Garden Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.1% |
| Met Standard | 27.4% |
| Below Standard | 38.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Garden Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.8 points higher (vs 28.3% average). 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 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 25.8% | 16.1% | 41.9% |
| 4th | 28 | 39.3% | 21.4% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 37 | 43.2% | 27.0% | 70.3% |
| 6th | 35 | 34.3% | 31.4% | 65.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 25.8% | 38.7% | 64.5% |
| 4th | 28 | 28.6% | 32.1% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 37 | 32.4% | 35.1% | 67.6% |
| 6th | 35 | 42.9% | 17.1% | 60.0% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.9