Grover Beach Elementary

Summary:

Grover Beach Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in Grover Beach, California, which is part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 2,795 out of 5,789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 4,773 out of 5,848 in 2022-2023, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grover Beach Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (67.1%) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 22.46% to 55.56% Hispanic students. The school has also experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2017-2018 to 28% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools, ranging from 15.2% to 24.6%. Additionally, Grover Beach Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Lucia Mar Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). For example, in 2022-2023, only 26.17% of Grover Beach Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.19% for the district and 46.66% for the state.

Grover Beach Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.66% to 83.25% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools, ranging from 19.56% to 66.84%. This suggests that the school's high percentage of Hispanic and low-income students may be correlated with its lower performance on standardized tests and higher chronic absenteeism rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of these student populations.


Detail:

Public K-6

 365 South 10th St.
       Grover Beach, CA  93433-2418


(805) 474-3770

District: Lucia Mar Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4796th of 5,874 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,127 Help


Students who attend Grover Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Judkins Middle
High:    Arroyo Grande High
    Central Coast New Technical High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  389

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.1%
White:
22.6%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.7% Help


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Compare Details Grover Beach Elementary ranks worse than 81.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.63. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.1%), White (22.6%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grover Beach Elementary is 18.7, which is the 3rd best among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grover Beach Elementary is $5,127, which is the 2nd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Grover Beach Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grover Beach Elementary 4796th of 5874 California public elementary schools. (See Grover Beach Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lucia Mar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucia Mar Unified 602nd of 1563 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grover Beach Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.29 2394th 4809 50.2%
2005 35.89 2960th 4822 38.6%
2006 41.69 2629th 4818 45.4%
2007 44.85 2626th 5113 48.6%
2008 25.32 3943rd 5113 22.9%
2009 32.83 3513th 5193 32.4%
2010 41.42 3081st 5314 42.0%
2011 48.28 2704th 5377 49.7%
2012 38.78 3341st 5390 38.0%
2013 39.72 3329th 5530 39.8%
2015 32.37 3518th 5611 37.3%
2016 27.79 3945th 5614 29.7%
2017 32.72 3629th 5692 36.2%
2018 36.41 3378th 5662 40.3%
2019 46.44 2795th 5789 51.7%
2022 28.32 4010th 5883 31.8%
2023 20.63 4796th 5874 18.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.83 2191st 3246 32.5%
2019 49.97 1252nd 3275 61.8%
2022 20.16 3195th 3311 3.5%
2023 33.99 2244th 3250 31.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.75 1655th 2420 31.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.91 2677th 5084 47.3%
2019 60.97 1711th 5173 66.9%
2022 35.02 3428th 5264 34.9%
2023 22.72 4482nd 5374 16.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.81 3097th 5413 42.8%
2019 48.92 2555th 5492 53.5%
2022 26.03 4122nd 5635 26.9%
2023 22.34 4492nd 5617 20.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.75 1232nd 2128 42.1%
2019 35.71 1498th 2585 42.1%
2022 33.55 1322nd 2227 40.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.70 3423rd 5431 37.0%
2019 42.88 2846th 5510 48.3%
2022 32.51 3579th 5663 36.8%
2023 20.76 4648th 5650 17.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.00 3342nd 4830 30.8%
2019 50.66 2238th 4963 54.9%
2022 32.54 3484th 5084 31.5%
2023 20.87 4428th 5098 13.1%
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Rank History for White students at Grover Beach Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.69 1695th 2737 38.1%
2019 37.77 1912th 2834 32.5%
2022 18.39 2313th 2726 15.2%
2023 13.73 2378th 2662 10.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Grover Beach Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Grover Beach Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 343 11 22 132 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1989 374 12 22 148 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1990 375 9 24 176 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1991 361 5 16 158 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1992 336 7 23 157 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1993 312 13 18 185 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1994 316 7 26 236 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 325 9 16 215 3 n/a n/a 0 568
1996 325 9 16 215 3 n/a n/a 0 568
1997 303 10 14 233 5 n/a n/a 0 565
1998 249 12 20 234 5 n/a n/a 0 520
1999 253 6 23 231 2 n/a n/a 0 515
2000 231 7 31 234 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2001 227 7 39 222 2 n/a n/a 0 497
2002 205 8 42 249 3 n/a n/a 4 511
2003 205 8 42 249 3 n/a n/a 4 511
2004 214 10 32 239 1 n/a n/a 29 525
2005 207 3 30 245 2 n/a n/a 37 524
2006 202 3 28 258 4 n/a n/a 47 542
2007 188 9 28 260 1 n/a n/a 43 529
2008 195 3 28 241 1 n/a n/a 0 468
2009 184 3 28 242 3 0 49 0 509
2010 159 6 24 258 2 3 14 0 466
2011 163 5 19 273 1 0 15 0 476
2012 164 4 21 303 2 0 14 0 508
2013 151 3 14 305 2 0 10 0 485
2014 138 3 12 299 1 0 17 0 470
2015 153 2 9 304 0 2 16 0 486
2016 135 4 9 322 0 2 19 0 491
2017 132 4 8 318 0 1 22 0 485
2018 129 4 9 326 0 0 26 0 494
2019 120 5 11 297 0 0 22 0 455
2020 99 5 12 292 1 1 24 0 434
2021 79 5 15 272 0 1 22 0 394
2022 100 1 15 260 0 1 24 1 402
2023 88 0 12 261 0 1 27 0 389

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grover Beach Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 509 20.0 25.4 n/a
1989 556 22.0 25.2 n/a
1990 584 22.0 26.5 n/a
1991 540 21.0 25.7 n/a
1992 523 21.3 24.5 55.1
1993 528 18.0 29.3 54.4
1994 585 24.0 24.4 59.5
1995 568 24.8 22.9 64.6
1996 568 24.8 22.9 64.6
1997 565 27.0 20.9 67.6
1998 520 25.8 20.2 72.9
1999 515 26.5 19.4 66.8
2000 505 25.0 20.2 60.8
2001 497 25.7 19.3 65.2
2002 511 25.9 19.7 71.4
2003 511 25.9 19.7 71.4
2004 525 25.8 20.3 85.9
2005 524 24.0 21.8 67.6
2006 542 24.0 22.6 73.1
2007 529 24.5 21.6 74.9
2008 468 27.0 17.3 67.1
2009 509 25.0 19.6 61.5
2010 466 22.0 21.1 79.2
2011 476 n/a n/a 77.1
2012 508 20.6 24.6 n/a
2013 485 22.6 21.4 76.9
2014 470 20.5 22.8 80
2015 486 20.0 24.3 76.1
2016 491 22.0 22.3 77.4
2017 485 21.7 22.2 72.4
2018 494 21.3 23.1 72.7
2019 455 20.2 22.5 76.7
2020 434 n/a n/a 74
2021 394 21.7 18.1 83.2
2022 402 20.9 19.2 79.4
2023 389 20.7 18.7 78.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grover Beach Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 509 20.0 25.4 n/a
1989 556 22.0 25.2 n/a
1990 584 22.0 26.5 n/a
1991 540 21.0 25.7 n/a
1992 523 21.3 24.5 55.1
1993 528 18.0 29.3 54.4
1994 585 24.0 24.4 59.5
1995 568 24.8 22.9 64.6
1996 568 24.8 22.9 64.6
1997 565 27.0 20.9 67.6
1998 520 25.8 20.2 72.9
1999 515 26.5 19.4 66.8
2000 505 25.0 20.2 60.8
2001 497 25.7 19.3 65.2
2002 511 25.9 19.7 71.4
2003 511 25.9 19.7 71.4
2004 525 25.8 20.3 85.9
2005 524 24.0 21.8 67.6
2006 542 24.0 22.6 73.1
2007 529 24.5 21.6 74.9
2008 468 27.0 17.3 67.1
2009 509 25.0 19.6 61.5
2010 466 22.0 21.1 79.2
2011 476 n/a n/a 77.1
2012 508 20.6 24.6 n/a
2013 485 22.6 21.4 76.9
2014 470 20.5 22.8 80
2015 486 20.0 24.3 76.1
2016 491 22.0 22.3 77.4
2017 485 21.7 22.2 72.4
2018 494 21.3 23.1 72.7
2019 455 20.2 22.5 76.7
2020 434 n/a n/a 74
2021 394 21.7 18.1 83.2
2022 402 20.9 19.2 79.4
2023 389 20.7 18.7 78.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Grover Beach Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201297.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.0%98.0%
201396.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201491.0%9.0%0.0%0.0%91.0%91.0%91.0%91.0%91.0%
201589.0%10.0%0.0%2.0%89.0%90.0%90.0%89.0%89.0%
201694.0%6.0%0.0%0.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201894.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%96.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%96.0%94.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
202094.1%2.4%2.4%95.3%95.3%96.5%
202188.4%0.0%0.0%92.8%89.9%91.3%89.9%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Grover Beach Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,127

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grover Beach Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2795th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4796th of 5874 Elementary schools
 33.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grover Beach Elementary)58.122
 36%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)53.341
 12.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grover Beach Elementary)42.220.3
 21.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)54.143.8
 10.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grover Beach Elementary)47.820.8
 27.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)55.348.6
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Grover Beach Elementary)33.317
 16.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)50.241.9
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grover Beach Elementary)50.736.4
 14.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)59.852.6
 7.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Grover Beach Elementary)44.121.8
 22.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)41.635.5
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Grover Beach Elementary)27.518.2
 9.4%
   5th Grade Science (Lucia Mar Unified)39.238.2
 1%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grover Beach Elementary)42.325.5
 16.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)54.851.4
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Grover Beach Elementary)27.98.5
 19.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)43.435
 8.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students455389
 14.5%
African American50
 100%
American Indian00
Asian1112
 9.1%
Hispanic297261
 12.1%
Pacific Islander01
White12088
 26.7%
Two or More Races2227
 22.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.7%78.7%
 2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 389 students attended Grover Beach Elementary.

Grover Beach Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Grover Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judkins Middle
High : Arroyo Grande High
High : Central Coast New Technical High

Students at Grover Beach Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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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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