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Grover Heights Elementary

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Grover Heights Elementary ranks 3121 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grover Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Grover Beach, California, serving 301 students in grades K-6 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. While the district is ranked 574 out of 1,565 school districts in California, Grover Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, typically between 2,000-3,000 out of around 5,800 schools.

Academically, Grover Heights Elementary lags behind many of its peers in the district, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that fall below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.21% of Grover Heights students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.17% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was even lower at 31.9%, compared to 38.57% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Additionally, Grover Heights has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.9% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district's average of 15.4%.

Grover Heights Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district's average of 53.39% for Harloe Elementary, the highest-performing school in the district. Despite the higher per-student spending at Grover Heights, which was $17,038 in 2023-2024, the school's performance still lags behind many of its nearby peers, such as Branch Elementary and Ocean View Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

290

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,038

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

770 North Eighth St.
Grover Beach, CA 93433-1199

(805) 474-3700

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Students who attend Grover Heights Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

41.4%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,121^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lucia Mar Unified

582^nd of 1,543Lucia Mar 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	41.4	3121 of 5857	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	2636 of 5869	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2823 of 5859	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2739 of 5883	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	2268 of 5789	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	2056 of 5662	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	2238 of 5692	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	2047 of 5614	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	2158 of 5611	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	1919 of 5530	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	1492 of 5390	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.5	1718 of 5377	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	1578 of 5314	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	57.8	2032 of 5193	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1831 of 5113	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	1560 of 5113	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	1618 of 4818	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.5	1399 of 4822	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	66.0	1442 of 4809	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	2928 of 5597	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	2014 of 5612	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	2861 of 5609	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2879 of 5635	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	2019 of 5492	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	1588 of 5413	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	2261 of 5107	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	2116 of 5107	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	3551 of 5087	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4094 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	1985 of 4963	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1839 of 4830	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3632 of 5460	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	2381 of 5517	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	3071 of 5363	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3184 of 5264	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1964 of 5173	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2489 of 5084	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3123 of 5628	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2975 of 5643	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	2579 of 5638	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2348 of 5663	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2396 of 5510	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	2450 of 5431	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	2104 of 2598	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1903 of 2651	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1769 of 2661	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1760 of 2726	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1880 of 2834	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1729 of 2737	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 5th 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 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 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
Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 North Eighth St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3700	290	16	18.3	59.3%	120 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (47.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	41.4	3121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		48.6	2636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	485	23.4	23.4	43.2	45.5	31.9	53.3	43.2	27.0	44.1	23.4	35.6	31.9	96.6						$17,038	$1,459	$15,579
Grover Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	365 South 10th St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3770	368	21	17.6	82.3%	90 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	241 (65.5%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	28.6	4084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.3	4559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	475	23.6	23.6	41.9	38.5	25.5	31.5	33.8	31.8	28.9	16.4	24.1	24.9							$16,174	$1,532	$14,642
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-6	1208 Linda Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3730	547	25	21.5	34.0%	334 (61.1%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.5%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	87.7	794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		92	567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	227	52.0	52.0	65.8	72.9	64.0	87.5	73.1	64.5	70.0	53.3	67.1	63.8							$16,769	$1,395	$15,374
Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3740	365	20	18.6	67.9%	128 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (58.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	64.7	1854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	1833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	21	37.5	37.5	55.8	59.5	52.5	57.1	56.3	55.8	45.2	30.0	42.9	44.2	93.0	94.4	97.2	94.4	95.8	95.8	$15,697	$1,515	$14,182
Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	377	21	17.6	90.7%	80 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.7	3174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.8	3244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	70	29.3	29.3	43.8	33.9	47.4	46.3	42.8	39.6	17.5	32.8	30.4	29.7							$15,306	$1,550	$13,756
Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3710	619	27	22.5	54.0%	312 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (38.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	73.7	1437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		76	1336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	101	52.8	52.8	61.4	43.5	64.8	70.2	59.7	70.5	39.1	47.3	48.8	51.3							$17,051	$1,462	$15,589
Shell Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Shell Beach Rd.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3760	330	16	20.6	33.0%	186 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (26.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.5%)	81.2	1109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		87.1	862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	247	40.4	40.4	74.3	81.3	51.9	84.3	72.6	77.1	70.8	32.7	82.4	64.5	94.6		96.4	96.4		96.4	$16,465	$1,458	$15,007
Branch Elementary	Public	K-6	970 School Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3720	261	13	20.3	35.2%	155 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	74 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	93.8	414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.5	671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	257	76.5	76.5	71.4	91.4	85.3	73.3	80.6	68.6	91.2	76.5	53.3	72.9							$17,773	$1,395	$16,378
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	521	23	22.6	23.6%	361 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (12.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	88.3	759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		91.4	611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	148	62.7	62.7	64.6	63.4	78.0	67.3	67.8	76.9	64.7	66.1	55.4	66.0	88.0	94.0			94.0	94.0	$15,961	$1,988	$13,973
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	163	7	23.2	16.6%	131 (80.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	94.8	355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		96	265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	90	68.4	68.4	68.2	87.5	84.2	91.3	83.0	86.4	62.5	68.4	82.6	75.0	91.7	91.7					$11,666	$449	$11,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Heights Elementary

What district is Grover Heights Elementary in?

Lucia Mar Unified

Is Grover Heights Elementary a good school?

Grover Heights Elementary ranks 3121^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grover Heights Elementary?

Students at Grover Heights Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 41% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Grover Heights Elementary attend?

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

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

How many students attend Grover Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Grover Heights Elementary.

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