Grant Elementary School
Public | K-5 | 650 students |
Grant Elementary School, located in Santa Monica, California, serves grades K-5 in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.
This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 33 school community members.
School highlights:
| COMPARE | SCHOOL | GREATSCHOOLS RATING | COMMUNITY RATING |
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0.3 miles | |||
0.7 miles | |||
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences 0.7 miles | |||
0.8 miles |
Recent Reviews
Grant is the best-kept secret in Santa Monica, Great teachers, great principal, nice kids. My son with school issues has thrived here, with no additional help, when no private school could or was willing to meet his needs. He is flourishing and happy. We feel so lucky!
My son loves it here! No wonder, the campus is beautiful, the teachers are kind and the other children and their families are just wonderful. My son felt safe from the first day and he has so much fun, it is hard to get him off campus after school. But the best about Grant is the neighborhood aspect. All the families know each other from the local parks and many walk together to and from school. Everybody loves to help out, no matter if it is in the class room or with organizing play dates after school. The atmosphere in and around the school is warm and friendly. The education is great too. My son is learning so much in one day, it's hard to believe at times. We also adore the principle, Mr. Friedenberg, he is warm, kind, loves children and is a great leader.
excellent parent involvement, music and arts despite economy, teachers really care about the student learning process, great community.
We only had the chance to do preschool here before we moved out of state. But I always felt like the principal and teachers were awesome. Parents are very involved. Great school!
The Principal makes this school so special. I have never experienced a community that truly takes its lead from the Principal quite like this one does. Mr. Friedenberg is someone who clearly loves what he does. He combines the perfect amount of humor with a serious advocate position for the children and their learning. I have a middle-schooler who was well prepared for his transition and was encouraged to be a student at Grant. I also have a 3rd grader who loves her school and is achieving like crazy. I also love that the community is diverse. It isn't full of a bunch of rich kids. My kids are being well prepared for what the world really looks like out there.
Grant is more than a school- it's a community.
It's true there is a lot of parent involvement and if you don't get along with a parent from one of these 'cliques' your son/daughter will be ostracized. Feels like high school all over again. Teacher's are great and this is why we stay here.
My kids couldn't be happier. It's a school that really cares about the success of each student, and they are supportive to the students families and their community as well.
It has a remarkable faculty who are suppoprtive,creative and scholastically excellent.
great principal; excellent, caring and stimulating teachers;involved parents; a real community school.
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