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Ulysses Grant Elementary

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Ulysses Grant Elementary ranks 3718 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ulysses Grant Elementary is a K–6 school in Colton, California, serving 589 students in Colton Joint Unified. Its latest results show a clear difference by subject: ELA is a comparative strength, while science is the school’s most consistent academic concern.

ELA proficiency was 44% in 2025–2026, compared with 34% in the district, 49% statewide and a 32% average among the 10 supplied nearby schools. Only two nearby schools scored higher, including Georgia F. Morris Elementary and Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary. Math was closer to the neighborhood norm: 24% proficient, versus a nearby average of 22%. Science was weaker, at 15%—below the nearby average of 18%, the district’s 20% and the state’s 36%. Grade-level results add important detail: sixth-grade ELA was 53%, above the state’s 48%, while fifth-grade math was 11%, well below the district’s 19% and the state’s 37%.

Over the four years from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose 12 percentage points, from 32% to 44%, narrowing the gap with the state. Math fell 4 points, and science declined 2 points from its 2023–2024 peak. Chronic absenteeism also improved, dropping 27 points since 2021–2022, but its latest rate of 24% remained above the district’s 21% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 36th statewide percentile and gave it 2 stars in 2025–2026; it had the strongest standing among five nearby schools in the same district, though two other nearby schools ranked higher. In 2024–2025, 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, slightly below the nearby-school average of 89%; the student-teacher ratio was 23.5, compared with 22.8 nearby. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Homeless Students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking: 83rd percentile in 2023–2024 versus 37th overall. Its Special Education Students ranking also rose from the 7th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 42nd in 2025–2026.

589

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,853

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 31st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,718^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

807^th of 968Colton 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
2026	33.1	3718 of 5804	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.9	3569 of 5569	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.8	2693 of 5085	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.8	2888 of 5412	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.5	3657 of 5590	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.4	1699 of 2920	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)47th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

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

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	33.1	3718^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.9%		33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	63																					14.6	14.6	37.9	43.1	42.7	53.4	43.9	28.7	31.0	11.2	26.0	23.8						$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%)	25.5	4334^th of 5804 public elementary schools	25.3%		25.2	4374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%	40																					18.5	18.5	38.2	30.8	28.1	31.5	32.3	38.9	25.6	15.9	20.2	25.4	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%)	14	5297^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.7%		17.7	5034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%	263																					10.8	10.8	30.0	16.1	24.7	24.7	23.6	18.3	10.8	13.7	19.5	15.5						$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%)	19.8	4823^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	16.9%		16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%	324																					19.6	19.6	18.6	39.7	35.3	23.6	28.9	24.3	21.9	19.2	8.9	19.0	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%)	11.5	5495^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.3%		12	5508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%	13	5.3	9.3			7.4	13.2	4.7			8.6	7.9	14.0			11.1	0.0	9.3			4.9	10.1	10.1	18.4	19.3	23.1	29.1	22.2	22.5	13.1	5.1	8.8	12.9	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%)	50	2609^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.0%		36	3488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%	879																					32.1	32.1	48.9	51.6	50.9		50.5	44.3	38.3	26.8		36.0	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%)	20.5	4759^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.0%		23.3	4560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%	199																					12.2	12.2	14.8	36.4	36.7	35.0	30.1	24.1	30.0	4.1	13.6	18.5						$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%)	11.5	5491^st of 5804 public elementary schools	5.4%		18.1	5001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%	490	4.6	0.0	0.0	11.8	4.1	31.8	5.6	29.4	5.9	18.9	13.6	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	2.7	3.5	3.5	17.2	20.8	21.4	27.9	21.5	19.0	10.4	14.0	16.3	15.1						$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%)	22.1	4611^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.6%		21.4	4715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%	104																					15.0	15.0	34.1	32.3	37.3		34.8	31.5	18.2	11.8		19.5						$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%)	57.8	2159^th of 5804 public elementary schools	62.8%		34.5	3623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%	1464																					39.4	39.4	44.2	43.3	58.1		48.7	56.8	41.4	38.5		45.2						$18,863	$17,390	$1,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Ulysses Grant Elementary

Is Ulysses Grant Elementary a good school?

Ulysses Grant Elementary ranks 3718^th of 5804 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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