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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001825
Loyal Barker Elementary
12565 Springdale St., Garden Grove, CA 92845 · (714) 663-6164 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- BThree-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
24.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
125 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
73%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
86.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.9pp since 2014
Math
78.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +26.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.9% | 28.1% | 8.8% | 4.2% |
| Math | 48.9% | 29.6% | 17.7% | 3.9% |
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 | 86.9% | 78.5% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 78.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 71.8% |
| 2021-22 | 85.3% | 73.8% |
| 2018-19 | 83.0% | 76.7% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 73.7% |
| 2016-17 | 79.6% | 66.5% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
83.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 20 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 Loyal Barker Elementary
Loyal Barker Elementary's state test result (83.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyal Barker Elementary this school | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Charles Wagner Elementary Placentia | 440 | 27.7% | 63.0% |
| Baywood Elementary San Mateo | 489 | 25.8% | 59.3% |
| Brookhaven Elementary Placentia | 482 | 27.4% | 76.4% |
| Sutterville Elementary Sacramento | 408 | 30.9% | 61.5% |
| Madison Elementary Redondo Beach | 476 | 27.1% | 66.6% |
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 Loyal Barker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #114 of 5,151 | #11 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #292 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #38 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #59 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #8 of 382 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,242 of 5,116 | #160 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,105 of 5,915 | #236 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,751 of 5,352 | #205 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #247 of 5,354 | #8 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #4,831 of 5,625 | #311 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #646 of 1,139 | #29 of 55 |
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
444
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 444 | 18.5 | 24.0:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 19.6 | 24.7:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 21.6 | 21.8:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 16 | 26.1:1 | 24% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 16 | 27.1:1 | 18% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 9% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 9% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 12 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loyal Barker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (415 to 444); teachers up 9% (17 to 18.5).
About Loyal Barker Elementary
In Garden Grove, California, Loyal Barker Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 444 students in kindergarten through 6.
Within Garden Grove Unified, Loyal Barker Elementary is one of 64 schools. The district enrolls 36,994 students.
At Loyal Barker Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 35%. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, and 16% multiracial. Loyal Barker Elementary's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.0:1, with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 28%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Loyal Barker 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.
Loyal Barker Elementary is 20.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
In the county around the school, Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Loyal Barker Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Loyal Barker Elementary ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 83.4% against a local average of 61.6%.
Loyal Barker Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 444, a 6% rise from 418 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 26.1:1 to 24.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Hilton D. Bell Intermediate0.2 mi · 632
- Enders Elementary0.2 mi · 400
- Garden Park Elementary0.3 mi · 248
- Pacifica High0.4 mi · 1,634
- Patton Elementary0.8 mi · 904
- Sequoia Elementary1.0 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Loyal Barker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Loyal Barker Elementary?
Loyal Barker Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Loyal Barker Elementary serve?
Loyal Barker Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Loyal Barker Elementary?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Loyal Barker Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Loyal Barker Elementary?
Student demographics at Loyal Barker Elementary are roughly 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Loyal Barker Elementary in?
Loyal Barker Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.