Total enrollment
36,994
-3,089 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
66 schools in Garden Grove Unified
California · 36,994 students · 5 cities
Garden Grove Unified (California) covers 66 public K-12 schools and approximately 36,994 students, averaging 561 per school.
4-year change in Garden Grove Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
64
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Garden Grove Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #117 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 36,994 | #16 of 587 | #162 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 64 | #11 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #453 of 587 | #8,833 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.5% | #167 of 587 | #1,329 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #222 of 530 | #1,951 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Garden Grove Unified
State test results across the district's 61 scored schools run from Ethan B. Allen Elementary at 89.4% proficient to Edward Russell Elementary at 26.7%, a gap of 62.7 points. That is the 29th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 64 district schools that reported both years went from 43,131 to 36,994 students (down 14%) and from 1,750 to 1,618 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Garden Grove Unified
Across 66 schools, Garden Grove Unified educates about 36,994 students in California. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Garden Grove Unified is built around 46 elementary, 10 middle, 9 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 36,994 students, decreased 8% from the 40,083 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Garden Grove Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.