Alamo Elementary vs Grattan Elementary

Grattan Elementary ranks #179 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 2% statewide. Alamo Elementary earns a respectable #612 of 9,533 in California — top 7% — but Grattan's state rank advantage is substantial for parents prioritizing where a school sits relative to the full California field. The overall rating gap is narrower: Grattan Elementary edges out at 9.2/10 against Alamo Elementary's 8.7/10, a 0.5-point difference that understates the rank gap because both schools occupy the upper tier of Bay Area elementaries.

The academic and growth scores split in opposite directions, which matters for how you interpret each school's strengths. Alamo Elementary scores 9.4/10 academically versus Grattan Elementary's 8.7/10 — a 0.7-point lead suggesting Alamo's students are hitting higher absolute proficiency benchmarks. Grattan Elementary flips the advantage on growth, scoring 9.5/10 against Alamo Elementary's 8.6/10 — a 0.9-point gap indicating students at Grattan make faster year-over-year gains relative to similar peers. Families focused on where kids land in proficiency rankings will read Alamo's academic edge differently than families who prioritize trajectory and improvement velocity.

Alamo Elementary enrolls 393 students against Grattan Elementary's 384 — nearly identical headcounts. The student-teacher ratio diverges more meaningfully: Alamo Elementary runs 23.1 students per teacher while Grattan Elementary comes in at 20.2:1, a three-student-per-classroom difference that translates to more individual attention at Grattan. The free and reduced lunch rate at Alamo Elementary is 41%, compared to 15% at Grattan Elementary, reflecting a significantly more economically diverse student body at Alamo — a factor relevant to both equity considerations and the academic-score context above.

Both schools serve grades KG–05 and sit 2.2 miles apart in San Francisco, making them a genuine head-to-head choice for families in the central and western neighborhoods. Neither school has a stated specialty program difference in the provided data, so the decision turns on the measurable deltas: Grattan's stronger state rank and growth trajectory versus Alamo's higher academic proficiency score and broader economic diversity.