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Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

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Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks 913 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 58% of California high schools

Summary

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is a large, 3-star public high school serving about 1,774 students in grades 9-12 in Van Nuys, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, known for its strong graduation rates and English performance despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages and exceeds that of several nearby schools like East Valley Senior High and Sun Valley Magnet. It also maintains a graduation rate above 91%, which is better than both the district and state. However, the school faces notable challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, and chronic student absenteeism, while improving since the pandemic, remains higher than average.

When compared to other local options, Grant High occupies a solid middle ground. It performs better than continuation schools like Jack London Continuation and Amelia Earhart Continuation, and outperforms East Valley Senior High in key areas, though it trails behind highly selective magnet programs like the Science Academy STEM Magnet. This consistent, mid-tier performance suggests Grant High is effectively serving its neighborhood student population, with clear opportunities for growth in math and attendance.

1,774

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,250

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

California avg41%

913^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los 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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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	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%)	55.8	913^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%		57.2	828^th of 2159 public high schools	61.6%	85			20.3	5.0	19.5				63.5	63.5				28.7	28.7	$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	98.4%	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8.2	2107^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		12.7	1903^rd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	204			0.0		0.0				9.5	9.5				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%)	10.1	2016^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		10.2	2058^th of 2159 public high schools	4.7%	42			0.0		0.0				18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$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%)	81.8	385^th of 2162 public high schools	82.2%		81.9	378^th of 2159 public high schools	82.5%	7			43.7	18.2	43.2				71.6	71.6				42.2	42.2	$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%)	52.6	979^th of 2162 public high schools	54.7%		49	1024^th of 2159 public high schools	52.6%	45		20.7	21.1	17.7	20.2				63.5	63.5				18.9	18.9
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	98.5%	6 (4.4%)	8 (5.9%)	120 (88.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	1896^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		9.8	2081^st of 2159 public high schools	3.6%	185			5.9		4.8				14.6	14.6				4.4	4.4	$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%)	64	715^th of 2162 public high schools	66.9%		66.3	628^th of 2159 public high schools	70.9%	87			32.6	10.0	31.2				56.4	56.4				34.4	34.4	$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%)	31.6	1453^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.8%		41.7	1200^th of 2159 public high schools	44.4%	253			16.3		15.8				44.3	44.3				9.3	9.3	$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%)	99.2	8^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		99.6	2^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%	6	96.9		93.1		95.5	100.0	99.0	95.9	96.6	97.9	100.0	100.0	94.9	94.8	97.6	$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 913^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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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