# Garden Grove Unified

Garden Grove Unified is a unified district in Orange County, California. Reading proficiency is 60.2%, +1.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 50.7%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/garden-grove-unified |
| County | Orange |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 62 |
| Students | 36,994 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,844 |
| Low-Income Students | 28,855 (78.7%) |
| English Learners | 10,426 (28.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 58.5% | 19,498 |
| 2024 | 59.4% | 18,969 |
| 2025 | 60.2% | 18,696 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 48.3% | 19,528 |
| 2024 | 49.1% | 19,122 |
| 2025 | 50.7% | 18,732 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 53.5% | 75.3% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | 78.0% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | 78.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.4% | 67.6% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | 69.5% |
| 2025 | 45.3% | 71.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.4% | 62.1% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | 63.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | 64.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.1% | 50.7% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 52.3% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | 53.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Harden | President, Trustee Area 4 | bob.harden@ggusd.us | 1994 | 2026 |
| Dina L. Nguyen, Esq. | Member, Trustee Area 5 | dina.nguyen@ggusd.us | 2016 | 2028 |
| Lan Quoc Nguyen, Esq. | Vice President, Trustee Area 2 | lan.nguyen@ggusd.us | 2002 | 2026 |
| Teri Rocco | Member, Trustee Area 1 | teri.rocco@ggusd.us | 2016 | 2028 |
| Walter Muneton, LCSW | Member, Trustee Area 3 | walter.muneton@ggusd.us | 2016 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ethan B. Allen Elementary | Fountain Valley | 91.0% | 88.9% | 90.0% | +2.6 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Loyal Barker Elementary | Garden Grove | 86.9% | 78.5% | 82.7% | +9.0 | +6.7 |
| 3 | A. G. Cook Elementary | Garden Grove | 86.9% | 76.4% | 81.7% | +5.3 | +0.1 |
| 4 | Patton Elementary | Garden Grove | 82.7% | 79.0% | 80.9% | +0.6 | -3.1 |
| 5 | La Quinta High | Westminster | 79.7% | 72.4% | 76.1% | -4.8 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Hilton D. Bell Intermediate | Garden Grove | 80.7% | 71.3% | 76.0% | +6.0 | +8.3 |
| 7 | Sarah McGarvin Intermediate | Westminster | 75.9% | 73.3% | 74.6% | -3.4 | +1.5 |
| 8 | Excelsior Elementary | Garden Grove | 72.8% | 69.0% | 70.9% | +1.2 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Thomas Paine Elementary | Garden Grove | 72.3% | 69.3% | 70.8% | -3.4 | +0.6 |
| 10 | John Murdy Elementary | Garden Grove | 71.8% | 69.5% | 70.6% | +3.6 | +1.9 |
| 11 | Enders Elementary | Garden Grove | 72.6% | 68.2% | 70.4% | -5.2 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary | Westminster | 70.7% | 65.5% | 68.1% | +10.0 | +5.3 |
| 13 | Merton E. Hill Elementary | Garden Grove | 68.3% | 64.1% | 66.2% | +13.5 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Pacifica High | Garden Grove | 77.4% | 54.4% | 65.9% | -2.2 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Morningside Elementary | Garden Grove | 63.5% | 66.1% | 64.8% | -1.8 | +5.3 |
| 16 | Post Elementary | Westminster | 62.6% | 67.0% | 64.8% | -3.6 | +2.3 |
| 17 | Donald S. Jordan Intermediate | Garden Grove | 65.3% | 58.8% | 62.1% | -1.3 | +0.3 |
| 18 | Garden Park Elementary | Garden Grove | 60.3% | 63.4% | 61.8% | -13.0 | -3.3 |
| 19 | R. F. Hazard Elementary | Santa Ana | 63.1% | 60.4% | 61.8% | +2.3 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Stanford Elementary | Garden Grove | 64.3% | 56.0% | 60.2% | +2.2 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Bolsa Grande High | Garden Grove | 69.1% | 49.8% | 59.4% | +3.3 | +6.1 |
| 22 | Garden Grove High | Garden Grove | 72.1% | 46.5% | 59.3% | -1.8 | +2.6 |
| 23 | Sunnyside Elementary | Garden Grove | 62.0% | 56.4% | 59.2% | -2.7 | -3.6 |
| 24 | Ocia A. Peters Elementary | Garden Grove | 60.6% | 57.0% | 58.8% | +9.8 | +10.6 |
| 25 | John Marshall Elementary | Westminster | 58.2% | 57.0% | 57.6% | -5.6 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Faylane Elementary | Garden Grove | 60.4% | 52.0% | 56.2% | +3.3 | -1.2 |
| 27 | James Irvine Intermediate | Garden Grove | 60.2% | 51.5% | 55.8% | -2.7 | -4.9 |
| 28 | Gilbert Elementary | Garden Grove | 56.6% | 53.6% | 55.1% | +3.7 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Ethel M. Evans Elementary | Garden Grove | 55.3% | 52.6% | 53.9% | -2.3 | -1.3 |
| 30 | Parkview Elementary | Garden Grove | 53.6% | 54.1% | 53.9% | -5.0 | -1.1 |
| 31 | Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary | Garden Grove | 55.7% | 50.5% | 53.1% | +7.6 | +9.0 |
| 32 | Louis Lake Intermediate | Garden Grove | 58.9% | 45.1% | 52.0% | +5.1 | +3.4 |
| 33 | Louis G. Zeyen Elementary | Garden Grove | 55.6% | 47.5% | 51.6% | +2.3 | +6.8 |
| 34 | Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate | Garden Grove | 59.8% | 43.0% | 51.4% | -1.5 | +6.7 |
| 35 | James Monroe Elementary | Fountain Valley | 50.2% | 49.0% | 49.6% | -0.5 | +3.3 |
| 36 | Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary | Fountain Valley | 51.6% | 46.5% | 49.1% | +7.8 | +3.0 |
| 37 | Rancho Alamitos High | Garden Grove | 63.7% | 32.8% | 48.3% | +11.6 | +6.6 |
| 38 | Alamitos Intermediate | Garden Grove | 52.8% | 40.4% | 46.6% | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 39 | Los Amigos High | Fountain Valley | 62.7% | 29.8% | 46.3% | +3.9 | +6.5 |
| 40 | Earl Warren Elementary | Garden Grove | 49.8% | 41.8% | 45.8% | +3.1 | -1.0 |
| 41 | Brookhurst Elementary | Garden Grove | 45.8% | 41.9% | 43.9% | -0.1 | +4.1 |
| 42 | Wakeham Elementary | Garden Grove | 45.8% | 41.9% | 43.8% | -1.9 | -3.7 |
| 43 | Santiago High | Garden Grove | 57.8% | 29.3% | 43.5% | 0.0 | +6.4 |
| 44 | Leroy L. Doig Intermediate | Garden Grove | 48.2% | 37.6% | 42.9% | +3.8 | +6.3 |
| 45 | Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary | Garden Grove | 44.4% | 41.3% | 42.8% | +2.4 | +4.7 |
| 46 | Rosita Elementary | Santa Ana | 44.0% | 38.9% | 41.4% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| 47 | Mitchell Elementary | Garden Grove | 44.4% | 37.5% | 40.9% | +2.0 | -0.1 |
| 48 | Riverdale Elementary | Garden Grove | 42.0% | 38.9% | 40.5% | +10.5 | +8.0 |
| 49 | Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary | Garden Grove | 44.9% | 35.8% | 40.4% | -1.6 | -6.7 |
| 50 | Izaak Walton Intermediate | Garden Grove | 46.8% | 32.9% | 39.8% | -0.6 | -6.2 |
| 51 | Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate | Santa Ana | 50.9% | 25.0% | 37.9% | +9.4 | -0.2 |
| 52 | Linton T. Simmons Elementary | Garden Grove | 41.4% | 34.3% | 37.9% | -3.7 | -5.3 |
| 53 | Newhope Elementary | Santa Ana | 39.1% | 36.3% | 37.7% | -6.0 | +5.8 |
| 54 | Bryant Elementary | Garden Grove | 42.7% | 32.6% | 37.7% | +10.4 | +2.5 |
| 55 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | Garden Grove | 42.8% | 32.4% | 37.6% | +2.2 | -1.6 |
| 56 | Woodbury Elementary | Garden Grove | 40.1% | 34.9% | 37.5% | -3.3 | -2.8 |
| 57 | Heritage Elementary | Santa Ana | 41.0% | 31.3% | 36.2% | +4.7 | +2.6 |
| 58 | Leo Carrillo Elementary | Westminster | 37.8% | 34.1% | 36.0% | -1.8 | -1.7 |
| 59 | Clinton Elementary | Garden Grove | 36.5% | 31.1% | 33.8% | -5.6 | -7.2 |
| 60 | C. C. Violette Elementary | Garden Grove | 36.2% | 31.3% | 33.8% | +5.1 | +6.8 |
| 61 | Edward Russell Elementary | Santa Ana | 27.7% | 21.7% | 24.7% | -3.5 | -1.8 |
| 62 | Marie L. Hare High | Garden Grove | 18.0% | 2.5% | 10.2% | +1.0 | +2.5 |