Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063684006253
Garden Grove Elementary
2250 North Tracy Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063 · (805) 520-6700 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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
18.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
169 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
51.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
42.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 27.4% | 25.7% | 23.0% |
| Math | 16.7% | 25.4% | 28.9% | 28.9% |
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 | 51.3% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.1% | 37.7% |
| 2020-21 | 43.5% | 30.5% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 45.2% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 54.4% | 41.0% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Garden Grove Elementary
Garden Grove Elementary's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove Elementary this school | 283 | 59.7% | 45.9% |
| Del Mar Elementary Santa Cruz | 322 | 62.4% | 39.5% |
| Jack London Elementary Santa Rosa | 258 | 60.1% | 30.6% |
| Carl Hankey Elementary Mission Viejo | 284 | 57.0% | 63.1% |
| Richard Crane Elementary Rohnert Park | 274 | 63.1% | 24.7% |
| Starr Elementary Fresno | 336 | 54.2% | 53.6% |
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 Garden Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #2,007 of 5,151 | #48 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,141 of 5,172 ▲ 23 | #50 of 122 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,933 of 5,172 ▼ 313 | #46 of 122 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #1,300 of 5,116 | #28 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #4,905 of 5,915 | #112 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #491 of 5,352 | #16 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #1,960 of 5,354 | #35 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #3,491 of 5,625 | #64 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #1,202 of 3,837 | #30 of 99 |
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
283
-42 (-13%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 60% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 17.5 | 17.7:1 | 58% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 15 | 24.2:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | N/A | N/A | 35% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 19% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 29 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (363 to 283); teachers unchanged (15 to 15).
About Garden Grove Elementary
Garden Grove Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Simi Valley, California. The school counts 283 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Simi Valley Unified (27 schools, 15,418 students) runs Garden Grove Elementary.
Hispanic students are the majority at Garden Grove Elementary, with 55% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 32% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 15 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Garden Grove 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.5% at Garden Grove Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%.
Within Ventura County, the median household income is $109,797, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Ventura County has 238 public schools and roughly 147,841 students.
Santa Susana High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Garden Grove Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.6% on proficiency, and Garden Grove Elementary is below that at 45.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 42 students since 2020-21, to 283.
Community posts for Garden Grove Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simi Valley Unified
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Hillside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- Santa Susana HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 843 students
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- California Virtual Academy @ San DiegoCombined · 3,924 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San JoaquinCombined · 3,219 students
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
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Other Garden Grove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Garden Grove Elementary. Garden Grove Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Garden Grove ElementaryReseda, CA · 306 students
- GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FL · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Susana High0.3 mi · 1,033
- Santa Susana Elementary0.7 mi · 312
- Apollo High0.9 mi · 88
- Sycamore Elementary0.9 mi · 359
- Township Elementary1.3 mi · 521
- Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Grove ElementaryHow large is Garden Grove Elementary?
Garden Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Garden Grove Elementary serve?
Garden Grove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Garden Grove Elementary?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Garden Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Garden Grove Elementary?
Garden Grove Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Garden Grove Elementary?
Garden Grove Elementary is overseen by Simi Valley Unified in Ventura County.
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