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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001829
Bryant Elementary
8371 Orangewood Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · (714) 663-6451 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
504 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 55% larger than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.7pp since 2014
Math
32.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 32.9% |
| Math | 11.7% | 20.9% | 26.6% | 40.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 40.7% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 39.3% |
| 2016-17 | 34.3% | 31.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bryant Elementary
Bryant Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Elementary this school | 571 | 88.3% | 34.5% |
| Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy Stanton | 601 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Montera Elementary Montclair | 564 | 87.4% | 44.8% |
| Wright Elementary El Monte | 562 | 87.5% | 40.3% |
| Commonwealth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 504 | 88.7% | 42.0% |
| Merlinda Elementary West Covina | 460 | 88.5% | 42.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bryant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,011 of 5,151 | #294 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #2,959 of 5,172 ▲ 265 | #287 of 382 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,673 of 5,172 ▲ 573 | #269 of 382 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,027 of 5,116 | #55 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,635 of 5,915 | #118 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,925 of 5,352 | #224 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #3,143 of 5,354 | #256 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #1,301 of 5,625 | #62 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #1,702 of 3,837 | #157 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
571
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 571 | 23.6 | 24.3:1 | 88% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 23.6 | 24.6:1 | 90% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 23.1 | 23.9:1 | 89% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 85% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 27 | 25.6:1 | 86% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 28 | 26.0:1 | 82% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | N/A | N/A | 93% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 31 | 24.0:1 | 77% (572) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (692 to 571); teachers down 13% (27 to 23.6).
About Bryant Elementary
Bryant Elementary serves students in Garden Grove, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 571 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Garden Grove Unified is made up of 64 schools with 36,994 students in all.
Hispanic students are the majority at Bryant Elementary, with 72% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 34% share among Orange County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Bryant Elementary employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Bryant Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Bryant Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bryant Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.5%; the prediction is 27.8%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
Of nearby public schools, Rancho Alamitos High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Bryant Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.5% against a local average of 43.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (574) and 2024-25 (571).
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Bryant Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Garden Grove
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Patton ElementaryElementary · 904 students
Other Bryant Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 12 states are named Bryant Elementary. Bryant Elementary is the 7th largest of the 19.
- Bryant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 364 students
- Bryant ElementaryRiverside, CA · 332 students
- Bryant ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 237 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolBROOKSHIRE, TX · 1,194 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolMableton, GA · 865 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho Alamitos High0.2 mi · 1,439
- Wakeham Elementary0.8 mi · 307
- Louis G. Zeyen Elementary0.9 mi · 230
- Marie L. Hare High0.9 mi · 218
- Alamitos Intermediate1.0 mi · 581
- Esther L. Walter1.0 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Bryant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bryant Elementary?
Bryant Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bryant Elementary serve?
Bryant Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Bryant Elementary have?
Bryant Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bryant Elementary?
At Bryant Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Black, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bryant Elementary in?
Bryant Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.