Grattan Elementary: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.
Grattan posts 72% meeting the standard, and 42.4% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70 | 42% | 72% | +11.5 | 11.0% | 0.3% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Grattan Elementary scores 70 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 92nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🚀 Growth Engine — Ask how the school tracks each kid's growth year to year, and what happens when a kid stalls instead of gaining.
Most rating sites would stop at “72% proficient” and call it done. Grattan deserves a closer read. It sits at the 92nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 92nd-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 72% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 56% | 71% | 72% | 69% | 63% |
| Grade 4 | 80% | 68% | 81% | 70% | 74% |
| Grade 5 | 66% | 77% | 68% | 78% | 77% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 60% | 77% | 70% | 65% | 70% |
| Grade 4 | 90% | 88% | 74% | 73% | 68% |
| Grade 5 | 66% | 67% | 67% | 73% | 79% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 27.8pp across grades; the floor rises 14.5pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Grattan Elementary in San Francisco, 79.3% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 75.6% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Grattan Elementary outperforms its district average for white students by 3.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (80.6% Math proficient); Two or More Races students (84.1% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 87 students tested.
8 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The zoned path continues to Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle, which scores 24 points lower than this school — worth weighing alongside everything above. Families here often look at charter or magnet options for middle school.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 75% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 82
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 63
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 64 | 33% | 30% | 20% | 17% | 63% | +19 |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 42% | 32% | 5% | 21% | 74% | +29 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 61% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 77% | +29 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 64 | 27% | 44% | 14% | 16% | 70% | +25 |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 37% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 68% | +27 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 56% | 23% | 11% | 10% | 79% | +43 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 61 | 41% | 34% | 21% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87 | 79.3% | +4 | +18 |
| Two or More Races | 44 | 84.1% | +16 | +23 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Elementary ← | — | 70 | 42.4% | 71.8% | +11.5 | 0.3% |
| Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila | 0.5 mi | 88 | 59.2% | 81.0% | +25.6 | 0.1% |
| Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary | 1.1 mi | 80 | 55.5% | 81.7% | +2.6 | 0.1% |
| Lawton Alternative | 2.2 mi | 77 | 53.4% | 81.9% | +4.3 | 1.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 68 | 89 | #619 | 33.9% | 69.6% | 4.2% | 0.0% | +8.2pp |
| 2022 | 67 | 92 | #433 | 41.6% | 74.8% | 18.4% | 0.0% | -1.7pp |
| 2023 | 68 | 91 | #526 | 44.5% | 72.3% | 19.7% | 0.5% | -3.5pp |
| 2024 | 67 | 89 | #635 | 41.4% | 71.5% | 13.7% | 0.6% | +8.9pp |
| 2025 | 70 | 92 | #476 | 42.4% | 71.8% | 11.0% | 0.3% | +11.5pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 4.6% | 8.3% | +3.7pp |
| Male | 3.5% | 12.2% | +8.7pp |
| Asian | 0.0% | 9.8% | +9.8pp |
| Black/African American | 10.5% | 26.3% | +15.8pp |
| Filipino | 0.0% | 10.0% | +10.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | 22.9% | +13.8pp |
| Two or More Races | 1.7% | 7.7% | +6.0pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 9.3% | 25.3% | +16.0pp |
| English Learners | 10.0% | 0.0% | -10.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 10.9% | 24.5% | +13.6pp |
| All Students | 4.0% | 10.4% | +6.4pp |
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