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Grant Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 383 students in an urban area of San Jose, part of the San Jose Unified district, but it is currently one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, ranking in the bottom 2%.

Academic proficiency is significantly lower than both district and state averages, with only about 13.5% of students proficient in English and 9% in math. The school has also experienced a sharp decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 30.3% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than nearby schools like San Antonio Elementary (18.2%). This high absenteeism is closely linked to the school's academic struggles.

Interestingly, comparisons with nearby schools highlight different outcomes with similar student populations. For example, Rocketship Discovery Prep, a charter school just over a mile away serving a similar community, achieves dramatically higher proficiency scores. Even within the same district, Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary performs better academically. Grant Elementary spends a similar amount per student as these schools but has a more favorable student-teacher ratio, suggesting the challenges may relate to instructional models or school culture rather than resources alone.

383

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,133

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 East Jackson St.
San Jose, CA 95112-3211

(408) 535-6227

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Muwekma Ohlone Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

Asian:

5.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg45%

California avg41%

5,749^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 27Elementary Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	7.7	5749 of 5857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5736 of 5869	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5561 of 5859	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4984 of 5883	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1169 of 1417	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5143 of 5789	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4285 of 5662	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4588 of 5692	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4517 of 5614	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5162 of 5611	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	4433 of 5530	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	4554 of 5390	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.5	3801 of 5377	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	3329 of 5314	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	3358 of 5193	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3329 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.4	2815 of 5113	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	2550 of 4818	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.5	3446 of 4822	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.9	3630 of 4809	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1565 of 2227	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1739 of 2585	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1653 of 2128	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3028 of 3162	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1860 of 3245	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	2268 of 3311	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	147 of 602	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	1849 of 3275	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1445 of 3246	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5444 of 5597	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5416 of 5612	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5182 of 5609	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4764 of 5635	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1087 of 1267	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4433 of 5492	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3964 of 5413	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5030 of 5107	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	5011 of 5107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4827 of 5087	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4322 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4468 of 4963	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3783 of 4830	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	5427 of 5460	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5499 of 5517	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4939 of 5363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3861 of 5264	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	732 of 1110	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4749 of 5173	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3743 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	5565 of 5628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5573 of 5643	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5424 of 5638	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4648 of 5663	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	979 of 1272	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5221 of 5510	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4482 of 5431	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2581 of 2847	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2167 of 2635	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1890 of 2420	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 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
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Jackson St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6227	383	21	18.2	69.7%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	321 (83.8%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	7.7	5749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.8	5736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	13	9.3	9.3	18.8	4.8	17.0		13.5	14.3	6.3	5.8		9.1							$23,133	$1,644	$21,489
Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.1	5680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	5796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	116	15.6	15.6	7.3	16.1	25.0		15.4	9.1	6.7	9.4		8.5							$24,279	$2,593	$21,686
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	55 North Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6237	293	14	20.4	74.4%	15 (5.1%)	10 (3.4%)	233 (79.5%)	24 (8.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	15.4	5232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.4	4997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	235	19.6	19.6	7.7	15.2	36.5		20.0	9.3	3.9	23.2		12.4	89.5	96.5	96.5	94.7	94.7		$20,810	$769	$20,041
Rocketship Discovery Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Wooster St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Discovery Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	402	15	27.7	73.1%	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.2%)	338 (84.1%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	61.1	2014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		46.2	2785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	771	30.8	30.8	43.6	52.0	53.9		49.7	42.9	57.7	50.0		50.8	87.7	90.1	96.3	92.6	88.9	91.4	$22,444	$3,187	$19,257
Anne Darling Elementary	Public	K-5	333 North 33rd St.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6209	260	15	17.3	73.1%	13 (5.0%)	4 (1.5%)	220 (84.6%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	8.2	5724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		18.1	5022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	702	5.1	5.1	7.1	20.6	18.4		16.0	10.7	11.8	7.7		9.9	93.3						$25,685	$2,700	$22,985
Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Sonora Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6211	398	17	23.8	61.3%	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	301 (75.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.3%)	31.8	3813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		25.3	4341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	528	22.2	22.2	37.3	33.9	33.9		35.0	36.7	28.8	27.0		30.8							$21,950	$892	$21,058
Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.9	5114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.3	5369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	255	19.1	19.1	22.0	4.0	28.2		20.0	25.6	22.2	14.3		20.5	92.3						$24,655	$2,376	$22,279
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.6	5794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.7	5784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	10	8.5	8.5	2.6	11.4	19.5		11.4	0.0	11.4	4.3		4.8	91.9						$22,447	$1,069	$21,378
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	651 Macredes Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6350	206	9	22.8	81.1%	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.4%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19.8	4837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.2	5012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	175	9.7	9.7	15.4	35.5	3.7	34.4	23.3	37.0	24.2	10.0	18.8	22.1							$31,598	$4,540	$27,058
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	326	14	23.2	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (87.1%)	36 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	16.6	5138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.9	5041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	97	13.7	13.7	21.7	23.1	21.6		22.1	30.4	25.0	13.7		21.6	92.1						$22,953	$3,071	$19,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

What district is Grant Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Muwekma Ohlone Middle

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Grant Elementary.

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

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