How does Grant Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Redding?

Grant Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 54.7/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,452 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grant Elementary?

31.2% of students at Grant Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Grant Elementary improving or declining?

Grant Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Grant Elementary?

9.1% of students at Grant Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Grant Elementary

Grant Elementary Redding Shasta County 96001

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,452 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

620 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 8.9%

White 77.7%

Asian 3.5%

Black 0.2%

Other 9.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grant Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.2%
Met Standard	31.4%
Below Standard	37.4%

Exceeded

31.2%

Met

31.4%

Below

37.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.2% of students exceeded standard while 31.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

62.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-13.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,452

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	68	48.5%	25.0%	16.2%	10.3%	73.5%
4th	73	45.2%	19.2%	26.0%	9.6%	64.4%
5th	71	35.2%	31.0%	19.7%	14.1%	66.2%
6th	43	18.6%	41.9%	25.6%	13.9%	60.5%
7th	54	24.1%	46.3%	18.5%	11.1%	70.4%
8th	54	18.5%	48.1%	31.5%	1.9%	66.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	68	45.6%	25.0%	22.1%	7.3%	70.6%
4th	73	24.7%	41.1%	21.9%	12.3%	65.8%
5th	71	35.2%	15.5%	31.0%	18.3%	50.7%
6th	43	23.3%	16.3%	39.5%	20.9%	39.5%
7th	54	27.8%	38.9%	22.2%	11.1%	66.7%
8th	54	25.9%	29.6%	33.3%	11.1%	55.6%

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