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

Stanford Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 55.9/100, placing it at the 78th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,064 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Stanford Elementary?

28.3% of students at Stanford Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Stanford Elementary improving or declining?

Stanford Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Stanford Elementary?

10.8% of students at Stanford 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.

Stanford Elementary

Garden Grove Unified Garden Grove Orange County 92841

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,064 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

495 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 39.4%

White 3.4%

Asian 50.7%

Black 0.8%

Other 5.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Stanford Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.3%
Met Standard	31.4%
Below Standard	40.4%

Exceeded

28.3%

Met

31.4%

Below

40.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Stanford Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.3% of students exceeded standard while 31.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 26.9% exceeded — about the same. 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.