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What's something Clinton Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001833
Clinton Elementary
13641 Clinton St., Garden Grove, CA 92843 · (714) 663-6146 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- DThree-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
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
373 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 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
23%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
36.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 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 8 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 | 13.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 40.2% |
| Math | 10.5% | 20.6% | 28.2% | 40.7% |
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 | 36.5% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 38.2% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 31.8% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 26.5% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
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 Clinton Elementary
Clinton Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary this school | 413 | 90.3% | 33.5% |
| Aptitud Community Academy at Goss San Jose | 386 | 89.1% | 25.4% |
| Chase Street Elementary Panorama City | 436 | 91.5% | 35.1% |
| Terrace Elementary Delano | 363 | 90.9% | 36.8% |
| Charles Bursch Elementary Baldwin Park | 409 | 91.4% | 28.0% |
| De Anza Elementary Baldwin Park | 421 | 94.3% | 36.2% |
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 Clinton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,117 of 5,151 | #298 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,124 of 5,172 ▲ 384 | #298 of 382 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,266 of 5,172 ▼ 479 | #303 of 382 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #419 of 5,116 | #20 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #3,517 of 5,915 | #277 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,959 of 5,352 | #226 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #4,281 of 5,354 | #321 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #1,065 of 5,625 | #51 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #230 of 3,837 | #24 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
413
-120 (-23%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 413 | 17 | 24.3:1 | 90% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 18.3 | 24.8:1 | 92% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 93% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 90% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 25.5 | 25.5:1 | 89% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 28 | 25.8:1 | 88% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | N/A | N/A | 82% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 76% (537) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 26 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (651 to 413); teachers down 33% (25.5 to 17).
About Clinton Elementary
Clinton Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Garden Grove. It reported 413 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Clinton Elementary is a school in Garden Grove Unified. The district has 64 schools and 36,994 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Clinton Elementary is 87%. The remaining shares are 11% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clinton Elementary has a ratio of 24.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 35 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Clinton Elementary outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Clinton Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.5%) and its predicted rate (26.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Orange County, home to about 3,165,820 people, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
Santiago High is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Clinton Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.6%; Clinton Elementary's is 33.5%, ranking 7th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Clinton Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 413 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 533. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 23.2:1 to 24.3:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Clinton Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Clinton Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 14 states are named Clinton Elementary. Clinton Elementary is the 15th largest of the 19.
- Clinton Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 1,050 students
- Clinton ElementaryClinton, MA · 870 students
- CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY · 629 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolSouth Elgin, IL · 596 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolCLINTON, MI · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Santiago High0.2 mi · 1,664
- Leroy L. Doig Intermediate0.3 mi · 557
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary0.5 mi · 480
- Samueli Academy0.6 mi · 842
- Riverdale Elementary1.0 mi · 501
- Ocia A. Peters Elementary1.1 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton ElementaryHow many students attend Clinton Elementary?
Clinton Elementary enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Clinton Elementary serve?
Clinton Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clinton Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clinton Elementary?
Clinton Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Clinton Elementary in?
Clinton Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.