Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, El Granada Elementary School is located on the Half Moon Bay Coastside about 30 miles south of San Francisco. It is one of six schools in the Cabrillo Unified School District and serves kindergarten through fifth grade students. There are approximately 500 students in the school.



 The mission of the Cabrillo Unified School District, an exemplary learning community committed to valuing our distinct cultural identities, is to develop critical thinkers and socially responsible citizens who actively participate in their individual learning and development and are fully prepared to embrace their next challenge. We accomplish this by utilizing our unique natural resources and engaging the entire Coastside community and its’ partners in providing a rich and academically rigorous curriculum in a safe and nurturing environment.

Highlights at El Granada Elementary

  • Reader’s Workshop and Writer’s Workshop implemented in all classrooms. http://rwproject.tc.columbia.edu/
  • Everyday Math Standards based math instruction. Click here for more information on Everyday Math.
  • Physical Education program for grades kindergarten through five that emphasizes movement and appreciation for physical and mental health.
  • Dolphin Club - After school program for 4th and 5th grade students.
  • Library technician maintains the library, reads new literature to primary grade students, and assists upper grade students in research.
  • Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) in which identified fourth and fifth grade students receive instruction one hour per week.
  • The Art in Action program is discipline-based, sequential art curriculum designed around the works of the great masters. Taught by classroom teachers and parent volunteers, the Art in Action curriculum is fun to learn and easy to teach, even for non-artists.
  • Science Consultant for grades 4th and 5th.
  • The HEAL Project - Health, Environment, Agriculture & Learning, in grades 2nd and 3rd.
  • Arts and Sciences Day provides opportunities for students to explore both science and art.
  • Parent education opportunities organized by a parent involvement coordinator.
  • Literacy Coach who leads staff development and teacher training through side by side coaching.
To view the school goals for improving student achievement click here.
400 Santiago Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019  •  650 712-7150   Fax 650 712-0126