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El Granada Elementary

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El Granada Elementary ranks 2216 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Granada Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 324 students in Half Moon Bay, part of the Cabrillo Unified School District, and it represents a solid, middle-performing school that has shown encouraging improvement in recent years.

Academically, the school's test scores in English and Math are above both the district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has climbed from the 50th to the 62nd percentile since 2022. However, there are significant performance differences within its own district; it notably trails top-performing Farallone View Elementary but outperforms Alvin S. Hatch Elementary. Science is a particular area for growth, as proficiency is below the state average. The school also faces the challenge of serving all student groups equally well, as performance varies between different subgroups.

When compared to schools in neighboring, wealthier districts like Hillsborough City Elementary or Burlingame Elementary, the performance gap is more pronounced, with those schools ranking in the 98th to 100th percentiles. El Granada receives higher per-student funding than some district peers, yet this hasn't translated to the highest tier of results, indicating that how resources are used is crucial. On a positive note, the school has made real progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which likely supports its academic gains.

324

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,852

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Santiago St.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019-5003

(650) 712-7150

District: Cabrillo Unified

Students who attend El Granada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
High:	Half Moon Bay High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

40.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,216^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Cabrillo Unified

714^th of 1,543Cabrillo 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	56.9	2216 of 5857	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2820 of 5869	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2915 of 5859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2968 of 5883	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	2179 of 5789	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2371 of 5662	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	3351 of 5692	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3416 of 5614	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	2722 of 5611	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	2939 of 5530	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	3413 of 5390	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	2724 of 5377	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	2670 of 5314	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.3	1577 of 5193	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	1695 of 5113	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	2058 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.0	1783 of 4818	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	1651 of 4822	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.7	1935 of 4809	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.7	930 of 2585	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	2577 of 3162	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1840 of 3245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	1294 of 3311	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	1352 of 3275	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1601 of 3246	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2257 of 5597	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	3008 of 5612	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2949 of 5609	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2901 of 5635	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	1498 of 5492	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	2215 of 5413	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3234 of 5107	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3646 of 5107	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3568 of 5087	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2956 of 5084	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2751 of 4963	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2872 of 4830	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2859 of 5460	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	4011 of 5517	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3902 of 5363	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3637 of 5264	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	2573 of 5173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	2950 of 5084	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	2051 of 5628	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2459 of 5643	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	2657 of 5638	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	2830 of 5663	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2696 of 5510	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2427 of 5431	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1325 of 2847	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1950 of 2635	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1306 of 2420	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	978 of 2598	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	1454 of 2651	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	1251 of 2661	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1677 of 2726	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	1102 of 2834	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1279 of 2737	53.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Santiago St.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7150	324	14	23.1	25.3%	132 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (47.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	56.9	2216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		45.7	2820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	604																	23.9		23.9	55.0	72.6	43.5				57.7	47.5	51.0	26.1				41.6		$17,852	$1,986	$15,866
Alvin S. Hatch Elementary	Public	K-5	490 Miramontes Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7160	544	21	26.2	36.2%	161 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	349 (64.2%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	25.6	4345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.8	4039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	306	14.6	11.7	4.6	10.5	35.4	10.0	25.0	22.4	12.5	35.0	9.1	20.4	10.4	11.7	4.6	9.2	22.1		22.1	25.0	29.1	29.9				27.9	22.6	38.4	23.4				28.3		$14,121	$1,175	$12,946
Farallone View Elementary	Public	K-5	250 LaConte and Kanoff	Montara	94037	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7170	177	7	25.2	6.2%	120 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.0%)	85.5	903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		84.8	957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	54																	72.7		72.7	56.0	65.6	86.4				68.4	48.0	75.0	77.3				67.1		$17,376	$1,450	$15,926
Pacifica Independent Home Study	Public	K-8	1283 Terra Nova Blvd	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	12	1	12.5	58.3%	4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																			$8,582	$1,440	$7,142
Ortega Elementary	Public	K-5	1283 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	404	19	21.2	13.6%	204 (50.5%)	2 (0.5%)	77 (19.1%)	43 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	73 (18.1%)	69.5	1624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.9	1826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	202																	44.1		44.1	43.6	54.1	54.2				50.9	59.3	59.0	50.9				56.3		$10,620	$1,936	$8,684
West Hillsborough	Public	K-5	376 Barbara Way	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-9870	275	18	15.3	2.5%	80 (29.1%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.9%)	123 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.2%)	97.5	114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.7	37^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	77																	71.4		71.4	76.2	88.9	83.7				83.1	90.5	93.3	77.6				86.8		$29,239	$942	$28,297
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	2320 Newport St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7544	379	18	20.8	27.4%	93 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	108 (28.5%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (17.9%)	81.5	1097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		71.6	1521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	424																	52.2		52.2	59.6	55.3	63.8				60.1	69.2	57.5	62.3				63.1	97.3	$20,488	$1,343	$19,145
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	2220 Summit Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3900	227	9	25.2	5.3%	92 (40.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	82 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (17.6%)	97.4	122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.4	54^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	68																	70.5		70.5	90.6	82.5	81.8				84.5	100.0	85.0	75.0				85.3		$18,013	$783	$17,230
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-8	601 Crespi Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6660	524	23	22.4	13.5%	265 (50.6%)	1 (0.2%)	127 (24.2%)	45 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.2%)	67.3	1723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		75.1	1366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	357																	33.8	59.2	43.9	65.0	38.3	59.5	57.8	52.5	61.2	55.6	50.0	56.7	54.1	44.4	52.5	49.0	51.6		$8,872	$1,616	$7,256
North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14.0	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	99.2	8^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	32^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	24																	87.2		87.2	91.7	92.1	97.9				94.0	91.7	89.5	97.9				93.2		$29,641	$682	$28,959

Frequently Asked Questions about El Granada Elementary

What district is El Granada Elementary in?

Cabrillo Unified

What is the racial makeup of El Granada Elementary?

Students at El Granada Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 41% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is El Granada Elementary a good school?

El Granada Elementary ranks 2216^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Granada Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended El Granada Elementary.

What schools do graduates of El Granada Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Granada Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
High : Half Moon Bay High

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