Grant Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.2% |
| Below Standard | 69.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.0 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.3% exceeded — 7.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 150 | 14.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% |
| 4th | 140 | 10.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 141 | 14.9% | 29.8% | 44.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 151 | 10.6% | 24.5% | 35.1% |
| 4th | 142 | 4.2% | 14.8% | 19.0% |
| 5th | 143 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 21.0% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5