How does Grant Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Lorenzo?

Grant Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.9/100, placing it at the 39th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 682 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grant Elementary?

13.7% of students at Grant Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.0% 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 4.5 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?

26.5% 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

San Lorenzo Unified San Lorenzo Alameda County 94580

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

682 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

313 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

72%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 49.5%

White 12.5%

Asian 18.9%

Black 8.3%

Other 10.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grant Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.7%
Met Standard	21.3%
Below Standard	65.0%

Exceeded

13.7%

Met

21.3%

Below

65.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points above the San Lorenzo Unified district average of 11.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.