How does Garden Grove Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Simi Valley?

Garden Grove Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 48.2/100, placing it at the 62nd percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 454 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Garden Grove Elementary?

18.6% of students at Garden Grove Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Garden Grove Elementary improving or declining?

Garden Grove Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Garden Grove Elementary?

18.4% of students at Garden Grove Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Garden Grove Elementary

Simi Valley Unified Simi Valley Ventura County 93063

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

454 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

310 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

58%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.1%

White 30.6%

Asian 2.9%

Black 1.6%

Other 8.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Garden Grove Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.6%
Met Standard	27.2%
Below Standard	54.3%

Exceeded

18.6%

Met

27.2%

Below

54.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Garden Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Simi Valley Unified district average of 20.1%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.