Is Morningside Elementary a good school?

Morningside Elementary ranks 1100 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morningside Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 397 students attended Morningside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary?

Students at Morningside Elementary are 59% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : James Irvine Intermediate High : Bolsa Grande High

Morningside Elementary

Summary:

Morningside Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 397 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. This high-performing school is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Morningside Elementary consistently excels in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools in these categories. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.2% to 16.1% over the past several years, significantly lower than nearby schools. Academically, Morningside outperforms the Garden Grove Unified School District and the state of California in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

Compared to nearby schools, Excelsior Elementary has similar academic performance and student demographics, but Morningside maintains a slightly higher statewide ranking. Other nearby schools, such as Mitchell Elementary and Woodbury Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Morningside Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

10521 Morningside Dr.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-4810

(714) 663-6328

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1100^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,445

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Irvine Intermediate
High:	Bolsa Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.2%

Hispanic:

34.0%

White:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morningside Elementary ranks better than 81.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (59.2%), Hispanic (34%), White (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morningside Elementary is 26.4. 37 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morningside Elementary is $12,445, which is the 13^th highest among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morningside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Morningside Elementary 1100^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Morningside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Morningside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.93	1833^rd	4809	61.9%
2005	44.37	2469^th	4822	48.8%
2006	46.51	2360^th	4818	51.0%
2007	53.78	2121^st	5113	58.5%
2008	58.64	1914^th	5113	62.6%
2009	72.66	1315^th	5193	74.7%
2010	72.24	1354^th	5314	74.5%
2011	72.39	1374^th	5377	74.4%
2012	64.09	1836^th	5390	65.9%
2013	61.82	2007^th	5530	63.7%
2015	58.11	2022^nd	5611	64.0%
2016	65.47	1732^nd	5614	69.1%
2017	68.28	1651^st	5692	71.0%
2018	68.86	1624^th	5662	71.3%
2019	81.78	1085^th	5789	81.3%
2022	86.71	867^th	5883	85.3%
2023	84.78	966^th	5874	83.6%
2024	81.23	1100^th	5862	81.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.83	407^th	3246	87.5%
2019	93.00	127^th	3275	96.1%
2022	91.08	151^st	3311	95.4%
2023	88.04	160^th	3250	95.1%
2024	91.19	100^th	3160	96.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.61	666^th	5084	86.9%
2019	94.24	170^th	5173	96.7%
2022	95.53	158^th	5264	97.0%
2023	95.58	175^th	5374	96.7%
2024	89.91	457^th	5511	91.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.41	1528^th	5413	71.8%
2019	83.19	911^th	5492	83.4%
2022	85.87	824^th	5635	85.4%
2023	84.79	901^st	5617	84.0%
2024	80.29	1085^th	5605	80.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.93	1538^th	2128	27.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.65	1629^th	5431	70.0%
2019	78.09	1169^th	5510	78.8%
2022	82.85	967^th	5663	82.9%
2023	80.68	1063^rd	5650	81.2%
2024	77.62	1149^th	5636	79.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.04	718^th	1071	33.0%
2019	55.43	642^nd	1149	44.1%
2022	58.37	621^st	1154	46.2%
2023	52.45	717^th	1190	39.7%
2024	46.25	801^st	1203	33.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.53	3236^th	4830	33.0%
2019	59.77	1697^th	4963	65.8%
2022	78.25	810^th	5084	84.1%
2023	76.12	917^th	5098	82.0%
2024	72.49	1070^th	5102	79.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Morningside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	162	5	222	184	1	n/a	n/a	574
1989	145	3	302	67	1	n/a	n/a	518
1990	131	1	312	89	0	n/a	n/a	533
1991	105	4	318	109	1	n/a	n/a	537
1992	88	3	299	134	2	n/a	n/a	526
1993	93	4	334	141	6	n/a	n/a	578
1994	80	2	334	146	1	n/a	n/a	563
1995	73	9	327	177	1	n/a	n/a	587
1996	73	9	327	177	1	n/a	n/a	587
1997	71	4	334	173	1	n/a	n/a	583
1998	79	2	336	184	1	n/a	n/a	602
1999	78	7	341	209	1	n/a	n/a	636
2000	80	5	362	203	3	n/a	n/a	653
2001	69	3	346	202	3	n/a	n/a	623
2002	47	2	424	191	0	n/a	n/a	664
2003	47	2	424	191	0	n/a	n/a	664
2004	40	3	442	188	0	n/a	n/a	673
2005	32	2	424	214	0	n/a	n/a	672
2006	31	1	398	190	0	n/a	n/a	620
2007	24	2	375	166	0	n/a	n/a	567
2008	19	4	346	156	n/a	n/a	n/a	525
2009	21	4	349	166	1	2	0	543
2010	19	5	330	138	1	2	0	495
2011	24	3	331	139	1	3	0	501
2012	22	6	320	157	1	2	0	508
2013	20	4	319	166	1	2	1	513
2014	19	2	321	156	1	2	1	502
2015	26	3	332	176	1	1	7	546
2016	19	7	311	170	0	0	5	512
2017	21	3	290	194	0	0	7	515
2018	17	2	277	180	0	0	10	486
2019	17	1	257	155	0	0	12	442
2020	13	2	266	138	0	0	13	432
2021	14	2	266	126	0	0	12	420
2022	13	2	228	120	0	1	17	381
2023	12	2	235	135	0	2	11	397

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morningside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	23.3	24.6	n/a
1989	518	21.8	23.7	n/a
1990	533	22.8	23.3	n/a
1991	537	22.8	23.5	n/a
1992	526	23.2	22.6	71.9
1993	578	23.9	24.2	73.4
1994	563	21.8	25.8	79.6
1995	587	23.9	24.6	71.2
1996	587	23.9	24.6	71.2
1997	583	26.9	21.7	71.5
1998	602	26.4	22.8	70.1
1999	636	30.4	20.9	68.4
2000	653	28.4	23.0	71.1
2001	623	29.4	21.2	66.5
2002	664	31.4	21.1	72
2003	664	31.4	21.1	72
2004	673	30.4	22.1	69.8
2005	672	29.4	22.9	71.6
2006	620	27.5	22.5	69.4
2007	567	26.0	21.8	67.7
2008	525	25.0	21.0	69.9
2009	543	25.0	20.9	70.9
2010	495	22.5	21.9	69.1
2011	501	n/a	n/a	72.9
2012	508	20.5	24.7	n/a
2013	513	20.5	25.0	72.1
2014	502	18.0	27.8	78.9
2015	546	22.0	24.8	78.6
2016	512	20.0	25.6	71.3
2017	515	21.0	24.5	72.4
2018	486	21.0	23.1	73.5
2019	442	18.0	24.5	71
2020	432	n/a	n/a	73.4
2021	420	17.2	24.3	76
2022	381	15.0	25.4	73
2023	397	15.0	26.4	76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Morningside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	23.3	24.6	n/a
1989	518	21.8	23.7	n/a
1990	533	22.8	23.3	n/a
1991	537	22.8	23.5	n/a
1992	526	23.2	22.6	71.9
1993	578	23.9	24.2	73.4
1994	563	21.8	25.8	79.6
1995	587	23.9	24.6	71.2
1996	587	23.9	24.6	71.2
1997	583	26.9	21.7	71.5
1998	602	26.4	22.8	70.1
1999	636	30.4	20.9	68.4
2000	653	28.4	23.0	71.1
2001	623	29.4	21.2	66.5
2002	664	31.4	21.1	72
2003	664	31.4	21.1	72
2004	673	30.4	22.1	69.8
2005	672	29.4	22.9	71.6
2006	620	27.5	22.5	69.4
2007	567	26.0	21.8	67.7
2008	525	25.0	21.0	69.9
2009	543	25.0	20.9	70.9
2010	495	22.5	21.9	69.1
2011	501	n/a	n/a	72.9
2012	508	20.5	24.7	n/a
2013	513	20.5	25.0	72.1
2014	502	18.0	27.8	78.9
2015	546	22.0	24.8	78.6
2016	512	20.0	25.6	71.3
2017	515	21.0	24.5	72.4
2018	486	21.0	23.1	73.5
2019	442	18.0	24.5	71
2020	432	n/a	n/a	73.4
2021	420	17.2	24.3	76
2022	381	15.0	25.4	73
2023	397	15.0	26.4	76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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