Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary

Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary is one of the intimate elementary campuss in Garden Grove, California, one of the schools within Garden Grove Unified, with 325 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Across the 64 schools in Garden Grove Unified (36,994 students total), Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 30% Asian, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.2%; actual is 51.7%, +21.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary is one.

Izaak Walton Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary has shrank 17%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 70% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

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