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Grant Elementary

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Grant Elementary ranks 650 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 562 students in the well-regarded Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school excels with exceptionally low chronic absenteeism (8.9%), which is less than half the district average and a key strength that supports its strong academic results. Its proficiency rates in English, math, and science are significantly higher than both state averages and those of many nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, such as Beethoven Street Elementary and Will Rogers Elementary. While all schools in its own district perform well, Grant stands out even among peers like McKinley Elementary, particularly in mathematics.

Parents should note that Grant's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has recently declined, which is a notable shift from its historical excellence. This contrasts with the sustained high performance for similar student groups at other top local schools like Richland Avenue Elementary and Broadway Elementary. Overall, Grant remains a cornerstone of academic excellence in the area, distinguished by its positive school climate and high attendance, but families may want to inquire about its current support strategies for all learners.

562

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2368 Pearl St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405-2853

(310) 450-7651

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

California avg41%

650^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

187^th of 1,543Santa Monica-Malibu 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	90.1	650 of 5857	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	458 of 5869	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	607 of 5859	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	446 of 5883	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	541 of 5789	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	384 of 5662	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	439 of 5692	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	552 of 5614	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.5	695 of 5611	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	1205 of 5530	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	1005 of 5390	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	928 of 5377	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	86.8	646 of 5314	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	864 of 5193	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	84.9	757 of 5113	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	784 of 5113	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	89.0	537 of 4818	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	85.8	693 of 4822	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	805 of 4809	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.2	37 of 593	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	25 of 747	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	478 of 1205	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.8	210 of 2227	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	161 of 2585	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	105 of 2128	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	772 of 5597	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	602 of 5612	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	636 of 5609	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	399 of 5635	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	311 of 5492	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	239 of 5413	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1089 of 5107	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	311 of 5107	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	426 of 5087	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	260 of 5084	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	364 of 4963	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	429 of 4830	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2267 of 5460	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.9	719 of 5517	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	283 of 5363	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	161 of 5264	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	785 of 5173	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	283 of 5084	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	561 of 5628	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	322 of 5643	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	559 of 5638	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	492 of 5663	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	749 of 5510	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	527 of 5431	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	159 of 2847	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	157 of 2635	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	286 of 2420	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	78 of 2598	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	27 of 2651	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	244 of 2661	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	207 of 2726	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	44 of 2834	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	21 of 2737	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2024)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2024)60th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science56%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)
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	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-5	2368 Pearl St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 450-7651	562	28	20.3	24.9%	261 (46.4%)	38 (6.8%)	160 (28.5%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	90.1	650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		93.6	458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	192	56.2		56.2	72.9	72.4	76.4				74.0	72.1	64.4	62.9				66.4	96.6
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2402 Virginia Ave.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-0335	404	21	19.3	39.9%	110 (27.2%)	3 (0.7%)	279 (69.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	95	331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	294	57.4		57.4	90.6	87.5	76.5				84.2	81.1	78.6	73.5				77.4
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 14th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2364	522	27	19.3	44.4%	175 (33.5%)	61 (11.7%)	217 (41.6%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.5%)	60.9	2018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.7	1696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	322	42.1		42.1	47.2	52.1	61.8				53.7	36.1	45.8	43.4				42.2
Walgrove Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1630 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-7104	271	13	20.8	38.7%	78 (28.8%)	20 (7.4%)	86 (31.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (27.7%)	60.8	2025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	1848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	177	38.7		38.7	38.2	56.8	58.1				51.4	44.1	50.0	41.9				45.9	92.3			92.3			$27,770	$3,517	$24,253
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 Santa Monica Blvd.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-5011	362	22	16.7	42.3%	119 (32.9%)	38 (10.5%)	120 (33.1%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	82.3	1058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.9	1004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	54	52.0		52.0	60.7	54.9	65.3				61.0	71.0	65.4	56.0				63.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0
Richland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-7	11562 Richland Ave.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-0467	280	13	21.5	17.9%	181 (64.6%)	25 (8.9%)	27 (9.6%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.9%)	95	336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.6	778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	442	54.2		54.2	82.5	83.7	79.2				82.2	82.5	83.7	62.5				78.5	90.4	96.4	96.4	94.0	95.2	95.2	$26,792	$3,755	$23,037
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2526 Sixth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 399-7721	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		86.1	94.4	94.4	88.9	91.7	86.1
Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	11561 Gateway Blvd.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 248-0544	497	24	20.7	67.4%	86 (17.3%)	80 (16.1%)	260 (52.3%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.9%)	71.2	1546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		62.7	1947^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	401	60.3	20.4	41.1	50.0	51.0	79.3	37.8	55.1	54.7	55.6	62.5	39.2	56.9	46.7	30.6	39.6	46.1	94.4	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8	97.2	$19,098	$1,054	$18,044
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)	Public	K-8	2525 Fifth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 396-2640	216	12	18.4	14.8%	122 (56.5%)	9 (4.2%)	34 (15.7%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	79.5	1176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		89.8	713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	463	69.6	52.9	62.5	42.9	57.9	65.2	75.0	86.4	64.7	65.3	61.9	75.0	47.8	50.0	81.0	70.6	64.4	79.2	91.7	91.7	83.3	87.5	83.3
Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Lincoln Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-4944	546	25	22.2	25.8%	70 (12.8%)	20 (3.7%)	131 (24.0%)	149 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (31.9%)	96.9	158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.2	148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	10	73.2		73.2	90.1	77.0	88.6				85.3	84.2	80.0	73.2				79.4							$17,409	$2,770	$14,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Grant Elementary in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Adams Middle
High : Santa Monica High

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Grant Elementary.

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks 650^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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