Is Garden Grove Elementary a good school?

Garden Grove Elementary ranks 2064 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garden Grove Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 324 students attended Garden Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Grove Elementary?

Students at Garden Grove Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Garden Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Northridge Middle

Garden Grove Elementary

Summary:

Garden Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Reseda, California, serving 324 students in grades K-5 and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Garden Grove Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, moving from the bottom 25% of California elementary schools in 2021-2022 to the top 35% in 2023-2024 with a 3-star rating. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally higher than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Garden Grove Elementary has also demonstrated strong performance for its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 28.7% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Bertrand Avenue Elementary, Reseda Elementary, and Anatola Avenue Elementary, Garden Grove Elementary generally outperforms them in both academic performance and student subgroup rankings. Additionally, Garden Grove Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.09% to 93.83%, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which can present unique challenges and require additional resources and support.

Detail:

Public K-5

18141 Valerio St.
Reseda, CA 91335-3144

(818) 343-4762

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2064^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,443

Students who attend Garden Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Northridge Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 324

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garden Grove Elementary ranks better than 64.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 125^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.95. (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

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden Grove Elementary is 22.3. 408 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden Grove Elementary is $11,443, which is the 243^rd highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Elementary 2064^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garden Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Garden Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.86	2644^th	4809	45.0%
2005	54.54	1977^th	4822	59.0%
2006	43.03	2556^th	4818	46.9%
2007	37.25	3091^st	5113	39.5%
2008	45.86	2617^th	5113	48.8%
2009	43.44	2852^nd	5193	45.1%
2010	36.31	3401^st	5314	36.0%
2011	42.29	3066^th	5377	43.0%
2012	41.23	3186^th	5390	40.9%
2013	35.32	3651^st	5530	34.0%
2015	44.86	2747^th	5611	51.0%
2016	39.03	3135^th	5614	44.2%
2017	32.96	3606^th	5692	36.6%
2018	34.74	3487^th	5662	38.4%
2019	33.44	3662^nd	5789	36.7%
2022	24.32	4418^th	5883	24.9%
2023	39.16	3197^th	5874	45.6%
2024	59.95	2064^th	5862	64.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.07	2591^st	3246	20.2%
2019	12.02	3274^th	3275	0.0%
2022	23.85	3011^th	3311	9.1%
2023	34.99	2165^th	3250	33.4%
2024	70.70	401^st	3160	87.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.14	2542^nd	5084	50.0%
2019	44.53	2784^th	5173	46.2%
2022	36.85	3271^st	5264	37.9%
2023	55.83	1991^st	5374	63.0%
2024	75.44	1039^th	5511	81.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.39	3652^nd	5413	32.5%
2019	23.96	4299^th	5492	21.7%
2022	23.48	4375^th	5635	22.4%
2023	36.64	3251^st	5617	42.1%
2024	62.87	1813^th	5605	67.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.63	3129^th	5431	42.4%
2019	43.73	2790^th	5510	49.4%
2022	26.85	4064^th	5663	28.2%
2023	41.29	2975^th	5650	47.3%
2024	55.37	2200^th	5636	61.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garden Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.93	2796^th	4830	42.1%
2019	40.20	2953^rd	4963	40.5%
2022	30.74	3643^rd	5084	28.3%
2023	49.93	2235^th	5098	56.2%
2024	76.84	859^th	5102	83.2%

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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 Garden Grove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	57	24	33	222	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1999	64	27	32	273	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2000	66	21	33	290	1	n/a	n/a	0	411
2001	66	27	31	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2002	52	21	51	345	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
2003	52	21	51	345	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
2004	50	20	51	366	3	n/a	n/a	0	490
2005	41	16	44	367	5	n/a	n/a	0	473
2006	42	16	54	357	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
2007	38	14	48	388	1	n/a	n/a	12	501
2008	31	11	48	378	2	n/a	n/a	0	470
2009	31	12	50	364	1	1	5	0	464
2010	38	10	48	365	1	1	5	0	468
2011	31	8	60	350	3	1	0	0	453
2012	27	6	50	342	3	1	1	0	430
2013	28	8	44	342	2	1	0	0	425
2014	31	5	43	363	1	1	0	0	444
2015	31	5	34	378	0	1	5	0	454
2016	31	5	25	368	0	1	7	0	437
2017	25	8	27	347	0	1	7	0	415
2018	24	7	26	329	0	1	7	0	394
2019	28	5	28	327	0	0	0	0	388
2020	34	6	28	314	0	0	4	0	386
2021	31	5	32	262	0	0	3	0	333
2022	26	2	27	260	0	0	1	0	316
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	324	324

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 Garden Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	336	16.5	20.4	83
1999	396	21.0	18.9	85.1
2000	411	22.0	18.7	83.7
2001	457	24.0	19.0	85.3
2002	471	28.5	16.5	85.1
2003	471	28.5	16.5	85.1
2004	490	25.0	19.6	82.7
2005	473	27.0	17.5	86
2006	470	26.0	18.1	77.2
2007	501	25.0	20.0	81.4
2008	470	29.5	15.9	81.1
2009	464	25.0	16.6	83.2
2010	468	23.5	19.9	82.9
2011	453	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	430	17.5	24.5	n/a
2013	425	18.5	22.9	43.8
2014	444	19.0	23.3	80.9
2015	454	19.0	23.8	86.1
2016	437	18.0	24.2	87.9
2017	415	18.0	23.0	83.9
2018	394	17.0	23.1	89.1
2019	388	16.0	24.2	88.4
2020	386	n/a	n/a	91.2
2021	333	16.0	20.8	90.1
2022	316	14.0	22.5	91.5
2023	324	14.5	22.3	93.8

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 Garden Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	336	16.5	20.4	83
1999	396	21.0	18.9	85.1
2000	411	22.0	18.7	83.7
2001	457	24.0	19.0	85.3
2002	471	28.5	16.5	85.1
2003	471	28.5	16.5	85.1
2004	490	25.0	19.6	82.7
2005	473	27.0	17.5	86
2006	470	26.0	18.1	77.2
2007	501	25.0	20.0	81.4
2008	470	29.5	15.9	81.1
2009	464	25.0	16.6	83.2
2010	468	23.5	19.9	82.9
2011	453	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	430	17.5	24.5	n/a
2013	425	18.5	22.9	43.8
2014	444	19.0	23.3	80.9
2015	454	19.0	23.8	86.1
2016	437	18.0	24.2	87.9
2017	415	18.0	23.0	83.9
2018	394	17.0	23.1	89.1
2019	388	16.0	24.2	88.4
2020	386	n/a	n/a	91.2
2021	333	16.0	20.8	90.1
2022	316	14.0	22.5	91.5
2023	324	14.5	22.3	93.8

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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