Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 464 students attended Grant Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ephrata Middle School Middle : Parkway School High : Ephrata High School

Grant Elementary

Summary:

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ephrata, Washington, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Ephrata School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with consistently lower SBAC test scores compared to the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 36.81% of Grant Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 29.83% were proficient or better in math, compared to 46.95% and 36.92% for the Ephrata School District, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 205 out of 1,097 elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 945 out of 1,168 in 2023-2024. Grant Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Grant Elementary's academic performance is lower than the other elementary schools in the Ephrata School District, such as Columbia Ridge Elementary, it is still better than some of the elementary schools in the neighboring Moses Lake and Quincy school districts, which have even lower-performing schools like Longview Elementary. The high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and the racial/ethnic diversity of the student population at Grant Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, presenting an opportunity for the school and district to focus on targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

451 3rd NW
Ephrata, WA 98823

(509) 754-4676

District: Ephrata School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
945^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,158

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ephrata Middle School
	Parkway School
High:	Ephrata High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

43.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grant Elementary ranks worse than 80.9% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), Hispanic (43.1%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.2% 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 15.4, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Ephrata School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Elementary is $16,158, which is the 2^nd highest among 2 elementary schools in the Ephrata School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Elementary 945^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Grant Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ephrata School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ephrata School District 168^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	50.78	523^rd	1026	49.0%
2005	66.81	323^rd	1031	68.7%
2006	67.37	300^th	1051	71.5%
2007	63.42	386^th	1069	63.9%
2008	76.02	198^th	1067	81.4%
2009	80.93	145^th	1072	86.5%
2010	78.28	178^th	1088	83.6%
2011	56.35	482^nd	1092	55.9%
2012	77.01	205^th	1097	81.3%
2013	65.88	368^th	1106	66.7%
2015	54.12	477^th	1067	55.3%
2016	60.33	419^th	1053	60.2%
2018	67.32	345^th	1054	67.3%
2019	50.02	583^rd	1130	48.4%
2022	20.67	959^th	1169	18.0%
2023	29.58	836^th	1169	28.5%
2024	21.50	945^th	1168	19.1%

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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	WA State Percentile
2019	54.54	446^th	979	54.4%
2022	22.44	881^st	1019	13.5%
2023	27.83	802^nd	1013	20.8%
2024	21.70	890^th	1024	13.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	54.42	510^th	1068	52.2%
2022	26.15	836^th	1100	24.0%
2023	32.39	743^rd	1094	32.1%
2024	19.03	923^rd	1093	15.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.57	345^th	999	65.5%
2019	47.38	577^th	1075	46.3%
2022	15.51	989^th	1113	11.1%
2023	24.20	865^th	1099	21.3%
2024	22.80	879^th	1099	20.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	64.09	207^th	697	70.3%
2023	17.28	577^th	633	8.8%
2024	17.10	583^rd	651	10.4%

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Rank History for White students at Grant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.04	362^nd	833	56.5%
2019	44.04	622^nd	1027	39.4%
2022	25.93	818^th	1031	20.7%
2023	39.91	615^th	1011	39.2%
2024	26.32	789^th	1009	21.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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	292	0	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1989	372	0	5	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	353	0	5	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1991	354	0	5	22	10	n/a	n/a	0	391
1992	356	1	5	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
1993	347	1	5	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	387
1994	358	1	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1995	357	3	2	74	5	n/a	n/a	0	441
1996	357	3	2	74	5	n/a	n/a	0	441
1997	345	3	2	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	406
1998	326	2	4	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1999	348	2	3	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
2000	337	2	4	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	398
2001	306	2	6	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
2002	300	2	9	59	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
2003	300	2	9	59	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
2004	321	2	8	67	4	n/a	n/a	0	402
2005	303	2	9	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	384
2006	299	2	12	64	5	n/a	n/a	0	382
2007	299	3	9	61	5	n/a	n/a	0	377
2008	302	5	9	62	5	n/a	n/a	0	383
2009	304	4	7	75	5	n/a	n/a	2	397
2010	307	5	10	87	3	n/a	n/a	11	423
2011	298	5	8	110	1	0	9	0	431
2012	325	5	7	111	1	0	8	0	457
2013	316	4	4	108	1	0	11	0	444
2014	290	5	4	122	2	0	8	0	431
2015	310	5	2	126	1	0	9	0	453
2016	308	3	0	135	1	0	8	0	455
2017	317	3	1	142	0	0	9	0	472
2018	321	3	0	171	0	0	8	0	503
2019	305	1	3	165	0	0	11	0	485
2020	274	0	2	187	2	0	16	0	481
2021	229	0	4	197	2	0	23	0	455
2022	230	1	4	190	2	0	19	0	446
2023	251	2	3	209	2	1	22	0	490
2024	237	4	3	200	2	1	17	0	464

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	306	19.0	16.1	0
1989	411	19.0	21.6	n/a
1990	384	19.8	19.3	0
1991	391	21.0	18.6	n/a
1992	383	21.8	17.5	n/a
1993	387	22.7	17.0	n/a
1994	387	20.4	19.0	n/a
1995	441	20.7	21.3	n/a
1996	441	20.7	21.3	n/a
1997	406	19.7	20.6	n/a
1998	407	20.4	20.0	n/a
1999	424	20.4	20.8	n/a
2000	398	19.9	20.0	n/a
2001	388	19.7	19.7	n/a
2002	374	19.3	19.4	34.2
2003	374	19.3	19.4	34.2
2004	402	20.0	20.1	35.6
2005	384	19.6	19.6	39.6
2006	382	20.8	18.4	45.3
2007	377	20.8	18.1	44.6
2008	383	21.1	18.2	50.1
2009	397	21.1	18.8	45.8
2010	423	22.0	19.2	46.6
2011	431	22.4	19.1	49.7
2012	457	22.5	20.2	55.8
2013	444	22.7	19.5	58.1
2014	431	n/a	n/a	56.1
2015	453	29.0	15.6	57
2016	455	26.0	17.5	53
2017	472	30.9	15.2	55.3
2018	503	29.9	16.8	56.1
2019	485	32.0	15.1	55.7
2020	481	30.0	16.0	57.4
2021	455	29.8	15.2	62.6
2022	446	30.0	14.8	60.3
2023	490	29.9	16.3	66.7
2024	464	30.0	15.4	67.2

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	306	19.0	16.1	0
1989	411	19.0	21.6	n/a
1990	384	19.8	19.3	0
1991	391	21.0	18.6	n/a
1992	383	21.8	17.5	n/a
1993	387	22.7	17.0	n/a
1994	387	20.4	19.0	n/a
1995	441	20.7	21.3	n/a
1996	441	20.7	21.3	n/a
1997	406	19.7	20.6	n/a
1998	407	20.4	20.0	n/a
1999	424	20.4	20.8	n/a
2000	398	19.9	20.0	n/a
2001	388	19.7	19.7	n/a
2002	374	19.3	19.4	34.2
2003	374	19.3	19.4	34.2
2004	402	20.0	20.1	35.6
2005	384	19.6	19.6	39.6
2006	382	20.8	18.4	45.3
2007	377	20.8	18.1	44.6
2008	383	21.1	18.2	50.1
2009	397	21.1	18.8	45.8
2010	423	22.0	19.2	46.6
2011	431	22.4	19.1	49.7
2012	457	22.5	20.2	55.8
2013	444	22.7	19.5	58.1
2014	431	n/a	n/a	56.1
2015	453	29.0	15.6	57
2016	455	26.0	17.5	53
2017	472	30.9	15.2	55.3
2018	503	29.9	16.8	56.1
2019	485	32.0	15.1	55.7
2020	481	30.0	16.0	57.4
2021	455	29.8	15.2	62.6
2022	446	30.0	14.8	60.3
2023	490	29.9	16.3	66.7
2024	464	30.0	15.4	67.2

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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