52	37	182	1	2	68	0	650
2011	292	45	33	189	3	1	69	0	632
2012	302	49	41	178	5	1	47	0	623
2013	318	48	44	189	6	1	40	0	646
2014	316	58	43	201	6	1	40	0	665
2015	300	58	37	195	6	0	39	0	635
2016	286	66	40	198	5	0	33	0	628
2017	283	63	43	199	2	0	35	0	625
2018	286	63	45	178	1	0	33	0	606
2019	267	63	44	170	0	0	29	0	573
2020	281	63	53	164	2	0	19	0	582
2021	287	57	54	155	2	0	17	0	572
2022	268	52	64	148	1	0	8	0	541
2023	258	53	59	149	1	0	22	0	542
2024	267	57	63	151	1	0	30	1	570

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	427	20.0	21.3	n/a
1989	447	18.3	24.4	n/a
1990	457	19.8	23.0	n/a
1991	513	21.8	23.5	n/a
1992	519	22.2	23.3	17.9
1993	545	21.8	25.0	15.2
1994	564	21.0	26.9	16.8
1995	579	22.0	26.3	38.3
1996	579	22.0	26.3	38.3
1997	623	27.8	22.4	37.2
1998	660	30.8	21.4	37.4
1999	656	32.8	20.0	32.3
2000	679	32.5	20.9	29.6
2001	673	32.4	20.8	29.7
2002	672	32.0	21.0	28.6
2003	672	32.0	21.0	28.6
2004	656	31.0	21.2	30.5
2005	662	32.0	20.7	28
2006	658	31.0	21.2	27.7
2007	656	32.0	20.5	27.8
2008	606	37.6	16.1	28.2
2009	642	33.0	16.9	27.9
2010	650	31.0	20.9	26.2
2011	632	n/a	n/a	26.9
2012	623	27.0	23.0	n/a
2013	646	26.0	24.8	27.7
2014	665	27.0	24.6	26.9
2015	635	29.0	21.8	29.6
2016	628	28.0	22.4	30.1
2017	625	26.5	23.5	29.8
2018	606	26.5	22.8	29.5
2019	573	23.5	24.3	28.8
2020	582	n/a	n/a	31.6
2021	572	25.5	22.4	25
2022	541	28.0	19.3	24.6
2023	542	29.9	18.1	26.9
2024	570	26.2	21.7	27.7

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	427	20.0	21.3	n/a
1989	447	18.3	24.4	n/a
1990	457	19.8	23.0	n/a
1991	513	21.8	23.5	n/a
1992	519	22.2	23.3	17.9
1993	545	21.8	25.0	15.2
1994	564	21.0	26.9	16.8
1995	579	22.0	26.3	38.3
1996	579	22.0	26.3	38.3
1997	623	27.8	22.4	37.2
1998	660	30.8	21.4	37.4
1999	656	32.8	20.0	32.3
2000	679	32.5	20.9	29.6
2001	673	32.4	20.8	29.7
2002	672	32.0	21.0	28.6
2003	672	32.0	21.0	28.6
2004	656	31.0	21.2	30.5
2005	662	32.0	20.7	28
2006	658	31.0	21.2	27.7
2007	656	32.0	20.5	27.8
2008	606	37.6	16.1	28.2
2009	642	33.0	16.9	27.9
2010	650	31.0	20.9	26.2
2011	632	n/a	n/a	26.9
2012	623	27.0	23.0	n/a
2013	646	26.0	24.8	27.7
2014	665	27.0	24.6	26.9
2015	635	29.0	21.8	29.6
2016	628	28.0	22.4	30.1
2017	625	26.5	23.5	29.8
2018	606	26.5	22.8	29.5
2019	573	23.5	24.3	28.8
2020	582	n/a	n/a	31.6
2021	572	25.5	22.4	25
2022	541	28.0	19.3	24.6
2023	542	29.9	18.1	26.9
2024	570	26.2	21.7	27.7

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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