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Grapeland Elementary

Public Grades K-5
642nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 89% of California elementary schools
Summary

Grapeland Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 620 students in the Etiwanda Elementary district, consistently ranking in the top tier of California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in math and English significantly above both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptional support for all students, as evidenced by its top-tier rankings for various student groups and its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate, which is less than half the state average. Furthermore, the school achieves these strong outcomes while spending slightly less per student than some neighboring schools, such as West Heritage Elementary and East Heritage Elementary, demonstrating efficient resource use.

While John L. Golden Elementary and Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary are the top performers in the district, Grapeland stands out for its consistent, high-level performance over time and its effectiveness even as the school's demographics have shifted. The analysis also highlights a strong "Etiwanda District Effect," where all schools in the Etiwanda Elementary district substantially outperform a comparable school in the neighboring Fontana Unified district, Almond Elementary.

620
Students ?
22.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$4,679
Per pupil spending ?
28.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7171 Etiwanda Ave.
       Etiwanda, CA  91739-9714

(909) 463-7026

District: Etiwanda Elementary


Students who attend Grapeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Etiwanda Intermediate
High:    Etiwanda High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.0%
Asian:
32.7%
White:
14.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Etiwanda Elementary
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013
!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 school69%
District avg62%
California avg41%
642nd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Etiwanda Elementary
170th of 1,543Etiwanda Elementary 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202590.3642 of 585789.0%★★★★☆
202490.5673 of 586988.5%★★★★☆
202391.9575 of 585990.2%★★★★★
202295.1362 of 588393.8%★★★★★
201995.2268 of 578995.4%★★★★★
201893.5416 of 566292.7%★★★★★
201793.2437 of 569292.3%★★★★★
201693.9392 of 561493.0%★★★★★
201591.4548 of 561190.2%★★★★★
201393.4219 of 553096.0%★★★★★
201293.5195 of 539096.4%★★★★★
201191.7333 of 537793.8%★★★★★
201091.5355 of 531493.3%★★★★★
200987.0641 of 519387.7%★★★★☆
200886.4686 of 511386.6%★★★★☆
200772.61260 of 511375.4%★★★★☆
200673.11212 of 481874.8%★★★★☆
200565.11543 of 482268.0%★★★☆☆
200458.91767 of 480963.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201996.016 of 74797.9%★★★★★
201897.19 of 70098.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.4671 of 120344.2%★★☆☆☆
202465.2515 of 120557.3%★★★☆☆
202367.9459 of 119061.4%★★★☆☆
202270.3382 of 115466.9%★★★☆☆
201981.5103 of 114991.0%★★★★★
201873.8287 of 107173.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201896.470 of 212896.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202399.99 of 324599.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202590.6553 of 559790.1%★★★★★
202492.8448 of 561292.0%★★★★★
202387.7754 of 560986.6%★★★★☆
202292.7470 of 563591.7%★★★★★
201993.1351 of 549293.6%★★★★★
201893.1361 of 541393.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202595.8131 of 510797.4%★★★★★
202493.2238 of 510795.3%★★★★★
202396.2125 of 508797.5%★★★★★
202297.2109 of 508497.9%★★★★★
201999.131 of 496399.4%★★★★★
201897.279 of 483098.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202595.7155 of 546097.2%★★★★★
202492.0363 of 551793.4%★★★★★
202398.176 of 536398.6%★★★★★
202298.082 of 526498.4%★★★★★
201998.721 of 517399.6%★★★★★
201897.751 of 508499.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202587.5720 of 562887.2%★★★★☆
202484.9880 of 564384.4%★★★★☆
202392.6452 of 563892.0%★★★★★
202295.5269 of 566395.2%★★★★★
201995.3225 of 551095.9%★★★★★
201892.0448 of 543191.8%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.7472 of 71834.3%★★☆☆☆
202450.3398 of 67040.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202587.2265 of 284790.7%★★★★★
202466.9561 of 263578.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202590.964 of 259897.5%★★★★★
202483.8281 of 265189.4%★★★★☆
202373.1692 of 266174.0%★★★★☆
202288.7155 of 272694.3%★★★★★
201988.7130 of 283495.4%★★★★★
201887.1176 of 273793.6%★★★★★
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)
English Language Learner (2023)100th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2019)98th percentile~ school
White (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school
Disabled (2018)97th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school
Female (2025)90th percentile~ school
Male (2025)87th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)44th percentile-45 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-55 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state
Mathematics70%+33 vs state
Science55%+23 vs state

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Facebook Profile Picture by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Open Quote I attend this school, and it is the best elementary school ever!!! Always feel great and the staff would be 5 stars too! I would definitely suggest this school. :D Close Quote





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Students who attend Grapeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Etiwanda Intermediate
High : Etiwanda High

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Grapeland Elementary.

Students at Grapeland Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Grapeland Elementary ranks 642nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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