C. C. Violette Elementary

Located at 12091 Lampson Ave., in Garden Grove, California, C. C. Violette Elementary is a close-knit primary school that caters to 271 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Garden Grove Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

Across the 64 schools in Garden Grove Unified (36,994 students total), C. C. Violette Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, C. C. Violette Elementary lists that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, C. C. Violette Elementary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C. C. Violette Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.9%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which C. C. Violette Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Izaak Walton Intermediate, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around C. C. Violette Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C. C. Violette Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 36%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 8% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for C. C. Violette Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.