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Elementary Schools in Garden Grove, California

35 schools ranked by our 6-dimension composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

How Garden Grove schools compare

Garden Grove's 35 ranked elementary schools average a composite score of 52.5 — 7.0 points above the California state average of 45.5. Scores range from 38.2 to 74.7, a 36.5-point spread.

The top-ranked school is Patton Elementary with a composite of 74.7 and 55.7% of students exceeding standard.

High-ceiling schools: Garden Grove schools average 28.2% exceeding standard — well above the statewide average of 21.0%. These schools aren't just getting students to proficiency, they're pushing them further.

Chronic absenteeism in Garden Grove averages 14.0%, which is above the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite
52.5
State avg: 45.5
Score Range
36.5
38.2 – 74.7
Avg Exceeded %
28.2%
State avg: 21.0%
Schools Ranked
35
With composite scores
# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Patton Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 74.7 55.7% 80.5% 5.2% 0.4%
2 Enders Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 70.1 41.4% 70.2% 8.3% 1.9%
3 A. G. Cook Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 69.9 57.8% 81.5% 5.4% 0.3%
4 Loyal Barker Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 69.7 54.7% 83.2% 6.2% 0.4%
5 John Murdy Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 67.8 41.9% 70.6% 7.1% 0.7%
6 Thomas Paine Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 62.9 46.3% 71.3% 12.6% 1.1%
7 Garden Park Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 62.5 34.1% 61.5% 8.8% 1.2%
8 Excelsior Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 61.2 44.4% 71.0% 10.7% 0.9%
9 Merton E. Hill Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 60.4 37.9% 66.2% 12.5% 0.7%
10 Morningside Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 59.9 36.4% 63.1% 11.5% 1.4%
11 Sunnyside Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 56.3 32.9% 59.0% 15.8% 1.1%
12 Stanford Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 55.9 28.3% 59.6% 10.8% 2.9%
13 Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 55.9 29.3% 52.9% 14.7% 1.0%
14 Faylane Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 55.3 32.4% 56.2% 12.3% 1.8%
15 Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 54.4 27.3% 51.6% 15.7% 0.8%
16 Ocia A. Peters Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 53.5 38.4% 59.0% 13.9% 0.7%
17 Ethel M. Evans Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 51.9 28.7% 54.1% 11.9% 0.7%
18 Gilbert Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 50.3 31.0% 54.9% 20.1% 1.5%
19 Meairs Elementary
Westminster
Orange 49.0 19.3% 40.9% 16.0% 0.5%
20 Wakeham Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 47.6 17.9% 43.8% 10.4% 0.9%
21 Mitchell Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 46.9 16.3% 41.1% 15.6% 0.7%
22 Earl Warren Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 46.8 22.8% 45.5% 20.4% 1.5%
23 Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 46.8 15.6% 40.6% 14.1% 3.9%
24 Linton T. Simmons Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 46.3 18.4% 37.4% 21.2% 1.9%
25 Parkview Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 45.8 26.2% 54.1% 17.0% 1.5%
26 Brookhurst Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 45.3 19.0% 43.3% 16.7% 1.5%
27 Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 45.1 23.6% 42.4% 17.7% 1.1%
28 Lampson Elementary
Orange Unified
Orange 43.5 10.5% 29.7% 22.3% 0.1%
29 Woodbury Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 43.2 17.2% 37.3% 16.8% 0.0%
30 Bryant Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 41.9 14.6% 37.8% 24.5% 1.8%
31 Riverdale Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 41.4 18.2% 40.7% 19.4% 4.4%
32 Clinton Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 39.3 12.3% 34.4% 10.0% 3.3%
33 Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 39.1 13.9% 37.3% 15.9% 0.9%
34 Anderson Elementary
Westminster
Orange 38.6 11.3% 26.7% 16.9% 1.0%
35 C. C. Violette Elementary
Garden Grove Unified
Orange 38.2 12.8% 33.7% 12.4% 2.4%