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What tradition at Enders Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001839
Enders Elementary
12302 Springdale St., Garden Grove, CA 92845 · (714) 663-6205 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
157 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 78% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
69%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
72.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +31.6pp since 2014
Math
68.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +39.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 32 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.7% | 28.9% | 15.3% | 12.1% |
| Math | 39.6% | 28.6% | 22.4% | 9.4% |
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 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 68.8% |
| 2021-22 | 76.2% | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 64.9% | 63.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.6% | 49.7% |
| 2016-17 | 49.5% | 40.5% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Enders Elementary
Enders Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enders Elementary this school | 400 | 39.3% | 70.2% |
| Imperial Elementary Anaheim | 389 | 34.7% | 55.3% |
| Rose Drive Elementary Yorba Linda | 372 | 37.6% | 76.6% |
| Los Paseos Elementary San Jose | 403 | 40.4% | 41.2% |
| Hermosa Elementary Alta Loma | 442 | 40.0% | 56.6% |
| Ayers Elementary Concord | 394 | 40.4% | 45.2% |
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 Enders Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #645 of 5,151 | #99 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #677 of 5,172 ▲ 67 | #104 of 382 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #615 of 5,172 ▼ 46 | #96 of 382 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,601 of 5,116 | #120 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,687 of 5,915 | #289 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,384 of 5,352 | #181 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #709 of 5,354 | #56 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #4,365 of 5,625 | #257 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #1,299 of 3,837 | #121 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
400
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 39% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 15.1 | 26.1:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 37% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 19 | 27.2:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 28% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 37 | 21.7:1 | 13% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 26 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enders Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (507 to 400); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About Enders Elementary
Enders Elementary serves students in Garden Grove, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 400 students.
Besides Enders Elementary, Garden Grove Unified runs 63 other schools. The district enrolls 36,994 students.
Enders Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 42%. The remaining students are 31% White, 17% Asian, and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Enders Elementary comes in at 69%.
Enders Elementary's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 39%. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Enders Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Enders Elementary is 13.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The closest public school to Enders Elementary is Hilton D. Bell Intermediate, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 70.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is 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, enrollment moved from 407 to 400, a small change.
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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
Nearby schools
- Hilton D. Bell Intermediate0.1 mi · 632
- Loyal Barker Elementary0.2 mi · 444
- Pacifica High0.3 mi · 1,634
- Garden Park Elementary0.4 mi · 248
- Patton Elementary0.6 mi · 904
- Fryberger Elementary1.1 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Enders ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Enders Elementary?
Enders Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Enders Elementary serve?
Enders Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Enders Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Enders Elementary is approximately 23.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Enders Elementary?
Enders Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Enders Elementary?
Enders Elementary is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.