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Clinton Elementary

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Clinton Elementary ranks 3646 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Clinton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 413 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall performance has been variable and currently trails behind many other schools in its own district, such as Ocia A. Peters Elementary and R. F. Hazard Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English and Math. However, Clinton demonstrates a clear and notable strength in supporting English Language Learners, having previously ranked in the state's top tier for this group. The school also excels in student attendance, boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10%, which is lower than the district average and better than many nearby schools, including Riverdale Elementary.

Key areas for attention include a significant performance gap between male and female students and lower proficiency rates in upper-grade Math and Science. While the school's per-student spending is higher than some higher-performing peers like R. F. Hazard Elementary, its student-teacher ratio is also larger. The analysis suggests Clinton has proven capacity for improvement in specific areas, like attendance, that could be leveraged to address its academic challenges, particularly by learning from the successful practices of other high-achieving schools within the Garden Grove Unified district.

413

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,680

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13641 Clinton St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-4110

(714) 663-6146

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High:	Santiago High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

Asian:

10.9%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,646^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	34.0	3646 of 5857	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3624 of 5869	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	2638 of 5859	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2554 of 5883	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	2969 of 5789	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3930 of 5662	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3902 of 5692	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.7	3951 of 5614	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	3709 of 5611	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	3041 of 5530	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	3126 of 5390	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	3006 of 5377	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.8	4239 of 5314	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	3316 of 5193	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	3409 of 5113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.3	3916 of 5113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	2925 of 4818	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.1	3271 of 4822	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.4	3977 of 4809	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	1088 of 1205	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	889 of 1149	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	821 of 1071	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.6	1555 of 2585	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1017 of 2128	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	916 of 3162	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	239 of 3245	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	321 of 3311	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	774 of 3275	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	1673 of 3246	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4122 of 5597	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3826 of 5612	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2784 of 5609	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2846 of 5635	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2780 of 5492	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4287 of 5413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2863 of 5107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2978 of 5107	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	1759 of 5087	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1656 of 5084	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	2206 of 4963	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	3514 of 4830	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2890 of 5460	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2960 of 5517	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	1534 of 5363	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1317 of 5264	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	1941 of 5173	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	3027 of 5084	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2761 of 5628	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	3132 of 5643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	2343 of 5638	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2116 of 5663	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	2872 of 5510	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3415 of 5431	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)40th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)10th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science20%-12 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)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	13641 Clinton St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6146	413	17	24.2	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (87.2%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34	3646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.7	3624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	22	20.5		20.5	40.4	34.8	38.6	31.8			36.6	45.6	39.1	20.5	25.8			31.1					$18,680	$2,193	$16,487
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	13221 Lilly St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6401	480	20	24.0	91.7%	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	419 (87.3%)	46 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	39.9	3226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.1	2448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	778	15.2		15.2	47.0	37.7	34.9	49.4			42.8	47.0	28.8	20.9	32.5			32.4	96.3				$18,402	$1,881	$16,521
Riverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	13222 Lewis St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6563	501	19	26.3	84.2%	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (77.4%)	82 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	47.1	2751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		45.6	2829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	78	31.4		31.4	36.1	34.6	44.1	53.6			42.0	50.0	30.8	24.3	52.9			38.9					$16,562	$1,583	$14,979
Ocia A. Peters Elementary	Public	K-6	13162 Newhope St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6085	893	33	26.8	82.9%	24 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	532 (59.6%)	325 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	74.5	1398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		70.8	1561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	163	33.3		33.3	65.1	56.7	48.4	72.5			60.7	68.0	53.0	46.8	62.1			57.0					$20,635	$3,030	$17,605
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	11362 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6461	337	16	20.9	91.1%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	242 (71.8%)	75 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	41.3	3128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.5	3036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	92	23.1		23.1	41.0	19.4	44.7	53.9			40.1	47.4	30.6	29.0	32.4			34.9					$25,247	$4,332	$20,915
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5	96.5	96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
R. F. Hazard Elementary	Public	K-6	4218 West Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6403	383	16	23.9	91.4%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (74.2%)	88 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	75.6	1349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		76.4	1319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	30	23.1		23.1	49.0	58.5	63.5	79.6			63.1	68.6	60.5	53.9	58.9			60.4					$17,704	$1,569	$16,135
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7					$22,532	$2,547	$19,985
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44	14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5		97.0		$27,434	$873	$26,561
C. C. Violette Elementary	Public	K-6	12091 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6203	271	10	26.9	90.0%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (80.1%)	42 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	33.6	3671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.4	3487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	184	7.3		7.3	37.1	23.5	31.7	51.3			36.2	45.7	17.1	17.1	46.2			31.3					$20,122	$1,803	$18,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Elementary

How many students attend Clinton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Clinton Elementary.

Is Clinton Elementary a good school?

Clinton Elementary ranks 3646^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Clinton Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Clinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High : Santiago High

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary?

Students at Clinton Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 1% White.

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