Is Meairs Elementary a good school?

Meairs Elementary ranks 3314 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meairs Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 439 students attended Meairs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Meairs Elementary?

Students at Meairs Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Meairs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meairs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Warner Middle High : Westminster High

Meairs Elementary

Summary:

Meairs Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 439 students in grades K-5 and part of the Westminster School District.

Meairs Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.9% in 2018-2019 to 25.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 37% of Meairs students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.16% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 53.86% and 45.27%, respectively. Meairs struggles with performance among certain student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom 20% and 15% of all California elementary schools in these subgroups, while the school's English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively better, ranking in the top 35% and top 25% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Compared to nearby schools in the Westminster School District, such as Fryberger Elementary and Anderson Elementary, as well as schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District, like Stanford Elementary and A.G. Cook Elementary, Meairs Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's strengths in supporting specific student populations, such as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right strategies and resources.

Detail:

Public K-5

8441 Trask Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-1811

(714) 372-8800

District: Westminster

SchoolDigger Rank:
3314^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,577

Students who attend Meairs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warner Middle
High:	Westminster High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 439

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

Asian:

35.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Meairs Elementary ranks worse than 56.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Westminster School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.71. (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 (55.8%), Asian (35.8%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meairs Elementary is 23.1. 10 elementary schools in the Westminster School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Meairs Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meairs Elementary is $6,577, which is the 5^th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Westminster School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meairs Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Meairs Elementary 3314^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Meairs Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Westminster:

SchoolDigger ranks Westminster 515^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meairs Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.03	2873^rd	4809	40.3%
2005	44.50	2465^th	4822	48.9%
2006	44.12	2491^st	4818	48.3%
2007	49.44	2361^st	5113	53.8%
2008	41.42	2858^th	5113	44.1%
2009	50.04	2485^th	5193	52.1%
2010	51.48	2495^th	5314	53.0%
2011	57.25	2185^th	5377	59.4%
2012	47.56	2770^th	5390	48.6%
2013	53.39	2483^rd	5530	55.1%
2015	51.92	2343^rd	5611	58.2%
2016	53.48	2326^th	5614	58.6%
2017	60.04	2010^th	5692	64.7%
2018	43.87	2907^th	5662	48.7%
2019	55.11	2307^th	5789	60.1%
2022	49.98	2536^th	5883	56.9%
2023	43.35	2932^nd	5874	50.1%
2024	37.71	3314^th	5862	43.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.95	523^rd	3246	83.9%
2019	76.68	375^th	3275	88.5%
2022	75.13	384^th	3311	88.4%
2023	88.03	161^st	3250	95.0%
2024	52.15	1069^th	3160	66.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.04	2293^rd	5084	54.9%
2019	61.28	1688^th	5173	67.4%
2022	68.35	1251^st	5264	76.2%
2023	58.39	1850^th	5374	65.6%
2024	47.49	2563^rd	5511	53.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.62	72^nd	336	78.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.52	2804^th	5413	48.2%
2019	51.77	2401^st	5492	56.3%
2022	49.40	2446^th	5635	56.6%
2023	37.31	3195^th	5617	43.1%
2024	35.98	3332^nd	5605	40.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	48.13	1034^th	2585	60.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.44	2894^th	5431	46.7%
2019	56.61	2111^th	5510	61.7%
2022	49.83	2460^th	5663	56.6%
2023	48.02	2560^th	5650	54.7%
2024	39.66	3081^st	5636	45.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.56	764^th	1071	28.7%
2019	49.15	717^th	1149	37.6%
2022	33.58	867^th	1154	24.9%
2023	28.83	930^th	1190	21.8%
2024	30.87	926^th	1203	23.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meairs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.34	4347^th	4830	10.0%
2019	28.22	3820^th	4963	23.0%
2022	39.57	2932^nd	5084	42.3%
2023	25.80	4045^th	5098	20.7%
2024	21.15	4388^th	5102	14.0%

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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 Meairs Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	306	13	106	69	9	n/a	n/a	0	503
1989	258	13	132	76	10	n/a	n/a	0	489
1990	262	17	159	135	8	n/a	n/a	0	581
1991	244	13	182	126	7	n/a	n/a	0	572
1992	194	16	209	113	4	n/a	n/a	0	536
1993	136	13	230	131	5	n/a	n/a	0	515
1994	170	12	281	133	15	n/a	n/a	0	611
1995	129	5	290	161	17	n/a	n/a	0	602
1996	129	5	290	161	17	n/a	n/a	0	602
1997	123	6	279	202	14	n/a	n/a	0	624
1998	119	12	266	268	6	n/a	n/a	0	671
1999	94	6	281	275	4	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	88	10	302	271	0	n/a	n/a	3	674
2001	71	9	300	249	1	n/a	n/a	9	639
2002	57	13	309	250	0	n/a	n/a	6	635
2003	57	13	309	250	0	n/a	n/a	6	635
2004	57	11	315	264	0	n/a	n/a	17	664
2005	48	6	298	263	0	n/a	n/a	20	635
2006	46	8	304	276	0	n/a	n/a	24	658
2007	43	9	290	273	1	n/a	n/a	17	633
2008	29	5	319	273	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	626
2009	25	4	333	267	1	5	23	0	658
2010	14	4	326	270	0	4	8	0	626
2011	15	8	326	296	0	7	6	0	658
2012	14	7	302	291	1	6	15	0	636
2013	13	8	315	331	0	6	13	0	686
2014	10	8	296	326	1	5	10	0	656
2015	6	10	274	329	1	3	9	0	632
2016	8	8	265	338	2	2	10	0	633
2017	15	9	252	314	2	3	9	0	604
2018	22	12	229	288	2	3	10	0	566
2019	20	12	200	304	1	5	11	0	553
2020	15	10	217	280	1	4	14	0	541
2021	13	9	183	258	2	6	14	0	485
2022	13	7	166	260	2	3	11	0	462
2023	10	7	157	245	2	5	13	0	439

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 Meairs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
1989	489	19.0	25.7	n/a
1990	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1991	572	21.0	27.2	n/a
1992	536	21.3	25.1	50.9
1993	515	20.0	25.8	46.6
1994	611	23.0	26.6	61.5
1995	602	23.8	25.3	62
1996	602	23.8	25.3	62
1997	624	28.8	21.7	67.5
1998	671	33.3	20.2	65.4
1999	660	34.0	19.4	65.8
2000	674	34.4	19.6	65.7
2001	639	34.5	18.5	67.9
2002	635	33.5	19.0	73.6
2003	635	33.5	19.0	73.6
2004	664	30.0	22.1	76.7
2005	635	31.6	20.1	68.9
2006	658	29.5	22.3	69.6
2007	633	30.0	21.1	71.8
2008	626	31.4	19.9	71.7
2009	658	30.0	20.6	68.4
2010	626	26.0	24.0	75.9
2011	658	n/a	n/a	75.5
2012	636	26.0	24.4	78.8
2013	686	28.0	24.5	82.7
2014	656	27.0	24.2	81.9
2015	632	27.0	23.4	75.2
2016	633	27.0	23.4	81.5
2017	604	25.0	24.1	83.3
2018	566	22.0	25.7	86.7
2019	553	22.0	25.1	87
2020	541	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	485	20.5	23.6	82.5
2022	462	20.0	23.1	90.3
2023	439	19.0	23.1	88.2

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 Meairs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
1989	489	19.0	25.7	n/a
1990	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1991	572	21.0	27.2	n/a
1992	536	21.3	25.1	50.9
1993	515	20.0	25.8	46.6
1994	611	23.0	26.6	61.5
1995	602	23.8	25.3	62
1996	602	23.8	25.3	62
1997	624	28.8	21.7	67.5
1998	671	33.3	20.2	65.4
1999	660	34.0	19.4	65.8
2000	674	34.4	19.6	65.7
2001	639	34.5	18.5	67.9
2002	635	33.5	19.0	73.6
2003	635	33.5	19.0	73.6
2004	664	30.0	22.1	76.7
2005	635	31.6	20.1	68.9
2006	658	29.5	22.3	69.6
2007	633	30.0	21.1	71.8
2008	626	31.4	19.9	71.7
2009	658	30.0	20.6	68.4
2010	626	26.0	24.0	75.9
2011	658	n/a	n/a	75.5
2012	636	26.0	24.4	78.8
2013	686	28.0	24.5	82.7
2014	656	27.0	24.2	81.9
2015	632	27.0	23.4	75.2
2016	633	27.0	23.4	81.5
2017	604	25.0	24.1	83.3
2018	566	22.0	25.7	86.7
2019	553	22.0	25.1	87
2020	541	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	485	20.5	23.6	82.5
2022	462	20.0	23.1	90.3
2023	439	19.0	23.1	88.2

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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