Is Lampson Elementary a good school?

Lampson Elementary ranks 4082 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lampson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 582 students attended Lampson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lampson Elementary?

Students at Lampson Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lampson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lampson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Portola Middle High : Orange High

Lampson Elementary

Summary:

Lampson Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Orange Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, with concerning trends in chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and socioeconomic factors.

Lampson Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.6% in 2017-2018 to 34.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average of 15.9%. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For instance, in 2023-2024, only 31.58% of Lampson students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 57.53% in the Orange Unified District. Additionally, Lampson Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Parkview Elementary, which is 1.3 miles away, Lampson's academic performance is notably lower. In 2023-2024, Parkview had 51.17% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to Lampson's 31.58%. The school's underperformance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with female students ranking in the bottom 1% of California elementary schools and Asian and Hispanic students performing significantly worse than their peers statewide.

Detail:

Public K-5

13321 Lampson Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92840-6141

(714) 997-6153

District: Orange Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4082^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,614

Students who attend Lampson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Portola Middle
High:	Orange High

Student/teacher ratio: 32.1

Number of students: 582

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

Asian:

9.8%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lampson Elementary ranks worse than 69.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 25^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.26. (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: Hispanic (84.5%), Asian (9.8%), White (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lampson Elementary is 32.1. 26 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lampson Elementary employs 18.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lampson Elementary is $5,614, which is the 8^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lampson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lampson Elementary 4082^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lampson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Orange Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Orange Unified 517^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lampson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.44	3837^th	4809	20.2%
2005	22.71	3781^st	4822	21.6%
2006	23.99	3726^th	4818	22.7%
2007	19.97	4297^th	5113	16.0%
2008	22.78	4137^th	5113	19.1%
2009	14.05	4797^th	5193	7.6%
2010	19.32	4631^st	5314	12.9%
2011	22.58	4499^th	5377	16.3%
2012	19.54	4679^th	5390	13.2%
2013	33.61	3767^th	5530	31.9%
2015	37.81	3146^th	5611	43.9%
2016	33.85	3490^th	5614	37.8%
2017	33.50	3557^th	5692	37.5%
2018	29.89	3832^nd	5662	32.3%
2019	31.61	3811^th	5789	34.2%
2022	30.41	3843^rd	5883	34.7%
2023	37.05	3347^th	5874	43.0%
2024	28.26	4082^nd	5862	30.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.30	1284^th	3246	60.4%
2019	39.30	1825^th	3275	44.3%
2022	44.68	1495^th	3311	54.8%
2023	33.31	2293^rd	3250	29.4%
2024	42.36	1658^th	3160	47.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.14	3156^th	5084	37.9%
2019	44.06	2817^th	5173	45.5%
2022	38.30	3145^th	5264	40.3%
2023	52.54	2194^th	5374	59.2%
2024	38.56	3243^rd	5511	41.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.26	4061^st	5413	25.0%
2019	30.44	3784^th	5492	31.1%
2022	24.57	4258^th	5635	24.4%
2023	28.13	3954^th	5617	29.6%
2024	27.66	4007^th	5605	28.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.62	3367^th	5431	38.0%
2019	33.08	3540^th	5510	35.8%
2022	37.64	3167^th	5663	44.1%
2023	47.93	2568^th	5650	54.5%
2024	31.62	3687^th	5636	34.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.38	863^rd	1071	19.4%
2023	13.22	1045^th	1190	12.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lampson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.75	3289^th	4830	31.9%
2019	36.70	3190^th	4963	35.7%
2022	32.83	3453^rd	5084	32.1%
2023	48.21	2352^nd	5098	53.9%
2024	29.94	3746^th	5102	26.6%

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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 Lampson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	340	59	138	169	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
1989	312	62	161	226	5	n/a	n/a	0	766
1990	306	54	183	383	2	n/a	n/a	0	928
1991	293	49	195	476	2	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1992	254	39	189	461	1	n/a	n/a	0	944
1993	213	45	197	472	1	n/a	n/a	0	928
1994	178	40	222	372	2	n/a	n/a	0	814
1995	139	52	235	462	0	n/a	n/a	0	888
1996	139	52	235	462	0	n/a	n/a	0	888
1997	108	36	237	492	1	n/a	n/a	0	874
1998	98	27	226	527	6	n/a	n/a	0	884
1999	72	41	258	514	22	n/a	n/a	0	907
2000	77	26	215	581	3	n/a	n/a	0	902
2001	93	19	228	662	5	n/a	n/a	0	1007
2002	76	17	226	667	12	n/a	n/a	4	1002
2003	76	17	226	667	12	n/a	n/a	4	1002
2004	68	13	206	670	11	n/a	n/a	6	974
2005	53	10	209	679	7	n/a	n/a	14	972
2006	46	9	189	626	5	n/a	n/a	15	890
2007	30	16	162	597	4	n/a	n/a	11	820
2008	37	9	156	620	2	n/a	n/a	0	824
2009	24	13	140	661	1	4	16	0	859
2010	42	8	140	624	3	3	15	0	835
2011	45	11	134	681	1	3	4	0	879
2012	45	8	137	647	0	6	3	0	846
2013	30	11	125	670	0	8	0	0	844
2014	29	8	113	660	0	6	2	0	818
2015	28	6	103	684	1	4	20	0	846
2016	25	6	102	682	2	4	21	0	842
2017	25	3	103	629	1	3	22	0	786
2018	30	4	106	628	1	0	17	0	786
2019	29	5	93	622	1	1	21	0	772
2020	31	12	88	591	1	2	16	0	741
2021	30	12	83	563	1	1	15	0	705
2022	33	8	76	492	0	0	11	0	620
2023	22	9	72	498	0	2	12	0	615
2024	15	5	57	492	0	1	12	0	582

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lampson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	33.0	21.4	n/a
1989	766	29.0	26.4	n/a
1990	928	34.0	27.2	n/a
1991	1015	37.9	26.7	n/a
1992	944	38.5	24.5	61.7
1993	928	35.5	26.1	64
1994	814	31.5	25.8	72.7
1995	888	33.0	26.9	72
1996	888	33.0	26.9	72
1997	874	34.0	25.7	77.6
1998	884	42.0	21.0	83
1999	907	43.2	21.0	72.9
2000	902	46.0	19.6	70.2
2001	1007	51.5	19.6	74
2002	1002	54.0	18.6	71.7
2003	1002	54.0	18.6	71.7
2004	974	49.0	19.9	75.5
2005	972	47.0	20.7	80.2
2006	890	43.0	20.7	87.4
2007	820	40.0	20.5	91.2
2008	824	42.0	19.6	83.4
2009	859	36.6	21.2	85.3
2010	835	33.0	25.2	87.4
2011	879	n/a	n/a	78.5
2012	846	33.0	25.6	n/a
2013	844	31.3	26.9	87.2
2014	818	29.5	27.7	87
2015	846	31.0	27.2	84
2016	842	32.0	26.3	82.8
2017	786	29.4	26.7	79.3
2018	786	28.4	27.6	80.7
2019	772	29.0	26.6	78.4
2020	741	n/a	n/a	75
2021	705	24.3	28.9	69.8
2022	620	22.0	28.1	65.8
2023	615	21.3	28.7	89.1
2024	582	18.1	32.1	90.4

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 Lampson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	33.0	21.4	n/a
1989	766	29.0	26.4	n/a
1990	928	34.0	27.2	n/a
1991	1015	37.9	26.7	n/a
1992	944	38.5	24.5	61.7
1993	928	35.5	26.1	64
1994	814	31.5	25.8	72.7
1995	888	33.0	26.9	72
1996	888	33.0	26.9	72
1997	874	34.0	25.7	77.6
1998	884	42.0	21.0	83
1999	907	43.2	21.0	72.9
2000	902	46.0	19.6	70.2
2001	1007	51.5	19.6	74
2002	1002	54.0	18.6	71.7
2003	1002	54.0	18.6	71.7
2004	974	49.0	19.9	75.5
2005	972	47.0	20.7	80.2
2006	890	43.0	20.7	87.4
2007	820	40.0	20.5	91.2
2008	824	42.0	19.6	83.4
2009	859	36.6	21.2	85.3
2010	835	33.0	25.2	87.4
2011	879	n/a	n/a	78.5
2012	846	33.0	25.6	n/a
2013	844	31.3	26.9	87.2
2014	818	29.5	27.7	87
2015	846	31.0	27.2	84
2016	842	32.0	26.3	82.8
2017	786	29.4	26.7	79.3
2018	786	28.4	27.6	80.7
2019	772	29.0	26.6	78.4
2020	741	n/a	n/a	75
2021	705	24.3	28.9	69.8
2022	620	22.0	28.1	65.8
2023	615	21.3	28.7	89.1
2024	582	18.1	32.1	90.4

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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