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Pacifica High

Garden Grove UnifiedGarden GroveOrange County92845
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
754 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,640 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
57%
Teachers
75 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic35.2%
White27.6%
Asian28.2%
Black0.8%
Other8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pacifica High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard37.4%
Met Standard28.5%
Below Standard34.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Pacifica High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 9.1 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.3%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.9 points higher (vs 23.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
37.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
65.9%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
9.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
754
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th38147.0%30.4%15.8%6.8%77.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th37327.9%26.5%24.1%21.4%54.4%

Nearby schools

5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6

Cambridge Virtual Academy
Anaheim Union High · 3.2 mi
61.9
Cypress High
Anaheim Union High · 2.8 mi
58.4
Westminster High
Huntington Beach Union High · 1.9 mi
55.3
Rancho Alamitos High
Garden Grove Unified · 2 mi
49.5
Marie L. Hare High
Garden Grove Unified · 2.2 mi
17.9
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score