Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001884
C. C. Violette Elementary
12091 Lampson Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840 · (714) 663-6203 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- CThree-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
27.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
244 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
33%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
36.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 38.9% |
| Math | 14.0% | 17.3% | 32.7% | 36.0% |
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 | 36.2% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 24.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 34.6% |
| 2018-19 | 38.4% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.1% | 28.9% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 C. C. Violette Elementary
C. C. Violette Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. C. Violette Elementary this school | 271 | 90.0% | 32.7% |
| Sylvia Cassell Elementary San Jose | 282 | 87.6% | 17.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary San Jose | 300 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Santee Elementary San Jose | 318 | 89.9% | 14.4% |
| Albany Park Elementary Delano | 319 | 87.5% | 29.3% |
| Cortada Elementary El Monte | 322 | 92.9% | 40.6% |
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 C. C. Violette Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,209 of 5,151 | #302 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,091 of 5,172 ▼ 190 | #295 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #3,303 of 5,172 ▲ 359 | #305 of 382 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,642 of 5,116 | #127 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #4,985 of 5,915 | #384 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #5,114 of 5,352 | #347 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #3,778 of 5,354 | #290 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #1,108 of 5,625 | #54 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #237 of 3,837 | #25 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
271
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 271 | 10.1 | 27.0:1 | 90% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 11 | 23.9:1 | 94% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 90% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 86% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 86% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | N/A | N/A | 81% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 28 | 22.4:1 | 68% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 17 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. C. Violette Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (426 to 271); teachers down 44% (18 to 10.1).
About C. C. Violette Elementary
C. C. Violette Elementary is a small elementary school in California, with an address in Garden Grove. The school had 271 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 42% smaller than that.
Garden Grove Unified serves 36,994 students across 64 schools.
The large majority of students at C. C. Violette Elementary, 80%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Asian and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. By the diversity index, C. C. Violette Elementary comes in at 33%.
The school employs the equivalent of 10.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 27.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at C. C. Violette Elementary is 90%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, C. C. Violette Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
C. C. Violette Elementary scores 32.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.8%.
In Orange County (population about 3,165,820), median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. C. C. Violette Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
Izaak Walton Intermediate is located about 0.2 miles from C. C. Violette Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.7% is below the 49.5% average for nearby schools.
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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 297 to 271. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (27.0:1) than in 2020-21 (22.9:1).
The C. C. Violette Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Izaak Walton Intermediate0.2 mi · 458
- Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary0.3 mi · 325
- Earl Warren Elementary0.7 mi · 474
- Parkview Elementary0.8 mi · 433
- Ocia A. Peters Elementary0.8 mi · 893
- Garden Grove High1.0 mi · 2,148
Frequently asked questions
About C. C. Violette ElementaryHow many students attend C. C. Violette Elementary?
C. C. Violette Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does C. C. Violette Elementary serve?
C. C. Violette Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C. C. Violette Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C. C. Violette Elementary is approximately 27.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C. C. Violette Elementary?
At C. C. Violette Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is C. C. Violette Elementary public or private?
C. C. Violette Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.