Santiago High

Summary:

Santiago High is a public high school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,927 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santiago High's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging between 587 and 865 out of 2,323 California high schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments were 50.9% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 23.2% in Mathematics for 11th grade, compared to the district's 65.62% and 40.77%, respectively, and the state's 55.73% and 27.9%. The school's proficiency rates in CAST Science were 26.07% for 11th grade and 5% for 12th grade, compared to the district's 37.76% and 10.64%, and the state's 32.08% and 26.73%. However, La Quinta High and Bolsa Grande High, which are also part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, have significantly higher proficiency rates in these subjects.

While Santiago High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.9% to 96.5% over the past five years, its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.4% and 6.2% during the same period. The school's diverse student population, with 91.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Nova Academy Early College High and Ocsa, which are part of different school districts.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 12342 Trask Ave.
       Garden Grove, CA  92843-2812


(714) 663-6215

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
865th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,866 Help


Feeder schools for Santiago High:

Elementary:    C. C. Violette Elementary
    Clinton Elementary
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
    Earl Warren Elementary
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Middle:    Izaak Walton Intermediate
    Leroy L. Doig Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  1,801

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
Asian:
13.7%
White:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Santiago High ranks better than 62.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked high schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Santiago High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.6%), Asian (13.7%), White (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santiago High is 20.6. 4 high schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santiago High is $12,866. 4 high schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santiago High:

SchoolDigger ranks Santiago High 865th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Santiago High in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

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


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Rank History for Santiago High

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Rank History for all students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 61.06 326th 1653 80.3%
2005 53.86 520th 1901 72.6%
2006 52.54 600th 1968 69.5%
2007 51.85 618th 2063 70.0%
2008 52.60 610th 2117 71.2%
2009 45.91 859th 2238 61.6%
2010 44.30 905th 2281 60.3%
2011 48.42 837th 2367 64.6%
2012 52.22 733rd 2354 68.9%
2013 52.68 715th 2426 70.5%
2015 58.11 786th 1994 60.6%
2016 58.47 817th 2039 59.9%
2017 67.57 643rd 2021 68.2%
2018 69.96 594th 2017 70.6%
2019 64.31 650th 2133 69.5%
2021 51.44 587th 1290 54.5%
2022 56.46 792nd 2123 62.7%
2023 56.00 734th 2348 68.7%
2024 49.74 865th 2323 62.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.75 204th 938 78.3%
2019 77.39 80th 941 91.5%
2021 64.64 95th 467 79.7%
2022 61.10 188th 1044 82.0%
2023 62.05 123rd 1323 90.7%
2024 43.93 368th 1350 72.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.75 751st 1547 51.5%
2024 22.65 1260th 1534 17.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.15 347th 1862 81.4%
2019 78.65 317th 1937 83.6%
2021 59.76 401st 1126 64.4%
2022 67.90 479th 1943 75.3%
2023 68.45 443rd 2247 80.3%
2024 59.19 620th 2235 72.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.55 26th 417 93.8%
2024 55.56 186th 451 58.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.11 647th 1760 63.2%
2019 67.06 515th 1833 71.9%
2021 39.66 633rd 1054 39.9%
2022 50.76 800th 1858 56.9%
2023 48.53 863rd 2118 59.3%
2024 43.98 972nd 2098 53.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.80 277th 1052 73.7%
2019 69.75 208th 1117 81.4%
2021 51.08 199th 555 64.1%
2022 41.58 545th 1161 53.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.44 519th 1834 71.7%
2019 67.54 527th 1880 72.0%
2021 55.01 453rd 1122 59.6%
2022 57.77 688th 1916 64.1%
2023 60.50 605th 2207 72.6%
2024 52.44 745th 2172 65.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.24 249th 581 57.1%
2019 38.38 404th 582 30.6%
2022 63.53 238th 581 59.0%
2023 59.75 327th 731 55.3%
2024 51.94 381st 712 46.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santiago High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.89 420th 1742 75.9%
2019 78.24 292nd 1814 83.9%
2022 55.73 712th 1861 61.7%
2023 57.22 651st 2142 69.6%
2024 47.93 881st 2125 58.5%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Santiago High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 506 18 559 754 20 n/a n/a 0 1857
1989 454 27 546 856 13 n/a n/a 0 1896
1990 395 20 572 890 13 n/a n/a 0 1890
1991 328 23 602 1022 9 n/a n/a 0 1984
1992 296 29 594 1144 9 n/a n/a 0 2072
1993 281 27 642 1220 13 n/a n/a 0 2183
1994 240 24 573 1241 8 n/a n/a 0 2086
1995 182 18 458 1151 9 n/a n/a 0 1818
1996 182 18 458 1151 9 n/a n/a 0 1818
1997 168 13 453 1194 7 n/a n/a 0 1835
1998 167 11 494 1223 3 n/a n/a 0 1898
1999 150 10 495 1348 1 n/a n/a 0 2004
2000 132 13 527 1370 2 n/a n/a 0 2044
2001 149 14 487 1422 2 n/a n/a 0 2074
2002 142 16 428 1512 4 n/a n/a 0 2102
2003 142 16 428 1512 4 n/a n/a 0 2102
2004 153 20 353 1523 4 n/a n/a 0 2053
2005 133 21 356 1565 4 n/a n/a 0 2079
2006 121 14 344 1620 6 n/a n/a 0 2105
2007 107 13 314 1567 2 n/a n/a 2 2005
2008 89 14 337 1634 2 n/a n/a 0 2076
2009 87 13 335 1745 2 9 1 0 2192
2010 85 12 351 1814 0 8 0 0 2270
2011 82 11 377 1857 0 12 0 0 2339
2012 81 11 362 1863 2 9 2 0 2330
2013 72 12 350 1907 3 9 3 0 2356
2014 58 9 317 1908 4 8 3 0 2307
2015 55 6 284 1856 4 5 4 0 2214
2016 47 5 280 1771 2 6 10 0 2121
2017 34 5 298 1735 2 8 14 0 2096
2018 36 4 283 1688 1 8 17 0 2037
2019 36 1 283 1669 1 11 19 0 2020
2020 36 2 283 1610 1 10 25 0 1967
2021 30 4 271 1642 0 9 28 0 1984
2022 29 1 266 1649 0 9 35 0 1989
2023 37 3 252 1613 0 11 11 0 1927
2024 25 3 246 1506 0 10 11 0 1801

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 Santiago High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1857 73.0 25.4 n/a
1989 1896 76.0 24.9 n/a
1990 1890 74.4 25.4 n/a
1991 1984 79.4 24.9 n/a
1992 2072 80.7 25.6 53.9
1993 2183 79.7 27.4 57.7
1994 2086 79.2 26.3 59.8
1995 1818 68.8 26.4 46.9
1996 1818 68.8 26.4 46.9
1997 1835 73.4 25.0 71.4
1998 1898 73.9 25.7 69.5
1999 2004 81.4 24.6 68
2000 2044 77.9 26.2 66.9
2001 2074 80.8 25.7 67.5
2002 2102 83.2 25.3 68
2003 2102 83.2 25.3 68
2004 2053 82.8 24.8 67.6
2005 2079 81.6 25.5 68.2
2006 2105 81.7 25.8 74.6
2007 2005 80.4 24.9 75.4
2008 2076 91.0 22.8 77.8
2009 2192 83.5 23.1 80.6
2010 2270 84.6 26.8 87
2011 2339 n/a n/a 77.1
2012 2330 82.4 28.2 n/a
2013 2356 82.4 28.5 87.8
2014 2307 84.3 27.3 90.9
2015 2214 87.0 25.4 89.2
2016 2121 90.0 23.5 78.8
2017 2096 91.6 22.8 77.2
2018 2037 86.1 23.6 81.5
2019 2020 86.3 23.3 80.2
2020 1967 n/a n/a 83
2021 1984 86.5 22.9 85.1
2022 1989 89.2 22.2 85.4
2023 1927 86.1 22.3 91.7
2024 1801 87.2 20.6 94.3

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 Santiago High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1857 73.0 25.4 n/a
1989 1896 76.0 24.9 n/a
1990 1890 74.4 25.4 n/a
1991 1984 79.4 24.9 n/a
1992 2072 80.7 25.6 53.9
1993 2183 79.7 27.4 57.7
1994 2086 79.2 26.3 59.8
1995 1818 68.8 26.4 46.9
1996 1818 68.8 26.4 46.9
1997 1835 73.4 25.0 71.4
1998 1898 73.9 25.7 69.5
1999 2004 81.4 24.6 68
2000 2044 77.9 26.2 66.9
2001 2074 80.8 25.7 67.5
2002 2102 83.2 25.3 68
2003 2102 83.2 25.3 68
2004 2053 82.8 24.8 67.6
2005 2079 81.6 25.5 68.2
2006 2105 81.7 25.8 74.6
2007 2005 80.4 24.9 75.4
2008 2076 91.0 22.8 77.8
2009 2192 83.5 23.1 80.6
2010 2270 84.6 26.8 87
2011 2339 n/a n/a 77.1
2012 2330 82.4 28.2 n/a
2013 2356 82.4 28.5 87.8
2014 2307 84.3 27.3 90.9
2015 2214 87.0 25.4 89.2
2016 2121 90.0 23.5 78.8
2017 2096 91.6 22.8 77.2
2018 2037 86.1 23.6 81.5
2019 2020 86.3 23.3 80.2
2020 1967 n/a n/a 83
2021 1984 86.5 22.9 85.1
2022 1989 89.2 22.2 85.4
2023 1927 86.1 22.3 91.7
2024 1801 87.2 20.6 94.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Santiago High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,866

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Santiago High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 650th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 734th of 2348 High schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santiago High)62.557.8
 4.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)65.966.3
 0.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Santiago High)32.622.9
 9.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)45.639.1
 6.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Santiago High)34.828.6
 6.2%
   11th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)35.435.9
 0.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Santiago High)17.712.5
 5.2%
   12th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)1515.9
 0.9%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20201927
 4.6%
African American13
 200%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian283252
 11%
Hispanic16691613
 3.4%
Pacific Islander1111
White3637
 2.8%
Two or More Races1911
 42.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.2%91.7%
 11.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,801 students attended Santiago High.

Students at Santiago High are 84% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 1% White.

Santiago High ranks 865th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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