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Grant Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
Summary

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school serving about 466 students from Pre-K through 4th grade in the Ephrata School District, a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school has faced significant difficulties in recent years, with its statewide ranking falling to the 20th percentile, a stark decline from its historically higher performance. A particularly concerning trend is a dramatic drop in English and Language Arts scores between 3rd and 4th grade, a pattern not seen at the nearby Columbia Ridge Elementary, which serves a very similar student population. While Grant's per-student spending and class sizes are comparable to Columbia Ridge, there is a consistent performance gap, with Columbia Ridge students achieving higher proficiency rates in both math and reading.

When looking at the broader region, Grant Elementary's performance is stronger than many schools in neighboring districts like Quincy and Soap Lake, but it remains the lower-performing school within its own Ephrata district. This suggests that while the school faces challenges common to the area, there are likely specific opportunities for improvement in curriculum alignment, instructional support for upper grades, and how resources are utilized to boost student outcomes.

466
Students ?
15.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,084
Per pupil spending ?
68.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
82.9%
Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 451 3rd NW
       Ephrata, WA  98823

(509) 754-4676

District: Ephrata School District


Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ephrata Middle School
    Parkway School
High:    Ephrata High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.1%
White:
47.6%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2012 → 20th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 61 percentile points since 2012
!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg40%
Washington avg48%
Not ranked this year
Grant Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202523.4928 of 116020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5945 of 116819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6836 of 116928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7959 of 116918.0%★☆☆☆☆
201950.0583 of 113048.4%★★☆☆☆
201867.3345 of 105467.3%★★★☆☆
201660.3419 of 105360.2%★★★☆☆
201554.1477 of 106755.3%★★★☆☆
201365.9368 of 110666.7%★★★☆☆
201277.0205 of 109781.3%★★★★☆
201156.3482 of 109255.9%★★★☆☆
201078.3178 of 108883.6%★★★★☆
200980.9145 of 107286.5%★★★★☆
200876.0198 of 106781.4%★★★★☆
200763.4386 of 106963.9%★★★☆☆
200667.4300 of 105171.5%★★★★☆
200566.8323 of 103168.7%★★★☆☆
200450.8523 of 102649.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202637.1673 of 102034.0%★★☆☆☆
202525.0851 of 109222.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.0923 of 109315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.4743 of 109432.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.2836 of 110024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201954.4510 of 106852.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202631.0487 of 64925.0%★☆☆☆☆
202515.7605 of 6598.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.1583 of 65110.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3577 of 6338.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201964.1207 of 69770.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202650.6496 of 100850.8%★★★☆☆
202527.6796 of 101321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7890 of 102413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8802 of 101320.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4881 of 101913.5%★☆☆☆☆
201954.5446 of 97954.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202650.0536 of 105949.4%★★☆☆☆
202521.4898 of 109818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8879 of 109920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.2865 of 109921.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.5989 of 111311.1%★☆☆☆☆
201947.4577 of 107546.3%★★☆☆☆
201864.6345 of 99965.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202659.4372 of 90158.7%★★★☆☆
202529.7757 of 100724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3789 of 100921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.9615 of 101139.2%★★☆☆☆
202225.9818 of 103120.7%★☆☆☆☆
201944.0622 of 102739.4%★★☆☆☆
201858.0362 of 83356.5%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2026)59th percentile
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile
Male (2026)49th percentile
Female (2026)34th percentile
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Math45%~ state avg
English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

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Students at Grant Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 48% White, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ephrata Middle School
Middle : Parkway School
High : Ephrata High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Grant Elementary.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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