Is La Granada Elementary a good school?

La Granada Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Granada Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 539 students attended La Granada Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Granada Elementary?

Students at La Granada Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of La Granada Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Granada Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wells Middle High : Norte Vista High

La Granada Elementary

Summary:

La Granada Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 545 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked 1091 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Despite being located in the same district, Valley View Elementary and Twinhill Elementary outperform La Granada Elementary in several key areas. La Granada has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, only 20.69% of La Granada students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.79% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

The school's consistently low performance, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, suggests that La Granada Elementary may need targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes. The high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, as well as the higher student-teacher ratio, could be contributing factors to the school's struggles. While the nearby schools also face challenges, they generally outperform La Granada, indicating that the school may require additional resources and strategies to provide a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

10346 Keller Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-1350

(951) 358-1615

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5309^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,137

Students who attend La Granada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	Norte Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

White:

3.2%

African American:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Granada Elementary ranks worse than 90.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.8%), White (3.2%), African American (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Granada Elementary is 21.5, which is the 4^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare La Granada Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Granada Elementary is $8,137, which is the 7^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Granada Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Granada Elementary 5309^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Granada Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1091^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Granada Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.24	3990^th	4809	17.0%
2005	22.36	3809^th	4822	21.0%
2006	14.35	4393^rd	4818	8.8%
2007	13.95	4716^th	5113	7.8%
2008	17.12	4524^th	5113	11.5%
2009	18.23	4557^th	5193	12.2%
2010	29.83	3867^th	5314	27.2%
2011	16.19	4894^th	5377	9.0%
2012	20.90	4588^th	5390	14.9%
2013	15.61	5012^th	5530	9.4%
2015	12.43	5325^th	5611	5.1%
2016	19.78	4643^rd	5614	17.3%
2017	19.45	4743^rd	5692	16.7%
2018	20.11	4670^th	5662	17.5%
2019	15.28	5220^th	5789	9.8%
2022	19.91	4876^th	5883	17.1%
2023	14.45	5369^th	5874	8.6%
2024	14.87	5309^th	5862	9.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.67	1266^th	3246	61.0%
2019	36.12	2048^th	3275	37.5%
2022	36.54	2082^nd	3311	37.1%
2023	26.18	2806^th	3250	13.7%
2024	29.46	2584^th	3160	18.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.22	2188^th	2420	9.6%
2024	27.14	1990^th	2634	24.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.28	3748^th	5084	26.3%
2019	21.42	4460^th	5173	13.8%
2022	29.73	3864^th	5264	26.6%
2023	19.04	4784^th	5374	11.0%
2024	18.97	4856^th	5511	11.9%

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Rank History for Female students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.42	4416^th	5413	18.4%
2019	14.98	5028^th	5492	8.4%
2022	15.73	5122^nd	5635	9.1%
2023	13.85	5248^th	5617	6.6%
2024	16.42	5010^th	5605	10.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.26	2104^th	2128	1.1%
2019	18.19	2439^th	2585	5.6%
2022	21.56	1939^th	2227	12.9%

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Rank History for Male students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.16	4563^rd	5431	16.0%
2019	17.06	4894^th	5510	11.2%
2022	26.61	4078^th	5663	28.0%
2023	16.84	5009^th	5650	11.3%
2024	15.14	5147^th	5636	8.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Granada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.33	3733^rd	4830	22.7%
2019	21.05	4297^th	4963	13.4%
2022	27.81	3887^th	5084	23.5%
2023	19.11	4553^rd	5098	10.7%
2024	19.42	4492^nd	5102	12.0%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for La Granada Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	361	18	18	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1989	418	33	15	239	2	n/a	n/a	0	707
1990	351	22	27	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
1991	356	19	39	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	677
1992	278	18	42	431	5	n/a	n/a	0	774
1993	288	21	33	392	5	n/a	n/a	0	739
1994	304	37	31	398	2	n/a	n/a	0	772
1995	268	27	32	476	6	n/a	n/a	0	809
1996	268	27	32	476	6	n/a	n/a	0	809
1997	231	30	24	509	8	n/a	n/a	0	802
1998	192	28	27	556	8	n/a	n/a	0	811
1999	179	19	27	571	6	n/a	n/a	0	802
2000	129	17	17	484	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
2001	126	24	14	515	6	n/a	n/a	0	685
2002	86	18	11	546	2	n/a	n/a	1	664
2003	86	18	11	546	2	n/a	n/a	1	664
2004	81	6	4	562	1	n/a	n/a	0	654
2005	55	9	7	554	0	n/a	n/a	4	629
2006	57	11	4	566	0	n/a	n/a	1	639
2007	59	7	5	555	0	n/a	n/a	2	628
2008	47	4	5	555	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	611
2009	44	10	7	603	1	1	8	0	674
2010	46	9	8	605	4	0	0	0	672
2011	34	9	7	600	3	1	3	0	657
2012	26	9	6	638	1	0	0	0	680
2013	28	10	2	638	2	2	1	0	683
2014	38	8	5	628	1	2	2	0	684
2015	36	8	1	636	2	2	2	0	687
2016	31	6	1	661	4	2	1	0	706
2017	19	6	2	610	3	0	0	0	640
2018	20	9	2	578	2	0	2	0	613
2019	17	8	3	594	3	0	1	0	626
2020	20	7	3	545	1	0	2	0	578
2021	16	10	2	515	1	0	2	0	546
2022	13	4	3	512	1	0	3	0	536
2023	19	3	4	514	0	1	4	0	545
2024	17	4	3	511	0	1	3	0	539

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 La Granada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	23.9	24.9	n/a
1989	707	28.0	25.2	n/a
1990	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1991	677	28.0	24.1	n/a
1992	774	28.5	27.1	38.5
1993	739	28.0	26.4	45.5
1994	772	26.0	29.7	35.6
1995	809	27.0	30.0	74
1996	809	27.0	30.0	74
1997	802	31.0	25.9	81.4
1998	811	36.0	22.5	73.4
1999	802	33.0	24.3	77.7
2000	653	27.0	24.2	82.5
2001	685	33.0	20.8	79.7
2002	664	31.0	21.4	84.9
2003	664	31.0	21.4	84.9
2004	654	32.0	20.4	75.7
2005	629	31.0	20.3	74.6
2006	639	33.0	19.4	71
2007	628	31.0	20.3	73.5
2008	611	34.0	18.0	80.7
2009	674	35.0	17.7	88.3
2010	672	32.0	21.0	92.9
2011	657	n/a	n/a	0
2012	680	24.0	28.3	n/a
2013	683	25.0	27.3	94.3
2014	684	25.1	27.2	94.7
2015	687	27.0	25.4	95.8
2016	706	28.0	25.2	94.3
2017	640	27.5	23.2	93
2018	613	26.0	23.5	90
2019	626	27.0	23.1	92.8
2020	578	n/a	n/a	92.2
2021	546	23.0	23.6	87.4
2022	536	23.5	22.7	95.5
2023	545	24.4	22.2	96.3
2024	539	25.0	21.5	96.5

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 La Granada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	23.9	24.9	n/a
1989	707	28.0	25.2	n/a
1990	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1991	677	28.0	24.1	n/a
1992	774	28.5	27.1	38.5
1993	739	28.0	26.4	45.5
1994	772	26.0	29.7	35.6
1995	809	27.0	30.0	74
1996	809	27.0	30.0	74
1997	802	31.0	25.9	81.4
1998	811	36.0	22.5	73.4
1999	802	33.0	24.3	77.7
2000	653	27.0	24.2	82.5
2001	685	33.0	20.8	79.7
2002	664	31.0	21.4	84.9
2003	664	31.0	21.4	84.9
2004	654	32.0	20.4	75.7
2005	629	31.0	20.3	74.6
2006	639	33.0	19.4	71
2007	628	31.0	20.3	73.5
2008	611	34.0	18.0	80.7
2009	674	35.0	17.7	88.3
2010	672	32.0	21.0	92.9
2011	657	n/a	n/a	0
2012	680	24.0	28.3	n/a
2013	683	25.0	27.3	94.3
2014	684	25.1	27.2	94.7
2015	687	27.0	25.4	95.8
2016	706	28.0	25.2	94.3
2017	640	27.5	23.2	93
2018	613	26.0	23.5	90
2019	626	27.0	23.1	92.8
2020	578	n/a	n/a	92.2
2021	546	23.0	23.6	87.4
2022	536	23.5	22.7	95.5
2023	545	24.4	22.2	96.3
2024	539	25.0	21.5	96.5

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.

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