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Loyal Barker Elementary

Public Grades K-6

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loyal Barker Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving 444 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math far exceeding both district and state averages. It also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism, a sign of strong student engagement. What's particularly impressive is that Loyal Barker achieves these outstanding outcomes for all student groups while spending less per student than several neighboring schools, demonstrating highly effective use of resources. The school has shown resilience, quickly recovering from pandemic-related disruptions to return to its high level of performance.

Interestingly, school quality in this area varies widely. Within a short distance, Patton Elementary performs at a similar elite level, while other nearby schools like Wakeham Elementary and Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary have significantly lower academic results. This shows that a school's specific practices and culture, rather than just its location, are key drivers of success. Loyal Barker's decade-long record of excellence makes it a cornerstone of the community.

444

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,194

Per pupil spending ?

28.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12565 Springdale St.
Garden Grove, CA 92845-2841

(714) 663-6164

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Loyal Barker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Asian:

19.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg53%

California avg41%

234^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	234 of 5857	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	174 of 5869	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	458 of 5859	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	303 of 5883	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	288 of 5789	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	374 of 5662	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	448 of 5692	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.7	752 of 5614	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	1116 of 5611	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.5	612 of 5530	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	90.4	402 of 5390	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.6	349 of 5377	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	321 of 5314	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.0	232 of 5193	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	859 of 5113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	90.3	501 of 5113	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	493 of 4818	89.8%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	688 of 4822	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.3	732 of 4809	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	245 of 1203	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	129 of 1205	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	196 of 1190	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	61 of 1154	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	450 of 1149	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	633 of 1071	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	216 of 5597	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	262 of 5612	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	804 of 5609	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	414 of 5635	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	442 of 5492	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	541 of 5413	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	118 of 5107	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	92 of 5107	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	149 of 5087	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	68 of 5084	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	147 of 4963	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	433 of 4830	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	67 of 5460	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	63 of 5517	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	81 of 5363	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	65 of 5264	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	235 of 5173	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	585 of 5084	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	261 of 5628	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	136 of 5643	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	227 of 5638	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	249 of 5663	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	240 of 5510	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	248 of 5431	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	68 of 718	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	9 of 670	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	216 of 669	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	340 of 2847	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	353 of 2598	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	249 of 2651	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.2	648 of 2661	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	434 of 2726	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	577 of 2834	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	277 of 2737	89.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Loyal Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	12565 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6164	444	19	24.0	28.2%	156 (35.1%)	4 (0.9%)	125 (28.2%)	87 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.5%)	96.1	234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.9	174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	60	57.0	57.0	85.3	88.7	86.1	88.3	86.9	86.8	86.8	65.8	78.3	78.5						$23,194	$22,542	$652
Enders Elementary	Public	K-6	12302 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6205	400	17	23.5	39.3%	123 (30.8%)	2 (0.5%)	166 (41.5%)	69 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	89.5	690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.7	770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	80	74.5	74.5	53.5	71.7	91.5	72.3	72.6	56.8	72.2	74.5	68.1	68.2						$24,873	$24,088	$785
Garden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	6562 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6074	248	10	24.8	41.5%	66 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	92 (37.1%)	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	82.1	1074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		85.4	937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	137	56.8	56.8	41.9	60.7	70.3	65.7	60.3	64.5	60.7	67.6	60.0	63.4						$26,600	$25,942	$658
Patton Elementary	Public	K-6	6861 Santa Rita Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6584	904	35	26.1	37.4%	194 (21.5%)	7 (0.8%)	225 (24.9%)	394 (43.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	96.6	184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.9	178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	6	73.3	73.3	68.5	86.3	90.0	82.7	82.7	76.9	83.1	77.3	78.9	79.0						$21,738	$21,044	$694
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Iroquois Rd.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7271	440	18	24.4	58.4%	61 (13.9%)	11 (2.5%)	204 (46.4%)	126 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.5%)	65.9	1795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		70	1597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	198	22.8	22.8	65.0	48.2	51.9	62.5	56.6	78.3	48.2	39.2	53.6	53.8						$21,381	$19,220	$2,161
Fryberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6952 Hood Dr.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7237	319	14	22.4	80.6%	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (55.5%)	102 (32.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	49	2647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		61.4	2012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	635	30.0	30.0	39.6	43.6	65.8		48.2	34.0	38.6	40.0		37.4						$27,928	$25,806	$2,122
Finley Elementary	Public	K-5	13521 Edwards St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 895-7764	316	14	22.5	84.8%	16 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	221 (69.9%)	64 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	37.9	3350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	3663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	313	15.5	15.5	44.2	48.7	43.9		45.2	32.1	47.4	17.2		30.2						$28,374	$26,264	$2,110
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13552 University	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7227	542	22	24.6	40.4%	162 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	163 (30.1%)	145 (26.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.4%)	80.3	1147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.4%		85.9	909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.5%	238	52.4	52.4	51.4	73.1	71.6	51.7	62.7	58.6	70.6	58.0	47.5	59.0						$20,491	$18,532	$1,959
Schmitt Elementary	Public	K-5	7200 Trask Ave.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7264	314	15	21.6	87.6%	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (67.8%)	85 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	27.8	4153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.7	3548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	605	14.3	14.3	42.6	36.2	30.0		36.3	36.1	27.9	12.5		25.3	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	96.8	$27,708	$25,590	$2,118
Wakeham Elementary	Public	K-6	7772 Chapman Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6407	307	12	25.4	85.0%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	208 (67.8%)	70 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	50.3	2571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		51.9	2453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.2%	118	20.5	20.5	44.2	40.0	56.1	43.2	45.8	51.2	34.2	34.1	47.7	41.9						$26,745	$25,732	$1,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Loyal Barker Elementary

Is Loyal Barker Elementary a good school?

Yes! Loyal Barker Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 234^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Loyal Barker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loyal Barker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High : Pacifica High

What is the racial makeup of Loyal Barker Elementary?

Students at Loyal Barker Elementary are 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 16% Two or more races.

What district is Loyal Barker Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Loyal Barker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Loyal Barker Elementary.

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