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Grant Elementary

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Grant Elementary ranks 1024 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1024^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a standout K-8 public school in Redding, serving about 600 students as its own independent district and consistently earning top 4-5 star ratings for its strong academic performance.

The school significantly outperforms other local schools in core subjects; for example, 67% of students are proficient in English compared to 57% at Sycamore Elementary and 40% at Juniper. It also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 9%, which is less than half the state average and better than nearby schools like Manzanita Elementary. Remarkably, Grant achieves these excellent results while spending significantly less per student than schools in the larger Redding Elementary district.

Grant Elementary has shown resilience, maintaining high achievement even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased. Its K-8 structure may support consistent learning, and it recovered well from pandemic-related challenges. For families in the area, Grant offers a proven record of academic excellence and efficient operations compared to other local options.

600

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,030

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8835 Swasey Dr.
Redding, CA 96001-9722

(530) 243-0561

District: Grant Elementary

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

High:

Shasta High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,024^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

387^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 1,543Grant 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	1024 of 5857	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	797 of 5869	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	604 of 5859	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	670 of 5883	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	119 of 1417	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	559 of 5789	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	419 of 5662	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	532 of 5692	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	673 of 5614	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	650 of 5611	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	762 of 5530	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.1	723 of 5390	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	87.5	601 of 5377	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	867 of 5314	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.1	638 of 5193	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	86.6	669 of 5113	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	89.8	529 of 5113	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	91.4	415 of 4818	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.3	474 of 4822	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.6	564 of 4809	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	1037 of 5597	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	828 of 5612	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	827 of 5609	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	760 of 5635	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.7	126 of 1267	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	723 of 5492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	524 of 5413	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	98.5	47 of 5087	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	707 of 5460	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	414 of 5517	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	326 of 5363	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	397 of 5264	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	31 of 1110	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	116 of 5173	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	176 of 5084	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	1007 of 5628	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	705 of 5643	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	421 of 5638	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	556 of 5663	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	120 of 1272	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	386 of 5510	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	385 of 5431	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	532 of 610	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	280 of 445	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1083 of 2598	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	824 of 2651	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	595 of 2661	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	652 of 2726	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	685 of 2834	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	344 of 2737	87.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	387 of 2761	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	367 of 2783	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	241 of 2781	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	275 of 2740	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	50 of 894	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	355 of 2715	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	293 of 2480	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	300 of 2508	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.3	290 of 2497	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	90.9	201 of 2477	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.4	311 of 2379	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	239 of 2259	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	282 of 2236	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	86.8	154 of 2179	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	91.6	75 of 2063	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	225 of 2005	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	254 of 1999	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	183 of 1804	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	232 of 1777	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	86.1	181 of 1769	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	256 of 2533	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	291 of 2551	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	220 of 2531	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	230 of 2509	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	49 of 738	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	316 of 2380	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	308 of 2262	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	258 of 2542	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	222 of 2579	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	25 of 2458	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	185 of 2230	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	593 of 2534	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	450 of 2552	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	263 of 2538	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	339 of 2527	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	53 of 763	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	383 of 2407	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	271 of 2273	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	456 of 1520	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	383 of 1537	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	220 of 1543	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	355 of 1555	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	479 of 1602	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	341 of 1496	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)13th percentile-76 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science54%+22 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd 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	% 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-8	8835 Swasey Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Grant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-0561	600	31	19.3	37.8%	473 (78.8%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)	21 (3.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.8%)	82.9	1024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		88.4	797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	227									54.9	53.7	54.4	73.5	64.4	66.2	60.5	70.4	66.7	67.2	70.6	65.8	50.7	39.5	66.7	55.6	59.2							$27,030	$26,628	$402
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	10446 Red Bluff Rd.	Shasta	96099	Shasta County	Shasta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-1110	100	6	17.8	62.0%	79 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	2 (2.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	44.9	2887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		29.6	3954^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	1067									21.4		25.0			64.3		58.3		47.3			21.4		41.7		25.5							$36,979	$35,962	$1,017
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	1240 Manzanita Hills Ave.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0050	545	24	22.7	56.5%	360 (66.1%)	12 (2.2%)	82 (15.0%)	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.2%)	54.6	2333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		61.7	1995^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	338									34.6		34.6	40.4	47.8	51.0				46.5	47.9	55.6	30.8				44.1	95.1	98.0	98.0		96.1		$22,379	$22,334	$45
Igo-Ono Elementary	Public	K-8	6429 Placer St.	Igo	96047	Shasta County	Igo Ono Platina Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 396-2841	36	2	18.0	86.1%	20 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)																		31.3							31.3							$65,293	$63,698	$1,595
Monarch Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	5307 Cedars Rd.	Redding	96099	Shasta County	Monarch Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-7307	85	5	17.0	80.0%	62 (72.9%)	4 (4.7%)	14 (16.5%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											31.3							24.0							18.0
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-5	1926 Sycamore Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0055	235	12	19.5	76.6%	95 (40.4%)	2 (0.9%)	97 (41.3%)	8 (3.4%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.8%)	63.4	1908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.4%		51.2	2498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	590	0.0	10.3	38.5	27.6	0.0	6.9	0.0	6.9	19.4		19.4	61.1	63.0	48.4				57.5	58.3	64.3	32.3				51.6	93.0	93.0	96.5	96.5	93.0	96.5	$28,795	$27,734	$1,061
Happy Valley Primary	Public	K-3	16300 Cloverdale Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2131	217	12	18.0	71.9%	105 (48.4%)	1 (0.5%)	43 (19.8%)	14 (6.5%)	17 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.1%)								(n/a)												46.9						46.9	44.0						44.0							$21,033	$19,948	$1,085
Happy Valley Community Day	Public	K-8	16300 Cloverdale Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2131	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																																$59,369	$59,182	$187
Bonny View Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Bidwell Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0030	292	15	19.4	69.5%	183 (62.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (20.2%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	30.5	3922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.1	3063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	859									18.2		18.2	42.9	20.5	36.4				33.8	48.0	18.2	21.8				29.5							$25,961	$25,916	$45
Juniper	Public	K-8	375 Ellis St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0045	227	12	18.5	84.6%	122 (53.7%)	7 (3.1%)	50 (22.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (13.7%)	41.4	3124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		41.2	3111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.0%	13									26.7	21.1	24.5	48.0	44.0	46.7	29.6	35.0	31.6	39.7	56.0	32.0	23.3	22.2	0.0	15.8	26.0							$30,412	$24,684	$5,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks 1024^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Grant Elementary in?

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How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Grant Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Shasta High

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