Is John Murdy Elementary a good school?

John Murdy Elementary ranks 758 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Murdy Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 632 students attended John Murdy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Murdy Elementary?

Students at John Murdy Elementary are 80% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of John Murdy Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Murdy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sarah McGarvin Intermediate High : La Quinta High

John Murdy Elementary

Summary:

John Murdy Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 632 students in grades K-6 and part of the Garden Grove Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outshines the district and state averages in academic assessments, with impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

John Murdy Elementary's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy, with 70.34% of students proficient in ELA and 66.01% in Math, compared to the district's 59.43% and 49.15%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also excels in supporting its diverse student population, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing significantly better than their peers across California. In fact, the school's Hispanic students ranked 555th out of 5,102 California elementary schools, and its English Language Learners ranked 67th out of 3,160, both with 5-star ratings.

When compared to nearby schools within the Garden Grove Unified School District, John Murdy Elementary consistently outperforms its counterparts in academic assessments and maintains lower chronic absenteeism rates. While the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 76.9% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, it has been able to maintain its strong academic outcomes, demonstrating its commitment to equity and inclusion in education.

Detail:

Public K-6

14851 Donegal Dr.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-3237

(714) 663-6405

District: Garden Grove Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,219

Students who attend John Murdy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
High:	La Quinta High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 632

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

80.4%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Murdy Elementary ranks better than 87.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 88.85. (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 (80.4%), Hispanic (13.3%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Murdy Elementary is 24.2. 23 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John Murdy Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Murdy Elementary is $12,219, which is the 21^st highest among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Murdy Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John Murdy Elementary 758^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John Murdy Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 John Murdy Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	63.01	1569^th	4809	67.4%
2005	66.86	1465^th	4822	69.6%
2006	66.70	1477^th	4818	69.3%
2007	74.66	1182^nd	5113	76.9%
2008	77.76	1075^th	5113	79.0%
2009	79.27	1036^th	5193	80.1%
2010	80.13	1005^th	5314	81.1%
2011	78.60	1077^th	5377	80.0%
2012	75.83	1229^th	5390	77.2%
2013	84.65	782^nd	5530	85.9%
2015	79.86	1112^th	5611	80.2%
2016	84.79	913^th	5614	83.7%
2017	89.91	649^th	5692	88.6%
2018	87.97	740^th	5662	86.9%
2019	87.13	790^th	5789	86.4%
2022	88.88	751^st	5883	87.2%
2023	90.22	696^th	5874	88.2%
2024	88.85	758^th	5862	87.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.76	133^rd	3246	95.9%
2019	97.31	58^th	3275	98.2%
2022	96.58	89^th	3311	97.3%
2023	98.13	43^rd	3250	98.7%
2024	94.59	67^th	3160	97.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.43	115^th	5084	97.7%
2019	95.33	132^nd	5173	97.4%
2022	97.40	100^th	5264	98.1%
2023	97.24	103^rd	5374	98.1%
2024	94.26	272^nd	5511	95.1%

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Rank History for Female students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.21	563^rd	5413	89.6%
2019	85.92	769^th	5492	86.0%
2022	87.78	740^th	5635	86.9%
2023	89.21	682^nd	5617	87.9%
2024	88.53	687^th	5605	87.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.02	937^th	5431	82.7%
2019	86.23	772^nd	5510	86.0%
2022	87.26	769^th	5663	86.4%
2023	87.09	770^th	5650	86.4%
2024	85.88	822^nd	5636	85.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.21	637^th	1071	40.5%
2019	49.96	710^th	1149	38.2%
2022	48.20	744^th	1154	35.5%
2023	50.92	734^th	1190	38.3%
2024	52.84	724^th	1203	39.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Murdy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	83.23	623^rd	5084	87.7%
2023	86.37	494^th	5098	90.3%
2024	84.75	555^th	5102	89.1%

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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 John Murdy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	134	2	170	64	0	n/a	n/a	370
1989	137	8	200	67	0	n/a	n/a	412
1990	122	4	263	60	0	n/a	n/a	449
1991	105	4	264	62	2	n/a	n/a	437
1992	84	2	310	54	3	n/a	n/a	453
1993	79	0	323	45	0	n/a	n/a	447
1994	49	1	342	40	0	n/a	n/a	432
1995	51	1	328	38	0	n/a	n/a	418
1996	51	1	328	38	0	n/a	n/a	418
1997	47	0	346	38	0	n/a	n/a	431
1998	45	0	338	41	2	n/a	n/a	426
1999	40	0	371	56	2	n/a	n/a	469
2000	36	1	352	67	3	n/a	n/a	459
2001	39	1	345	61	4	n/a	n/a	450
2002	24	1	361	69	2	n/a	n/a	457
2003	24	1	361	69	2	n/a	n/a	457
2004	27	0	353	90	2	n/a	n/a	472
2005	24	1	348	72	0	n/a	n/a	445
2006	35	0	361	74	0	n/a	n/a	470
2007	20	3	368	61	0	n/a	n/a	452
2008	23	2	337	64	1	n/a	n/a	427
2009	19	0	336	56	1	1	0	413
2010	21	0	342	52	0	0	0	415
2011	21	0	352	49	0	2	0	424
2012	21	1	378	63	0	0	1	464
2013	15	2	352	53	0	2	7	431
2014	14	2	345	60	0	2	10	433
2015	12	4	352	66	3	2	6	445
2016	12	2	327	55	0	0	28	424
2017	12	3	324	55	0	4	25	423
2018	14	5	352	64	0	3	24	462
2019	9	4	369	66	0	5	31	484
2020	9	2	400	83	0	2	28	524
2021	9	3	427	85	0	0	36	560
2022	14	2	456	76	0	0	35	583
2023	14	2	508	84	0	0	24	632

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 John Murdy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	16.8	22.0	n/a
1989	412	19.8	20.8	n/a
1990	449	18.8	23.8	n/a
1991	437	17.8	24.5	n/a
1992	453	18.1	25.0	67.3
1993	447	17.9	25.0	74
1994	432	15.9	27.2	69.9
1995	418	15.9	26.3	74.4
1996	418	15.9	26.3	74.4
1997	431	17.4	24.8	76.3
1998	426	18.0	23.7	70.7
1999	469	23.4	20.0	67.6
2000	459	21.4	21.4	70.4
2001	450	21.4	21.0	65.3
2002	457	22.4	20.4	75.3
2003	457	22.4	20.4	75.3
2004	472	22.4	21.1	75
2005	445	21.4	20.8	71
2006	470	22.4	21.0	68.1
2007	452	21.4	21.1	67.3
2008	427	22.0	19.4	71.9
2009	413	19.0	20.7	71.2
2010	415	19.0	21.8	74
2011	424	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	464	18.0	25.7	n/a
2013	431	16.0	26.9	68.2
2014	433	15.0	28.8	77.1
2015	445	16.0	27.8	76.6
2016	424	16.0	26.5	64.6
2017	423	17.0	24.8	68.6
2018	462	18.0	25.6	69.5
2019	484	19.0	25.4	64.5
2020	524	n/a	n/a	73.3
2021	560	23.1	24.1	73.9
2022	583	25.0	23.2	72.7
2023	632	26.0	24.2	76.9

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 John Murdy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	16.8	22.0	n/a
1989	412	19.8	20.8	n/a
1990	449	18.8	23.8	n/a
1991	437	17.8	24.5	n/a
1992	453	18.1	25.0	67.3
1993	447	17.9	25.0	74
1994	432	15.9	27.2	69.9
1995	418	15.9	26.3	74.4
1996	418	15.9	26.3	74.4
1997	431	17.4	24.8	76.3
1998	426	18.0	23.7	70.7
1999	469	23.4	20.0	67.6
2000	459	21.4	21.4	70.4
2001	450	21.4	21.0	65.3
2002	457	22.4	20.4	75.3
2003	457	22.4	20.4	75.3
2004	472	22.4	21.1	75
2005	445	21.4	20.8	71
2006	470	22.4	21.0	68.1
2007	452	21.4	21.1	67.3
2008	427	22.0	19.4	71.9
2009	413	19.0	20.7	71.2
2010	415	19.0	21.8	74
2011	424	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	464	18.0	25.7	n/a
2013	431	16.0	26.9	68.2
2014	433	15.0	28.8	77.1
2015	445	16.0	27.8	76.6
2016	424	16.0	26.5	64.6
2017	423	17.0	24.8	68.6
2018	462	18.0	25.6	69.5
2019	484	19.0	25.4	64.5
2020	524	n/a	n/a	73.3
2021	560	23.1	24.1	73.9
2022	583	25.0	23.2	72.7
2023	632	26.0	24.2	76.9

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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