Public school · Garden Grove Unified · Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove High — Rating & test scores

Garden Grove · 9–12 · 2,148 students (2024–25)

11271 Stanford Avenue, 92840gghs.us ↗(714) 663-6115

78thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Garden Grove Highhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Garden Grove Highhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Garden Grove Highhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (491 of 523); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 523
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

How to enroll

Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four high schools.

Find another school

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Campus map · © OpenStreetMap

Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

A picture of the campus, not an attendance boundary or a rating.

Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

In grade 11, spring 2026, 72% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 44% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 469 in English, 473 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Garden Grove High a good high school?

Garden Grove High scores higher than 78 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 78th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified high school. 3.5% of students (77 of 2,178) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 71% of low-income students in grade 11 at Garden Grove High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

101 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

76% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 72% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 469 in English, 473 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 469 tested

Advanced: 42%
Proficient: 30%
Below the standard: 28%

This school72%

California57%

Garden Grove Unified69%

72% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 473 tested

Advanced: 23%
Proficient: 21%
Below the standard: 56%

This school44%

California32%

Garden Grove Unified46%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 72% and math went from 47% to 44%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202572%502 tested

→

202672%469 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202547%503 tested

→

202644%473 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	42%	30%	15%	13%	469
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Garden Grove Unified	39%	30%	16%	15%	2,784
Math, grade 11 · This school	23%	21%	23%	33%	473
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Garden Grove Unified	22%	24%	21%	33%	2,785

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202672%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202644%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 72% in both 2017 and 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 40% in 2017 to 44% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	72% 621 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	70% 529 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	70% 511 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	71% 517 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	74% 560 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	70% 514 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	72% 502 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	72% 469 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	40% 625 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	46% 541 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	47% 511 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	43% 516 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	44% 565 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	42% 508 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	47% 503 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	44% 473 tested	32% 413,523 tested

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 66% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 76% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 491 of 523 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

66%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 347 of 523 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

68%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 335 of 491 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

76% enrolled in college within 12 months · 534 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓38 · 7%
California State University CSU detail ↓130 · 24%
California community college216 · 41%
In-state private16 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 1%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled127 · 24%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science6
Sciences5
English2
History & Social Science6
World Languages & Cultures1
Arts2
AP Capstone2

Every approved AP course24 courses in 7 subjects, 1 through outside providers

Math & Computer Science 6

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 5

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics C: Mechanics

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 6

Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 2

2-D Art and Design
Drawing

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

1 authorizations through outside providers

StatisticsEdgenuity · 2025–26

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

101 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 491 of 523 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 347 of 523 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 335 of 491 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 170
Admitted: 144
Enrolled: 65

By campus · fall 2025

UC IrvineApplied 155 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 24
UCLAApplied 131 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 8
UC San DiegoApplied 130 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 22
UC RiversideApplied 100 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 4
UC BerkeleyApplied 77 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 71 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 3
UC MercedApplied 53 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 38 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 24 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

Fall 2025Applied 170 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 65
Fall 2024Applied 166 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 68
Fall 2023Applied 153 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 39
Fall 2022Applied 182 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 51
Fall 2021Applied 178 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 47
Fall 2020Applied 140 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 62
Fall 2019Applied 155 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 65
Fall 2018Applied 198 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 73
Fall 2017Applied 150 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 67
Fall 2016Applied 145 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled 69

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 244
Admitted: 238
Enrolled: 95

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State Long BeachApplied 1,088 · Admitted 401 · Enrolled 98
Cal State FullertonApplied 1,041 · Admitted 864 · Enrolled 302
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 633 · Admitted 416 · Enrolled 52
San Diego StateApplied 380 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 271 · Admitted 251 · Enrolled 14
Cal State LAApplied 210 · Admitted 198 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 170 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 6
San Francisco StateApplied 95 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 67 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 67 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 62 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 55 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San MarcosApplied 47 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 46 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 44 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 43 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 38 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 34 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 33 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 244 · Admitted 238 · Enrolled 95
Fall 2024Applied 275 · Admitted 268 · Enrolled 94
Fall 2023Applied 261 · Admitted 252 · Enrolled 130
Fall 2022Applied 291 · Admitted 277 · Enrolled 114
Fall 2021Applied 241 · Admitted 214 · Enrolled 76

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

13 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 15 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 278 of 2,156 students counted for it; suspension: 77 of 2,178 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Garden Grove Unified high school 3.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

13 in 100This school

15 in 100At the average Garden Grove Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

278 of 2,156 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.5%

of students were suspended at least once (77 of 2,178). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Garden Grove High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 71% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 61% in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Garden Grove HighSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Asian201 tested85%Same group, California 79%
Low-income405 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 71%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or Latino241 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 61%Same group, California 49%
Students with disabilities40 tested15%Same group, California 19%
English learners76 tested12%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 71%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino52%
Asian39%
White4%
Filipino2%
Two or more races1%
Black or African American<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

46% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 137 of 301 English learners46%

Garden Grove Unified · 3,635 of 7,58548%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,767 of 2,148. California: 63%.

100teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

79%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Garden Grove Unified	vs California
Low-income · 405 tested in English, 408 in math
English	71%	+566%	+2249%
Math	42%	042%	+1923%
Hispanic or Latino · 241 tested in English, 245 in math
English	61%	+556%	+1249%
Math	25%	025%	+421%
Asian · 201 tested
English	85%	085%	+679%
Math	71%	−273%	+467%
English learners · 76 tested in English, 79 in math
English	12%	−214%	+48%
Math	16%	+511%	+88%
Students with disabilities · 40 tested in English, 42 in math
English	15%	−318%	−419%
Math	2%	−57%	−68%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Garden Grove Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	52%
Asian	39%
White	4%
Filipino	2%
Two or more races	1%
Black or African American	<1%
Pacific Islander	<1%
Not reported	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 79% of teaching positions, 74 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 93.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Garden Grove High, and how do I get in?

From parts of Izaak Walton Intermediate, Louis Lake Intermediate and Donald S. Jordan Intermediate.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area

Izaak Walton Intermediate 64th · Solid · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area

Louis Lake Intermediate 75th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

Middle · part of its area

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate 90th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

High · this school

Garden Grove High

13 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (18)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Izaak Walton Intermediate

Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary40th · Developing · 2026
Earl Warren Elementary51st · Solid · 2026
Ocia A. Peters ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to another high school86th · Strong · 2026

Into Louis Lake Intermediate

Parkview Elementary79th · Strong · 2026

Into Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Mitchell Elementary32nd · Developing · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary69th · Solid · 2026
Ethel M. Evans Elementary85th · Strong · 2026
A. G. Cook Elementary94th · Strong · 2026
Excelsior Elementary68th · Solid · 2026
Merton E. Hill Elementary83rd · Strong · 2026
Sunnyside Elementary69th · Solid · 2026
C. C. Violette Elementary48th · Developing · 2026
Faylane Elementary86th · Strong · 2026
Gilbert Elementary68th · Solid · 2026
Brookhurst Elementary59th · Solid · 2026
Woodbury Elementary53rd · Solid · 2026
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary30th · Developing · 2026
Linton T. Simmons Elementary38th · Developing · 2026

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary
Assigned
69th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Ethel M. Evans Elementary
Assigned
85th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary
Assigned
40th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Mitchell Elementary
Assigned
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Parkview Elementary
Assigned
79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
A. G. Cook Elementary
Assigned
94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Excelsior Elementary
Assigned
68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Merton E. Hill Elementary
Assigned
83rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Sunnyside Elementary
Assigned
69th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
C. C. Violette Elementary
Assigned
48th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Earl Warren Elementary
Assigned
51st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Faylane Elementary
Assigned
86th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Gilbert Elementary
Assigned
68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Brookhurst Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
59th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
27% of the zone’s children
Woodbury Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
53rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
18% of the zone’s children
Ocia A. Peters Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
86th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
11% of the zone’s children
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
30th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
42% of the zone’s children
Linton T. Simmons Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
34% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

Izaak Walton Intermediate
Assigned for part of the zone
64th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026
33% of the zone’s children
Louis Lake Intermediate
Assigned for part of the zone
75th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
28% of the zone’s children
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
Assigned for part of the zone
90th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
27% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address.

School website: gghs.us ↗Office: (714) 663-6115Administrator: Mary Jane Hibbard

Location and visiting

Get directions

11271 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove 92840

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Garden Grove Unified.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 56% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (473 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 663-611511271 Stanford Avenue, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Santiago High1.4 mi
47thDevelopingScope Score 55
Bolsa Grande High2.0 mi
77thStrongScope Score 67
Samueli AcademyOrange County Department of Education · 2.2 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
68thSolidScope Score 62
Loara HighAnaheim Union High · 2.3 mi
25thDevelopingScope Score 48

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #318 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 7 in Garden Grove Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	94%	58	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	33%	69	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	66%	64	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	59%	67	18%
Chronically absent	13 in 100	64	5%
Suspension rate	4.5% (100 of 2,243)	46	5%
English learners: top level	22%	60	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	67	78	#318	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	10 in 100	3.7% (88 of 2,378)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	12 in 100	2.7% (62 of 2,313)
2024–25	13 in 100	4.5% (100 of 2,243)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	469	42%	30%	15%	13%	72%	57%	+15

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	473	23%	21%	23%	33%	44%	32%	+12

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	469	42%	72%
2026 · Math	473	23%	44%
2025 · English	502	45%	72%
2025 · Math	503	22%	47%
2024 · English	514	41%	70%
2024 · Math	508	22%	42%
2023 · English	560	45%	74%
2023 · Math	565	24%	44%
2022 · English	517	43%	71%
2022 · Math	516	22%	43%
2019 · English	511	38%	70%
2019 · Math	511	18%	47%
2018 · English	529	39%	70%
2018 · Math	541	19%	46%
2017 · English	621	40%	72%
2017 · Math	625	15%	40%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	502	72%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	503	47%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	514	70%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	508	42%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	560	74%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	565	44%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	517	71%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	516	43%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	511	70%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	511	47%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	529	70%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	541	46%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	621	72%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	625	40%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	488	11%	36%	47%	5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	405	71%	+5	+22
Hispanic or Latino	241	61%	+5	+12
Asian	201	85%	0	+6

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 13 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (100 of 2,243) → 2025–26 · 3.5% (77 of 2,178) · −1.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	10 in 100	14 in 100	+4 in 100
Male	9 in 100	11 in 100	+2 in 100
Asian	4 in 100	5 in 100	+1 in 100
Black or African American	16 in 100	23 in 100	+7 in 100
Filipino	6 in 100	0 in 100	−6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	12 in 100	18 in 100	+6 in 100
Pacific Islander	23 in 100	54 in 100	+31 in 100
Two or more races	25 in 100	19 in 100	−6 in 100
White	16 in 100	16 in 100	0 in 100
Students with disabilities	18 in 100	29 in 100	+11 in 100
English learners	14 in 100	19 in 100	+5 in 100
Foster youth	44 in 100	—	—
Homeless	32 in 100	20 in 100	−12 in 100
Low-income	10 in 100	14 in 100	+4 in 100
All students	10 in 100	13 in 100	+3 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 66% · numerator 347 students classified Prepared · denominator 523 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 74% · AP-pathway numerator 258 · denominator 347 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 347 of 523 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

94%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

74%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

68%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

76%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	170	144	65	3.87	3.93	4.15
2024	166	105	68	3.83	3.97	4.11
2023	153	99	39	3.85	3.95	4.14
2022	182	123	51	3.89	4.02	4.18
2021	178	107	47	3.66	3.88	4.03
2020	140	100	62	3.77	3.90	3.96
2019	155	110	65	3.81	3.93	4.02
2018	198	132	73	3.69	3.83	3.88
2017	150	108	67	3.70	3.82	3.93
2016	145	114	69	3.67	3.80	3.93

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	77	14	under 3
Berkeley	2024	77	12	5
Berkeley	2023	66	6	under 3
Berkeley	2022	76	12	3
Berkeley	2021	64	9	under 3
Davis	2025	38	15	under 3
Davis	2024	39	12	under 3
Davis	2023	30	11	4
Davis	2022	48	20	under 3
Davis	2021	43	17	under 3
Irvine	2025	155	41	24
Irvine	2024	150	46	25
Irvine	2023	139	26	18
Irvine	2022	160	37	17
Irvine	2021	170	26	18
Los Angeles	2025	131	11	8
Los Angeles	2024	114	10	8
Los Angeles	2023	94	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	126	11	5
Los Angeles	2021	117	7	6
Merced	2025	53	53	under 3
Merced	2024	14	14	under 3
Merced	2023	13	13	under 3
Merced	2022	27	27	under 3
Merced	2021	26	23	3
Riverside	2025	100	93	4
Riverside	2024	54	39	4
Riverside	2023	78	57	4
Riverside	2022	104	69	9
Riverside	2021	96	60	8
San Diego	2025	130	68	22
San Diego	2024	123	62	23
San Diego	2023	111	13	3
San Diego	2022	135	32	10
San Diego	2021	124	24	5
Santa Barbara	2025	71	29	3
Santa Barbara	2024	55	20	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	47	18	6
Santa Barbara	2022	52	15	3
Santa Barbara	2021	74	21	3
Santa Cruz	2025	24	13	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	22	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	18	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	26	19	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	21	9	under 3
Universitywide	2025	170	144	65
Universitywide	2024	166	105	68
Universitywide	2023	153	99	39
Universitywide	2022	182	123	51
Universitywide	2021	178	107	47

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Human Geography	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school
Statistics	online provider (Edgenuity)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	20
AP enrollment (male/female)	842
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 101 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	13
Physics sections	5
Chemistry sections	12
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,177

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	38	7%
California State University	130	24%
California community college	216	41%
In-state private	16	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	7	1%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	127	24%

534 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 76% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,737 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,124 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$328 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,148

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,120 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,148

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,744 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$488,850,024	61.46%	62%
Instruction support	$86,054,630	10.82%	11%
Student services	$87,620,261	11.02%	11%
Administration	$34,026,741	4.28%	4%
Buildings & maintenance	$71,680,151	9.01%	9%
Other	$27,218,668	3.42%	3%
Total	$795,450,475	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $795,450,475 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$14,737 per pupil

2020$13,697 per pupil

2019$13,564 per pupil

2018$12,765 per pupil

2017$11,487 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92840 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92840 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$98,881
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	28%
ZIP-area population	54,534
Median age	39.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92840 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/garden-grove-high-2752"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Garden Grove High — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

How we analyze · Request a correction

Garden Grove High — Rating & test scores

Compare schools

Spring 2026 state test results

Common questions

How do I get in?

Is Garden Grove High a good high school?

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

How does math compare with English?

How do kids like mine do here?

What could my child study here?

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

What should I ask on a visit?

How did students here do on state tests?

English

Math

How does math compare with English?

Have results changed?

English · top two levels · grade 11

Math · top two levels · grade 11

Each year’s results and tested counts

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

Graduated in four years

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Finished the UC/CSU course list

Where students who finished high school went

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

Math & Computer Science 6

Sciences 5

English 2

History & Social Science 6

World Languages & Cultures 1

Arts 2

AP Capstone 2

1 authorizations through outside providers

What other courses and pathways are on record?

University of California

Each fall since 2016

California State University

Each fall since 2021

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

Chronically absent, 2025–26

Suspensions, 2025–26

How do kids like mine do here?

Who are the students?

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

Who are the families and teachers?

Which schools feed into Garden Grove High, and how do I get in?

Into Izaak Walton Intermediate

Into Louis Lake Intermediate

Into Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Reaching this zone only at its edges

Elementary links

Middle-school links

How do I get in?

Location and visiting

Questions for your visit

Source records

Scope Score

Per-pupil spending

Additional workforce records

Embed this scorecard

Did you find what you were looking for?