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Ulysses Grant Elementary

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Ulysses Grant Elementary ranks 3655 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ulysses Grant Elementary is a public elementary school in Colton, California, serving 587 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Colton Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1264 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Ulysses Grant Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 32.47% to 44.32% and in Mathematics from 19.48% to 32.47%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 32.7%, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.38% to 88.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby schools within the Colton Joint Unified School District, such as Paul Rogers Elementary, Abraham Lincoln Elementary, and William McKinley Elementary, also perform below the state averages, some schools in the neighboring Rialto Unified and San Bernardino City Unified districts, such as Georgia F. Morris Elementary and Lytle Creek Elementary, show relatively stronger academic performance.

589

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,853

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 West Olive St.
Colton, CA 92324-1769

(909) 580-5024

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Ulysses Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colton Middle
High:	Colton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

White:

1.9%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colton Joint Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,655^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

1245^th of 1,543Colton Joint 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	33.9	3655 of 5857	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3723 of 5869	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3695 of 5859	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3418 of 5883	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3545 of 5789	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3301 of 5662	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	3221 of 5692	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.7	3548 of 5614	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3891 of 5611	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.2	4516 of 5530	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	4640 of 5390	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	4181 of 5377	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	3995 of 5314	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	3605 of 5193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.0	3894 of 5113	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	3984 of 5113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	3520 of 4818	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.2	3616 of 4822	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	4084 of 4809	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.9	2507 of 2585	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	2085 of 2128	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	1900 of 3162	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1808 of 3311	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2019 of 3275	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1495 of 3246	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3252 of 5597	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3491 of 5612	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3711 of 5609	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3262 of 5635	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3738 of 5492	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3425 of 5413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2552 of 5107	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	2510 of 5107	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	2662 of 5087	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2375 of 5084	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2283 of 4963	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	2114 of 4830	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	62 of 364	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3473 of 5460	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3200 of 5517	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3133 of 5363	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	2511 of 5264	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	3058 of 5173	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	2496 of 5084	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3795 of 5628	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3692 of 5643	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3452 of 5638	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3345 of 5663	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3127 of 5510	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3038 of 5431	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1917 of 2847	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2454 of 2635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2413 of 2420	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)83rd percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science18%-15 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)	% 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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ulysses Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	550 West Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5024	589	25	23.5	87.3%	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	558 (94.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		32.6	3723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	68																					18.0	18.0	32.5	40.5	40.3	44.3	39.6	32.5	31.8	19.5	28.4	28.2						$19,853	$17,136	$2,717
Paul Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	955 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5027	602	27	22.2	92.4%	8 (1.3%)	9 (1.5%)	580 (96.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	4702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	328																					13.3	13.3	40.3	31.8	31.1	34.9	34.3	42.5	16.3	11.2	19.8	21.5	95.5		95.5	97.0	95.5	$22,797	$19,974	$2,823
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	587	26	22.5	91.0%	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17.7	5034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.1	4448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	586																					12.8	12.8	23.1	27.9	26.7	20.2	24.5	30.4	14.8	17.4	20.5	20.7						$20,854	$18,082	$2,772
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.4	4817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	330																					17.2	17.2	27.3	33.3	28.1	22.4	27.2	15.2	19.6	13.8	9.3	14.0	91.6	94.0		91.6	96.4	$22,082	$19,342	$2,740
Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5017	681	30	22.7	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	12 (1.8%)	645 (94.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.2	5457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	51	2.3				2.3	29.6				29.6	4.6				4.6	0.0				0.0	6.0	6.0	15.9	20.0	22.2	26.8	21.1	19.1	11.8	8.5	16.9	14.2	98.2					$21,321	$18,606	$2,715
Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7620	608	24	25.1	77.0%	14 (2.3%)	24 (3.9%)	550 (90.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	36	3488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		41.1	3124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	364																					19.8	19.8	29.5	35.5	45.8		36.9	37.9	36.5	31.3		35.2	94.6		94.6		94.6	$20,249	$18,436	$1,813
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	750 South Eighth St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5015	465	19	24.2	89.0%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.7%)	363 (78.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.3	4560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		29.8	3938^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	622																					16.7	16.7	22.4	43.4	28.1	22.9	28.6	28.8	49.1	9.4	8.6	22.4						$20,886	$18,502	$2,384
Urbita Elementary	Public	K-6	771 South J St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6488	390	20	19.5	92.1%	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	365 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	18.1	5001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		11.6	5578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	577	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	21.7	0.0	22.7	27.8	18.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	16.7	7.5	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	19.7	19.7	17.9	24.0	31.2	21.6	23.9	23.2	16.0	21.7	17.7	19.8						$24,617	$22,820	$1,797
J.P. Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	380 South Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7923	661	27	24.4	87.1%	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.5%)	600 (90.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	21.4	4715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.2	5007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	292																					22.2	22.2	20.8	27.1	41.6		30.6	18.8	16.2	17.5		17.3						$20,124	$18,628	$1,496
Georgia F. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6864	604	24	25.7	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	35 (5.8%)	546 (90.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	34.5	3623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		43.8	2934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	689																					23.5	23.5	32.0	40.9	39.8		37.8	38.0	38.7	16.8		30.6						$18,863	$17,390	$1,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Ulysses Grant Elementary

Is Ulysses Grant Elementary a good school?

Ulysses Grant Elementary ranks 3655^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ulysses Grant Elementary?

Students at Ulysses Grant Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Ulysses Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Ulysses Grant Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ulysses Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ulysses Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colton Middle
High : Colton High

What district is Ulysses Grant Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

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