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

Grant Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.0/100, placing it at the 25th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 488 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grant Elementary?

11.2% of students at Grant Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 34.2% 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 14.8 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?

24.5% 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

Eureka City Schools Eureka Humboldt County 95503

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

488 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

273 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

69%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.5%

White 43.2%

Asian 11.0%

Other 18.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grant Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.2%
Met Standard	23.1%
Below Standard	65.8%

Exceeded

11.2%

Met

23.1%

Below

65.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Eureka City Schools district average of 10.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.0% 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 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.