Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001885
Wakeham Elementary
7772 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · (714) 663-6407 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
25.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
261 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 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
49%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
45.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +29.8pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 30 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.6% | 26.2% | 28.0% | 26.2% |
| Math | 16.3% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 29.6% |
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 | 45.8% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 42.1% | 36.6% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 36.9% | 30.9% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Wakeham Elementary
Wakeham Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakeham Elementary this school | 307 | 85.0% | 42.3% |
| Finley Elementary Westminster | 316 | 84.8% | 35.5% |
| Schmitt Elementary Westminster | 314 | 87.6% | 32.2% |
| Cherrylee Elementary El Monte | 292 | 80.8% | 35.6% |
| Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary Garden Grove | 325 | 82.8% | 46.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Gabriel | 365 | 87.4% | 32.0% |
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 Wakeham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,283 of 5,151 | #251 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,162 of 5,172 ▲ 397 | #241 of 382 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #2,381 of 5,172 ▼ 198 | #250 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,965 of 5,116 | #138 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,700 of 5,915 | #373 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,650 of 5,352 | #276 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #2,871 of 5,354 | #238 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #1,664 of 5,625 | #81 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #838 of 1,139 | #39 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
307
+40 (+15%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 307 | 12.1 | 25.5:1 | 85% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 12 | 23.3:1 | 88% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 10 | 26.4:1 | 83% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 10 | 26.7:1 | 81% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 12 | 24.7:1 | 85% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 12 | 28.4:1 | 80% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 83% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 17 | 22.7:1 | 69% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 13 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakeham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (296 to 307); teachers unchanged (12 to 12.1).
About Wakeham Elementary
Wakeham Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Garden Grove, California. Federal data show 307 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Garden Grove Unified runs Wakeham Elementary along with 63 other schools, enrolling 36,994 students in total.
At Wakeham Elementary, 68% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 23% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Wakeham Elementary has 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Wakeham Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Wakeham Elementary scores 42.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.7%.
Looking at the county, Orange County, 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 Wakeham Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.9% proficiency; Wakeham Elementary posts 42.3%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 307, up from 267 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 26.7:1 to 25.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Wakeham Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- 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
- Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary0.7 mi · 447
- Alamitos Intermediate0.7 mi · 581
- Bryant Elementary0.8 mi · 571
- Rancho Alamitos High0.9 mi · 1,439
- Patton Elementary1.0 mi · 904
- Louis G. Zeyen Elementary1.1 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Wakeham ElementaryHow large is Wakeham Elementary?
Wakeham Elementary enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Wakeham Elementary serve?
Wakeham Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wakeham Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wakeham Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wakeham Elementary?
At Wakeham Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wakeham Elementary public or private?
Wakeham Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.