The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade six in Spokane, Washington, as a regular public school within Spokane Public Schools. The school draws from the near South Hill area of the city, a part of Spokane where the built environment shifts from downtown commercial corridors into older residential neighborhoods. The city itself is the second-largest in Washington and functions as the economic and cultural hub of the Inland Northwest, with an economy that has moved away from its historic dependence on mining, timber, and agriculture toward healthcare, government, education, and logistics. Housing in Spokane remains relatively more affordable than in western Washington, and the district recently completed a major bond-funded construction of three new middle schools, a shift that families in elementary feeder patterns may want to track.
Grant’s enrollment is small for a school serving this grade span, and the student body is diverse. About half of students identify as White, with sizable shares identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, and American Indian. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a high rate that signals concentrated economic need. The school does not report the share of students with disabilities or English learners in the available data, so a parent may wish to ask the school directly about those supports.
State assessment results are available for the 2024-25 school year in math, English language arts, and science. The scores show a pattern that varies by grade. In third grade, roughly half of students met the state proficiency benchmark in both math and ELA. By fourth and fifth grade, proficiency rates drop notably, with math particularly low. Science results for fifth graders are at a similar level. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile relative to other schools in Spokane County districts. Because the school only serves through grade six, there is no graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data was not reported. This is the first year of available testing data, so no trend direction can be assessed.
No information on course offerings, enrichment programs, or extracurriculars was available in the data provided. The school’s directory listing describes it as a regular school, not a charter or magnet. Title I status was not reported, though the high poverty rate makes it likely the school receives federal Title I funding.
For a family considering Grant, the key picture is an elementary school in a mid-sized, economically diversifying city, serving a high-poverty student population with academic achievement that is below the county median. The school’s third-grade results are a relative bright spot, but the drop in later elementary grades is a soft spot worth investigating with the school. The recent district investment in new middle schools means that Grant’s students would feed into a changed secondary landscape, and families may want to understand which middle school their neighborhood is assigned to. The absence of data on special education and English learner programs, as well as on staffing and discipline, leaves several practical questions unanswered. A visit and conversation with the principal would help fill those gaps.
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