Enders Elementary

Enders Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Garden Grove, California, part of Garden Grove Unified. The school hosts 400 students in grades K through 6.

Within Garden Grove Unified, which oversees 64 schools and 36,994 students, Enders Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Enders Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 31% White, 17% Asian, 10% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Enders Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Enders Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.1%, the actual is 70.2%, a residual of +14.1 points.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Enders Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilton D. Bell Intermediate, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Enders Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Enders Elementary's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 400). The White share of enrollment fell from 37% to 31% over that span.

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