Gilbert Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Garden Grove, California, Gilbert Elementary caters to 515 students from grades K through 6, operated by Garden Grove Unified.

Garden Grove Unified runs 64 schools in total, collectively educating 36,994 students. Gilbert Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Gilbert Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 40% Asian, 5% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gilbert Elementary shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gilbert Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 55.2%, a residual of +22.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows 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), Gilbert Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Marie L. Hare High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gilbert Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Gilbert Elementary's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 515). Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Gilbert Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.