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Does Garden Grove High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
2,148
High
DISTRICT 1,375 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001844
Garden Grove High
11271 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840 · (714) 663-6115 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,148 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,767 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 577 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 510 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 532 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 529 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%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
72.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
46.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.6% | 27.5% | 16.9% | 11.0% |
| Math | 22.1% | 24.4% | 22.9% | 30.6% |
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 | 72.1% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 43.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 42.8% |
| 2020-21 | 74.0% | 44.6% |
| 2018-19 | 70.1% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.6% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.5% | 40.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in California's top 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 High
Garden Grove High's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove High this school | 2,148 | 82.3% | 57.6% |
| Westminster High Westminster | 2,529 | 85.9% | 53.6% |
| Rosemead High Rosemead | 1,691 | 85.8% | 58.6% |
| Rancho Alamitos High Garden Grove | 1,439 | 86.6% | 48.4% |
| John A. Rowland High Rowland Heights | 2,016 | 68.1% | 56.8% |
| Bolsa Grande High Garden Grove | 1,701 | 86.2% | 57.8% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #209 of 1,052 | #35 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #197 of 1,056 ▲ 33 | #30 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #209 of 1,056 ▲ 31 | #26 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #486 of 1,044 | #28 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,148 | #211 of 2,093 | #24 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #958 of 1,352 | #48 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #515 of 1,351 | #38 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #544 of 1,575 | #36 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #515 of 802 | #52 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,148
-201 (-9%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,650
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 2,148 | 94.7 | 22.7:1 | 82% (1,767) |
| 2023-24 | 2,198 | 97.6 | 22.5:1 | 84% (1,850) |
| 2022-23 | 2,247 | 93.2 | 24.1:1 | 78% (1,747) |
| 2020-21 | 2,349 | 94 | 25.0:1 | 69% (1,627) |
| 2017-18 | 2,345 | 97.5 | 24.1:1 | 67% (1,578) |
| 2015-16 | 2,454 | 101 | 24.3:1 | 60% (1,484) |
| 2010-11 | 2,397 | N/A | N/A | 56% (1,350) |
| 2000-01 | 1,871 | 71 | 26.4:1 | 40% (754) |
| 1990-91 | 1,650 | 65 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Grove High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,345 to 2,148); teachers down 3% (97.5 to 94.7).
About Garden Grove High
Garden Grove High is a large high school in Garden Grove Unified, located in Garden Grove, California. A total of 2,148 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 156% larger than average.
Garden Grove Unified has 36,994 students in 64 schools, and Garden Grove High is one of those schools.
At Garden Grove High, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. Next come 42% Asian and 4% White. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. Garden Grove High's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Garden Grove High counts 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.7 students for each one. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 22.7:1 here. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Garden Grove High is A. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Garden Grove High in the top 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 26.3 points above it (57.6% actual, 31.3% predicted).
Orange County has these Census figures: the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The shortest distance from Garden Grove High to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Garden Grove High is 1st among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Garden Grove High's enrollment dropped 9%, to 2,148. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.0:1 to 22.7:1.
Discussions about Garden Grove High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Garden Grove
- 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
- Ocia A. Peters ElementaryElementary · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate0.4 mi · 485
- Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary0.5 mi · 354
- Ethel M. Evans Elementary0.7 mi · 410
- Ocia A. Peters Elementary0.7 mi · 893
- Mitchell Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary0.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Grove HighHow many students attend Garden Grove High?
Garden Grove High enrolls approximately 2,148 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Garden Grove High serve?
Garden Grove High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Grove High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Grove High is approximately 22.7:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Grove High?
At Garden Grove High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 42% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Garden Grove High public or private?
Garden Grove High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.