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Grant Elementary

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Grant Elementary ranks 648 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a K–6 school serving 386 students in Petaluma, California. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 72% in English language arts (ELA), 70% in math, and 49% in science. The clearest finding for families is that Grant’s ELA and math results are substantially higher than both state and district rates.

Grant is especially strong in ELA and math compared with nearby schools: among six with current-year results, it ranked first in both subjects. Its ELA rate of 72% was above the state’s 49% and the Petaluma City Elementary district’s 46%; its math rate of 70% was above the state’s 38% and the district’s 41%. Science is a relative weak spot, though still above both benchmarks: Grant’s 49% was higher than the state’s 36% and district’s 36%, but ranked second among nearby schools, behind Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley. Fifth-grade math was a dip within Grant’s results at 56%, compared with 70% schoolwide, though still above the state’s 37%.

Results have edged down over four years in ELA and math and fallen more sharply in science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA decreased by 2 percentage points, math by 1 point, and science by 11 points. Grant remains high in SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking: 646th of 5,804 schools, in the 89th percentile, with 4 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.1, above the nearby-school average of 23.1. Grant had 18% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the lowest reported nearby rate; McNear Elementary, the next-lowest, was at 27%. SchoolDigger placed Grant’s effectiveness for “Low Socio Economic Status Students” at the 79th percentile in 2025–2026, down 12 percentile points from the prior year and below its 89th-percentile overall standing.

386

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,798

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

200 Grant Ave.
Petaluma, CA 94952-4811

(707) 778-4742

District: Petaluma City Elementary

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Petaluma Junior High
High:	Petaluma High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

Two or more races:

11.7%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg43%

California avg42%

648^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Petaluma City Elementary

661^st of 1,530Petaluma City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	648 of 5817	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	653 of 5857	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	699 of 5869	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	477 of 5859	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	767 of 5883	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	774 of 5789	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	689 of 5662	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	1110 of 5692	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	1251 of 5614	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	903 of 5611	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	853 of 5530	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.5	519 of 5390	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	507 of 5377	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	314 of 5314	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	341 of 5193	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.6	445 of 5113	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	461 of 5113	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	698 of 4818	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	85.2	719 of 4822	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.8	670 of 4809	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	667 of 5581	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	668 of 5597	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	622 of 5612	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	344 of 5609	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	322 of 5635	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	408 of 5492	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	662 of 5413	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	35 of 5084	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	1131 of 5423	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	469 of 5460	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	609 of 5517	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	298 of 5363	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	268 of 5264	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	665 of 5603	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	626 of 5628	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	734 of 5643	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	680 of 5638	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	1191 of 5663	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1141 of 5510	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	772 of 5431	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	151 of 445	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.1	427 of 2635	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	551 of 2536	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	586 of 2598	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	714 of 2651	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	566 of 2661	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	854 of 2726	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	914 of 2834	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	951 of 2737	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)66th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

Science49%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Grant Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4742	386	16	24.1	18.4%	284 (73.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.7%)	90	648^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.9%		90.1	653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%	5																	48.9		48.9	72.7	68.6	68.8	79.7			72.4	80.0	72.9	56.3	71.2			70.3	93%	0%	$21,798	$20,780	$1,018
McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	343	15	22.8	27.4%	237 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.4%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	75.8	1339^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.2	1639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%	300																	47.7		47.7	51.1	54.4	61.4	66.0			58.3	56.3	55.3	50.0	64.0			56.6	94%	0%	$26,611	$25,972	$639
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)	Public	K-6	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1010 Saint Francis Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4304	288	14	20.5	64.6%	61 (21.2%)	8 (2.8%)	187 (64.9%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	29.3	4042^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.5%		15.2	5251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%	1209																	20.0		20.0	31.9	31.4	43.3	25.5			32.1	40.4	42.9	23.3	14.6			30.0	≥ 95%		$30,051	$28,276	$1,775
Valley Vista Public Waldorf	Public, Charter	K-8	730 North Webster Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	0			—															(n/a)																	47.4	51.6	49.3	42.6	32.7	50.0	51.0	64.3	64.5	48.6	37.0	25.0	23.7	27.5	28.6	35.5	29.6
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Webster St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	155	8	19.3	66.5%	54 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.3%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	10 (6.5%)								(n/a)																																		≥ 95%		$32,846	$31,574	$1,272
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	46.4	2825^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.4%		43.7	2967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%	142																	26.7		26.7	35.3	51.8	41.3	43.6			43.9	26.5	46.4	37.8	35.5			37.6	97%	0%	$23,332	$22,356	$976
McDowell Elementary	Public	K-6	421 South McDowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4745	329	14	23.5	86.0%	21 (6.4%)	8 (2.4%)	273 (83.0%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	7.8	5708^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.9%		11.1	5560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%	148	0.0	8.0	4.2	4.1	20.8	16.0	29.2	21.9	0.0	20.0	12.5	11.0	0.0	8.0	4.2	4.1	10.2		10.2	6.1	6.7	8.3	18.8			9.2	12.0	13.3	8.3	18.8			12.6	≥ 98%		$23,656	$21,882	$1,774
La Tercera Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Albin Way	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4303	295	13	23.6	37.3%	157 (53.2%)	8 (2.7%)	107 (36.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	65	1823^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	68.7%		62	1962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%	139																	42.1		42.1	52.9	52.6	55.3	67.9			57.8	47.1	34.2	34.2	54.7			43.9	≥ 98%		$27,309	$25,998	$1,311
Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cherry St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4740	494	19	26.2	26.5%	359 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.3%)	80.9	1094^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.2%		72	1516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%	422																	51.7	51.2	51.5	55.3	66.7	67.2	69.8	72.7	65.9	66.7	59.6	68.4	50.0	47.6	45.5	41.5	52.3	97%	0%	$22,158	$21,634	$524

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Petaluma Junior High
High : Petaluma High

What district is Grant Elementary in?

Petaluma City Elementary

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks 648^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 74% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Grant Elementary.

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