Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488010570
Garden Park Elementary
6562 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92845 · (714) 663-6074 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary 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.
- C-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
24.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
103 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
72%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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
63.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.9% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 15.3% |
| Math | 32.8% | 30.5% | 22.1% | 14.5% |
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 | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 65.4% |
| 2022-23 | 73.3% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 60.8% |
| 2018-19 | 64.6% | 54.3% |
| 2017-18 | 74.1% | 55.6% |
| 2016-17 | 72.5% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Park Elementary
Garden Park Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Park Elementary this school | 248 | 41.5% | 64.5% |
| Theuerkauf Elementary Mountain View | 308 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary Pacifica | 348 | 41.7% | 32.4% |
| Lammersville Elementary Tracy | 203 | 36.5% | 43.1% |
| Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara | 288 | 39.9% | 46.3% |
| Meadow Heights Elementary San Mateo | 238 | 47.1% | 45.3% |
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 Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #903 of 5,151 | #135 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #906 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #134 of 382 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1,301 of 5,172 ▼ 571 | #168 of 382 ▼ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #635 of 5,116 | #36 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #5,125 of 5,915 | #391 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,314 of 5,352 | #250 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #403 of 5,354 | #20 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #4,269 of 5,625 | #247 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #3,440 of 3,837 | #305 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
248
+26 (+12%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 248 | 10 | 24.8:1 | 42% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 10 | 24.7:1 | 43% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 10.1 | 25.0:1 | 42% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 9 | 24.7:1 | 37% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 10 | 25.8:1 | 32% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 10 | 25.8:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | N/A | N/A | 21% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (258 to 248); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).
About Garden Park Elementary
Garden Park Elementary is an elementary school in Garden Grove, California, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 248 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
Garden Grove Unified (64 schools, 36,994 students) runs Garden Park Elementary.
Garden Park Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 24% Asian, and 12% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Orange County as a whole is similar, at about 34%. Garden Park Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.8:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Garden Park Elementary is 42%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Garden Park Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Garden Park Elementary is 9.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.5%. Predicted: 55.2%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The closest public school to Garden Park Elementary is Loyal Barker Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Garden Park Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Garden Park Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Garden Park Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 222.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Garden Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garden Park Elementary. Garden Park Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Garden Park Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Loyal Barker Elementary0.3 mi · 444
- Pacifica High0.4 mi · 1,634
- Enders Elementary0.4 mi · 400
- Hilton D. Bell Intermediate0.5 mi · 632
- Fryberger Elementary0.7 mi · 319
- Finley Elementary0.8 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Park ElementaryHow many students attend Garden Park Elementary?
Garden Park Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-06.
Is Garden Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garden Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Garden Park Elementary have?
Garden Park Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
How diverse is Garden Park Elementary?
Garden Park Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 37% Hispanic, 0% Black, 24% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Garden Park Elementary?
Garden Park Elementary is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
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