La Granada Elementary, Riverside CA

Original Research by School Decision on La Granada Elementary

La Granada Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade public school in Riverside, serving a student body of about five hundred students. The school is part of Alvord Unified School District.

The demographic composition of the school is highly concentrated. Nearly all enrolled students are Hispanic, and an overwhelming share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically vulnerable population. Specific data on English learner enrollment or special education identification rates was not available in the records reviewed.

Academic performance at La Granada is considerably low across measured subjects. On the 2024-25 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, proficiency rates in English language arts ranged from below one in five students in third grade to below one in three in fifth grade. Mathematics proficiency was similarly constrained, with rates ranging from one in five students in grades four and five to just above one in four in grade three. In science, measured only in grade five, one in ten students met proficiency. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the districts in Riverside County. State testing data does not extend to kindergarten through second grade, so earlier grade performance is not captured in these metrics.

The school sits within a housing market where single-family home values are mid-range relative to the state, and rental affordability is tighter than the national median, with rent representing a substantial share of typical household income. Riverside as a place lacked sufficient research findings to characterize its neighborhood amenities, employment base, or growth trajectory.

The Alvord Unified district passed a voter-approved bond measure in November 2022 intended to fund facility upgrades, safety improvements, updated technology, and new construction for career and technical programs across district schools. This bond carries a lasting property tax cost that families moving into the area should understand and factor into their housing decisions.

For families considering this school, the core question is one of academic readiness and support availability. The proficiency rates indicate that students are not reaching grade-level benchmarks in core subjects, a pattern that extends across the grades served. A parent may want to reach out directly to the school to understand what interventions are in place, how reading and math instruction are structured, and what tutoring or after-school support options exist. The economic profile of the enrollment suggests the school serves a community with substantial material constraints; understanding how the school responds to that context and what resources it can marshal is worth exploring directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 33% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 29% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 25% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 34% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 38% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 22% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolAlvord Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.