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Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

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Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks 1113 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is a Los Angeles Unified high school in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley, serving 1,774 students in grades 9–12. Its strongest all-grades test result is English language arts, but math is the clearest concern: 20% of students met the math standard in 2025–2026, 19 percentage points below the state and 20 points below the district.

Grant’s all-grades ELA result was 54%, above the state’s 49% and Los Angeles Unified’s 48%; however, its 11th-grade ELA result of 54% was below both benchmarks. In math, Grant’s 20% was well below the state’s 38% and district’s 40%; in science, its 27% also trailed the state’s 36% and district’s 32%. Among nearby schools with reportable results, Grant ranked fourth in ELA, fifth in math and fourth in science; for example, Van Nuys Senior High had higher results in all three subjects. Graduation is a notable strength: Grant’s 2025–2026 rate was 96%, compared with 90% districtwide and 88% statewide. At the same time, 32% of students were chronically absent, versus 23% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Results have been uneven over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 4 percentage points and science fell 1 point, while math rose by less than 1 point; the state’s gains widened Grant’s math and science gaps. SchoolDigger ranks Grant 1,113th of 2,137 California schools, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile fell 15 points from 2022–2023. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.3, and 95% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—an eligibility measure, not a count of students receiving meals through California’s statewide program. One subgroup ranking stands out: SchoolDigger placed Grant at the 85th percentile for serving English Language Learner Students in 2023–2024, up from the 17th percentile in 2021–2022. Nearby comparisons include schools with different grade spans and programs.

1,774

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,250

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

13000 Oxnard St.
Van Nuys, CA 91401-4114

(818) 756-2700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Ulysses S. Grant Senior High:

Elementary:	Bellingham Elementary
	Coldwater Canyon Elementary
	Dixie Canyon Community Charter
	Erwin Elementary
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	John B. Monlux Elementary
	Riverside Drive Charter
Middle:	Louis Armstrong Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.1%

White:

37.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2018 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2018) to 48th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,113^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 151High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los Angeles 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	46.3	1113 of 2135	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	913 of 2162	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	828 of 2159	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	806 of 2170	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1003 of 2123	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	558 of 1290	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	856 of 2133	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	579 of 2017	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	39.1	1258 of 2021	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	1255 of 2039	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	1189 of 1994	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	1102 of 2426	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.1	1120 of 2354	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.6	1111 of 2367	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.3	1218 of 2281	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1194 of 2238	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.1	1092 of 2117	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.7	1203 of 2063	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.7	1133 of 1968	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.8	1102 of 1901	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.1	1071 of 1653	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	328 of 523	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	370 of 521	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	222 of 522	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	147 of 592	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	44 of 582	92.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	507 of 1161	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	214 of 555	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	362 of 1117	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	130 of 1052	87.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	164 of 1085	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	233 of 1064	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	29.0	863 of 1044	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.6	61 of 467	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	244 of 941	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	30.2	633 of 938	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1109 of 1864	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	759 of 1906	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	851 of 1915	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	873 of 1915	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	983 of 1858	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	479 of 1054	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	856 of 1833	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	619 of 1760	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1026 of 1880	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	792 of 1900	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	608 of 1902	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	811 of 1917	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1024 of 1861	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	443 of 1814	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	487 of 1742	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	920 of 1997	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	663 of 2013	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	588 of 2026	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	609 of 2030	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	688 of 1943	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	342 of 1126	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	650 of 1937	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	354 of 1862	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	994 of 1930	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	907 of 1942	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	728 of 1948	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	673 of 1963	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	897 of 1916	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	612 of 1122	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	763 of 1880	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	510 of 1834	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	527 of 588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	385 of 1235	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	575 of 1252	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	218 of 1216	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	449 of 1197	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	775 of 1130	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	600 of 1155	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	741 of 1173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	552 of 1193	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	659 of 1204	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	855 of 1222	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	524 of 1173	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

i love this school. kids just need to learn to take advantage of all the oppertunities the school gives you
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2700	1,774	87	20.3	94.7%	659 (37.1%)	60 (3.4%)	942 (53.1%)	43 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.5%)	46.3	1113^th of 2135 public high schools	47.9%		55.8	913^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%	200			26.4	33.3	26.7				54.1	54.1				19.5	19.5	$33,250	$30,538	$2,712
Jack London Continuation	Public	9-12	12924 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2794	62	4	14.0	—	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	9.7	1964^th of 2135 public high schools	8.0%		8.2	2107^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%	143			0.0		0.0				20.0	20.0				0.0	0.0	$55,547	$51,156	$4,391
Jack London Community Day	Public	7-12	12924-A Oxnard St.	Valley Glen	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2795	23	2	15.1	95.7%	2 (8.7%)	1 (4.3%)	20 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$90,653	$89,724	$929
Amelia Earhart Continuation	Public	9-12	5355 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-4877	69	3	22.6	97.1%	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	15.7	1739^th of 2135 public high schools	18.5%		10.1	2016^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%	277			0.0	5.3	3.2				8.3	8.3				16.7	16.7	$44,552	$43,278	$1,274
North Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	5231 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-6200	2,444	119	20.5	72.0%	502 (20.5%)	60 (2.5%)	1,480 (60.6%)	283 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (4.7%)	82.6	346^th of 2135 public high schools	83.8%		81.8	385^th of 2162 public high schools	82.2%	39			52.8	13.3	51.8				72.9	72.9				41.8	41.8	$29,660	$27,510	$2,150
CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-Multimedia & Performing	Public, Charter	9-12	6842 Van Nuys Blvd.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-MULmedia & Perf Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-7614	424	28	15.3	59.9%	113 (26.7%)	37 (8.7%)	220 (51.9%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	62	772^nd of 2135 public high schools	63.8%		52.6	979^th of 2162 public high schools	54.7%	207		36.4			35.1				70.0	70.0				21.3	21.3
Will Rogers Continuation	Public	9-12	14711 Gilmore St.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-6895	136	9	15.1	—	6 (4.4%)	8 (5.9%)	120 (88.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1914^th of 2135 public high schools	10.4%		12.4	1896^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%	18			7.1		11.1				14.3	14.3				2.4	2.4	$44,120	$41,846	$2,274
Van Nuys Senior High	Public	9-12	6535 Cedros Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-6800	1,969	103	19.1	85.0%	228 (11.6%)	58 (2.9%)	1,383 (70.2%)	239 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.7%)	59.8	820^th of 2135 public high schools	61.6%		64	715^th of 2162 public high schools	66.9%	105			38.5	3.1	35.9				57.3	57.3				27.9	27.9	$32,471	$29,844	$2,627
East Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4400	558	33	16.7	96.2%	50 (9.0%)	19 (3.4%)	464 (83.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	35.5	1361^st of 2135 public high schools	36.3%		31.6	1453^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.8%	92			19.0		18.4				45.6	45.6				17.5	17.5	$42,519	$38,876	$3,643
Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23.0	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	99.4	2^nd of 2135 public high schools	99.9%		99.2	8^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%	6	100.0		100.0		100.0	97.6	100.0	97.9	100.0	98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	98.5	99.4	$28,346	$27,792	$554

Frequently Asked Questions about Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?

Students at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High are 53% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,774 students attended Ulysses S. Grant Senior High.

What district is Ulysses S. Grant Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Ulysses S. Grant Senior High a good school?

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks 1113^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bellingham Elementary
Elementary : Coldwater Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Dixie Canyon Community Charter
Elementary : Erwin Elementary
Elementary : John B. Monlux Elementary
Elementary : Riverside Drive Charter
Middle : Louis Armstrong Middle

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