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Grant Elementary

Q: Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Grant Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lovonya DeJean Middle High : John F. Kennedy High

Public Grades K-6

5844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 551 students in Richmond, CA, as part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district, and it faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is critically low, with only about 6-7% of students proficient in English and 5% in math, which is substantially lower than both district and state averages. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 44%, meaning nearly half the students miss too much school, which is one of the highest rates among nearby schools. While the school serves a high-need community, it underperforms even when compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Michelle Obama Elementary located less than a mile away, which achieves notably higher proficiency rates.

Despite these severe challenges, the school shows a relative strength in Spanish language assessments, performing better than average. The persistence of low academic outcomes over many years, even as resources have changed, suggests deep-rooted issues that require focused attention on attendance and instructional strategies, particularly in the upper grades where math scores decline sharply.

551

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Downer Ave.
Richmond, CA 94804-1458

(510) 231-1422

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lovonya DeJean Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

Asian:

4.4%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,844^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	5844 of 5857	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	5837 of 5869	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5755 of 5859	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	5846 of 5883	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	5683 of 5789	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	5577 of 5662	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	5599 of 5692	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	5472 of 5614	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	5535 of 5611	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	5112 of 5530	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	5099 of 5390	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	5007 of 5377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	4889 of 5314	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	4805 of 5193	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	5030 of 5113	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	4872 of 5113	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	4753 of 4818	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4603 of 4822	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	4485 of 4809	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1694 of 2227	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	2986 of 3162	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2942 of 3245	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3034 of 3311	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3171 of 3275	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	3146 of 3246	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	5584 of 5597	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	5582 of 5612	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5433 of 5609	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5595 of 5635	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	5360 of 5492	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	5316 of 5413	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	5097 of 5107	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	5080 of 5107	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	5037 of 5087	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	5051 of 5084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	4890 of 4963	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	4793 of 4830	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	5442 of 5460	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5476 of 5517	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5259 of 5363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	5235 of 5264	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5064 of 5173	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	4999 of 5084	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	5619 of 5628	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	5615 of 5643	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5595 of 5638	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5629 of 5663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5434 of 5510	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	5372 of 5431	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2633 of 2847	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2615 of 2635	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening33%+7 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Writing8%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Reading5%~ state avg

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	551	26	21.1	73.7%	23 (4.2%)	23 (4.2%)	470 (85.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	5844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.1	5837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	4.8	16.0	4.0		7.6	42.9	16.0	32.0		32.6	7.1	16.0	0.0		7.6	2.4	16.7	0.0		5.5	5.2		5.2	4.8	5.0	8.0	10.6			6.7	9.0	5.1	2.6	2.3			5.2	90.0			93.0	95.0
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	960 17th St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1418	408	17	24.0	97.8%	10 (2.5%)	9 (2.2%)	367 (90.0%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5.8	5815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7	5812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	3																					3.7		3.7	11.3	5.0	1.9	15.2			8.1	8.1	10.2	3.8	8.9			7.8	90.4	95.9	94.5	94.5	93.2	97.3
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.3	5615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	5151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	464																					7.7		8.7	17.0	15.0	19.4	22.0			18.4	18.2	10.0	2.6	17.1			12.6	94.0			94.0		96.0	$39,831	$38,952	$879
Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	2711 Maricopa Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1421	371	16	23.1	85.4%	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.3%)	320 (86.3%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	8.3	5722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		13.4	5448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	274	10.0	0.0	0.0		2.7	30.0	0.0	13.8		13.7	10.5	4.2	0.0		4.2	5.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	6.3		6.3	5.1	6.0	15.4	25.9			13.9	20.0	8.2	2.0	9.4			9.3	80.0	86.7	88.3	90.0	86.7	91.7
Edward M. Downer Elementary	Public	K-6	1231 18th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 234-3851	388	18	21.7	96.1%	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.9%)	344 (88.7%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11.7	5526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		13	5477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	49	20.5	4.0	3.9		11.6	54.6	12.0	42.3		40.0	29.6	4.0	3.9		15.8	9.1	4.0	3.9		6.3	5.1		5.1	16.2	1.9	7.1	28.3			13.9	22.5	5.5	8.5	23.8			15.7	89.1	95.3	93.8	90.6	93.8	93.8
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	101 35th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	225	12	18.1	77.3%	21 (9.3%)	73 (32.4%)	94 (41.8%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	4.9	5839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		8	5777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	62																					3.5		3.5	9.1	9.5	3.6	15.8			8.9	4.4	4.8	0.0	4.6			3.2	90.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.6	93.8
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	431	19	22.3	77.7%	28 (6.5%)	30 (7.0%)	305 (70.8%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	19	4922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.8	4700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	222																					14.3		14.3	14.1	33.3	18.2	13.7			19.8	22.7	42.4	19.6	9.4			23.9
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	307	15	20.4	63.2%	9 (2.9%)	50 (16.3%)	227 (73.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	7.1	5774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.6	5824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	50	5.0				5.0	60.0				60.0	10.0				10.0	5.0				5.0	2.6		2.6	0.0	10.2	7.7	18.2			9.1	18.6	14.6	2.5	9.1			11.4	95.2
Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	538	26	21.0	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.6%)	446 (82.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	5.4	5827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.1	5811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	16																					0.0	3.5	1.8	10.6	8.5	5.8	5.3	3.8	12.3	7.9	19.7	6.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	8.8	7.3	96.1			96.1
Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	458	20	22.9	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	407 (88.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	9.2	5673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.1	5685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	12	9.1	3.9	4.6	4.0	5.3	68.2	7.7	50.0	12.0	32.6	4.6	30.8	0.0	12.0	12.6	0.0	3.9	4.6	4.0	3.2	1.5		1.5	8.2	12.5	4.6	31.3			14.3	10.9	12.9	0.0	17.2			10.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

What district is Grant Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lovonya DeJean Middle
High : John F. Kennedy High

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Grant Elementary.

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