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Marie L. Hare High

12012 Magnolia St., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · (714) 663-6508 · Orange County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
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Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work

Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 1,375 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
200 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 118941%
Grade 1212959%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
115%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
18083%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
2110%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
12055%
Female
9745%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
18.0%
own-school result
Math
2.5%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts3.3%14.8%30.3%51.6%
Math0.0%2.5%10.7%86.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.0%2.5%
2023-2417.7%0.0%
2022-2317.0%0.0%
2021-2219.9%0.7%
2020-2121.1%0.0%
2018-1913.9%0.6%
2017-1817.6%0.0%
2016-177.8%0.0%
2015-1614.0%1.0%
2014-1514.0%1.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Marie L. Hare High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Orange County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
218#1,326 of 2,093#83 of 105
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#63 of 1,352#6 of 85
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.0%#981 of 1,351#63 of 85
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.7%#234 of 1,575#11 of 95
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.2%#628 of 802#65 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 2024-25
Enrollment
218
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521815.713.9:192% (200)
2023-2420715.113.7:184% (174)
2022-2325816.116.0:193% (241)
2020-212091513.9:179% (165)
2017-182301614.4:183% (191)
2015-163671721.6:171% (259)
2010-11563N/AN/A53% (296)
2000-013401424.3:152% (176)
1990-913801623.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie L. Hare High.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (230 to 218); teachers down 2% (16 to 15.7).

About Marie L. Hare High

Marie L. Hare High is a very small high school based in Garden Grove, California. Enrollment stands at 218 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That is 74% below the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.

Garden Grove Unified is the district for Marie L. Hare High. It has 64 schools and 36,994 students.

At Marie L. Hare High, 83% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 10% Asian and 5% White. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Marie L. Hare High is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Federal data show 92% of students (200) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, lower than here.

The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 649 public schools with about 430,458 students, including Marie L. Hare High.

Louis G. Zeyen Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Marie L. Hare High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 209 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 218 by 2024-25.

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Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Marie L. Hare High
District
Garden Grove Unified
Address
12012 Magnolia St., Garden Grove, CA 92841
Phone
(714) 663-6508
County
Orange County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
218
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
200 (92%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
061488007724
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Marie L. Hare High
How many students attend Marie L. Hare High?
Marie L. Hare High enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Marie L. Hare High serve?
Marie L. Hare High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Marie L. Hare High?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Marie L. Hare High.
How diverse is Marie L. Hare High?
Marie L. Hare High reports a student body of 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Marie L. Hare High?
Marie L. Hare High is overseen by Garden Grove Unified in Orange County.
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