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Bolsa Grande High

Q: Is Bolsa Grande High a good school?

Bolsa Grande High ranks 312 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Bolsa Grande High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,700 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently earning a strong 4-star rating and ranking in the top 15% of all California high schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for students facing economic challenges, ranking in the state's top 7% for this group, and achieves a high 93% graduation rate. While English Language Arts scores are a notable strength, math proficiency is solid and often stronger than at neighboring schools like Santiago High or Los Amigos High, which serve similar student populations. Bolsa Grande also maintains a strong culture of attendance, with fewer students chronically absent than at many comparable schools in the area.

Compared to other local schools, Bolsa Grande shows remarkable consistency and efficiency, delivering these strong results with slightly higher class sizes and lower per-student spending than some peers. While not the absolute top performer in the region like La Quinta High, it reliably provides a high-quality education, particularly excelling in helping English Learners and economically disadvantaged students succeed from freshman year to graduation.

1,701

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,189

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9401 Westminster Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2901

(714) 663-6424

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Bolsa Grande High:

Elementary:	A. G. Cook Elementary
	Excelsior Elementary
	Merton E. Hill Elementary
	Morningside Elementary
	More...
	Sunnyside Elementary
Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.3%

Hispanic:

37.6%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

California avg41%

312^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High 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	85.0	312 of 2162	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	365 of 2159	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	423 of 2170	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	232 of 2123	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	210 of 1290	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	605 of 2133	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	261 of 2017	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	413 of 2021	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	398 of 2039	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	384 of 1994	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	159 of 2426	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	75.7	208 of 2354	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	73.9	231 of 2367	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	66.4	363 of 2281	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	316 of 2238	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	341 of 2117	83.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	243 of 2063	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	187 of 1968	90.5%	★★★★★
2005	72.5	213 of 1901	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	125 of 1653	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	300 of 585	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	318 of 573	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	360 of 591	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	262 of 581	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	316 of 582	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	319 of 581	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	356 of 1161	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	146 of 555	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	378 of 1117	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	345 of 1052	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.0	182 of 1085	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	164 of 1064	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	69 of 1044	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	71.9	69 of 467	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	89 of 941	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	72 of 938	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	266 of 1906	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	277 of 1915	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	382 of 1915	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	222 of 1858	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	192 of 1054	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	346 of 1833	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	218 of 1760	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	753 of 1900	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	827 of 1902	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	869 of 1917	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	629 of 1861	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	859 of 1814	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	266 of 1742	84.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	95.9	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	150 of 2013	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	176 of 2026	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	197 of 2030	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	82 of 1943	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	89 of 1126	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	129 of 1937	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	123 of 1862	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	297 of 1942	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	423 of 1948	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	403 of 1963	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	228 of 1916	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	186 of 1122	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	325 of 1880	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	291 of 1834	84.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	47 of 183	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	81 of 190	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	67 of 168	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	362 of 1252	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	486 of 1216	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	408 of 1197	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	200 of 1155	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	17.9	978 of 1173	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	558 of 1193	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	220 of 1204	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	724 of 1173	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)74th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

Science47%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Bolsa Grande High

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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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53	47.9	15.8	46.6	69.1	69.1	49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
Jordan Secondary Learning Center	Public	12	9915 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6486	97	8	12.1	75.3%	11 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (50.5%)	34 (35.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)								$79,137	$25,580	$53,557
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		94.3	123^rd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	32	61.8	40.0	61.1	79.7	79.7	72.4	72.4	$19,020	$2,254	$16,766
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93	7.3	0.0	6.5	18.0	18.0	2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049
Garden Grove High	Public	9-12	11271 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6115	2,148	95	22.6	82.3%	87 (4.1%)	15 (0.7%)	1,102 (51.3%)	897 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	36 (1.7%)	84.8	315^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		82.3	367^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	52	46.7	14.3	45.9	72.1	72.1	46.5	46.5	$17,857	$1,974	$15,883
Westminster High	Public	9-12	14325 Goldenwest St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-1381	2,529	109	23.2	85.9%	89 (3.5%)	17 (0.7%)	1,315 (52.0%)	1,063 (42.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	36 (1.4%)	81.3	390^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		76.7	466^th of 2159 public high schools	78.4%	76	44.7	13.8	43.3	71.6	71.6	41.1	41.1	$18,732	$1,083	$17,649
Santiago High	Public	9-12	12342 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6215	1,664	84	19.8	92.1%	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,389 (83.5%)	222 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	17 (1.0%)	66	675^th of 2162 public high schools	68.8%		53.9	906^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	231	38.9	9.1	38.0	57.8	57.8	29.3	29.3	$19,873	$2,650	$17,223
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67	35.8	36.4	35.8	63.7	63.7	32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	6851 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6515	1,634	74	22.1	51.2%	427 (26.1%)	16 (1.0%)	590 (36.1%)	495 (30.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.7%)	88.7	224^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%		90	228^th of 2159 public high schools	89.4%	4	46.2		45.8	77.4	77.4	54.4	54.4	$20,918	$2,486	$18,432
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)		17.7	17.7					$45,626	$8,938	$36,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolsa Grande High

How many students attend Bolsa Grande High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,701 students attended Bolsa Grande High.

Is Bolsa Grande High a good school?

Bolsa Grande High ranks 312^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Bolsa Grande High?

Bolsa Grande High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A. G. Cook Elementary
Elementary : Excelsior Elementary
Elementary : Merton E. Hill Elementary
Elementary : Morningside Elementary
Elementary : Sunnyside Elementary
Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Bolsa Grande High?

Students at Bolsa Grande High are 57% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Bolsa Grande High in?

Garden Grove Unified

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