Granada Elementary

Granada Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tribune St., Granada Hills, California. Opened in 1928, Granada Elementary offers primary education for students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels, following a traditional single track calendar year. The school is a member of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Granada Elems, as stated on its mission statement, aims to satisfy the needs of its students and emphasize their essence in their homes, school, and the community.

Rankings

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report, the school has an API score of 778, giving them a State Rank of 6 (1 is the worst, 10 is the best).

School Statistics

100% of Granada Elementary's teachers have full teaching credentials. They also average 14 years in teaching experience as a group, and 13 years average teaching in the district. As of 2005-06, there are no first year teachers at Granada.

The school's average class size is 14 for kindergarten, 20 for grade 1, 15 for grade 2, 18 for grade 3, 33 for grade 4, and 28 for grade 5. The student-staff ratio is 21 Students per paraprofessional staff, 160 Students per office/clerical staff, and 120 Students per other classified staff.

Almost half of Granada Elementary's students are of Hispanic or Latino descent (48%). The rest of the student body are comprised of 32% White, 10% Asian, 5% Filipino, 3% African American, less than 1% American Indian/Alaskan, and less than 1% Pacific Islander.