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A. G. Cook Elementary

Public Grades K-6

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

A. G. Cook Elementary is a standout K-6 public school serving 345 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with recent proficiency rates of 87% in English, 76% in Math, and 67% in Science, all far above state and district averages. What makes A. G. Cook particularly remarkable is that it achieves this elite performance while serving a student community with similar economic characteristics to neighboring schools. It excels with every group of students, earning state rankings in the 98th percentile or higher for students from low-income families and English learners. Furthermore, student engagement is incredibly strong, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.4%, which is less than half the district average and a quarter of the state's.

When compared to nearby schools like Merton E. Hill Elementary or schools in the Westminster district such as Anderson Elementary, A. G. Cook's consistent, top-tier performance over many years is a clear differentiator. It also achieves these outstanding results very efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing peers. This consistent excellence suggests a highly effective school culture and instructional model that successfully supports all students.

345

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,126

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9802 Woodbury Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2819

(714) 663-6251

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend A. G. Cook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High:	Bolsa Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

72.2%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg53%

California avg41%

207^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	96.4	207 of 5857	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	149 of 5869	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	268 of 5859	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	409 of 5883	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	420 of 5789	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	359 of 5662	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	452 of 5692	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	393 of 5614	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	348 of 5611	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	988 of 5530	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	1159 of 5390	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	938 of 5377	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	1558 of 5314	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	44.6	2779 of 5193	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	2674 of 5113	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	2443 of 5113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	1944 of 4818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.1	1539 of 4822	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.4	1904 of 4809	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	309 of 1203	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	384 of 1205	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	326 of 1190	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	402 of 1154	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	454 of 1149	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	464 of 1071	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	10 of 3162	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	6 of 3245	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	26 of 3311	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	47 of 3275	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	51 of 3246	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	251 of 5597	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	225 of 5612	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	463 of 5609	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	698 of 5635	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	562 of 5492	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	376 of 5413	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	70 of 5107	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	715 of 5084	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	419 of 4963	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	233 of 4830	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	89 of 5460	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	44 of 5517	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	25 of 5363	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	54 of 5264	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	27 of 5173	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	23 of 5084	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	195 of 5628	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	173 of 5643	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	123 of 5638	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	223 of 5663	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	293 of 5510	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	404 of 5431	92.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science67%+34 vs state

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Schools Near A. G. Cook Elementary

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A. G. Cook Elementary	Public	K-6	9802 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6251	345	16	22.1	64.6%	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (19.1%)	249 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	96.4	207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	58	66.7	66.7	82.1	91.3	77.8	93.4	86.9	82.1	87.0	62.2	75.4	76.4	$19,126	$1,646	$17,480
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	9972 East Russell Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6158	500	19	25.9	82.6%	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	204 (40.8%)	257 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.4%)	76.4	1312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		80	1153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	159	41.8	41.8	55.6	54.7	62.8	73.0	62.0	53.2	53.1	48.8	70.3	56.4	$15,886	$1,544	$14,342
Merton E. Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9681 11th St.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6561	278	14	20.5	86.0%	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	82 (29.5%)	163 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	83.3	998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.3	1141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	38.2	38.2	65.2	58.1	80.7	68.4	68.3	69.6	60.6	52.9	73.7	64.1	$26,614	$3,748	$22,866
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-6	10421 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6106	426	19	23.0	80.5%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (35.2%)	260 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	91.2	599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.4	730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	131	67.9	67.9	82.7	65.2	76.8	66.1	72.8	86.5	65.2	67.9	57.6	69.0	$18,366	$1,576	$16,790
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	80.6	1135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.2	1103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	32	41.8	41.8	44.2	60.7	58.2	80.3	63.5	58.1	71.4	50.9	77.6	66.1	$16,936	$1,356	$15,580
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-6	8902 Hewitt Pl.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7201	445	20	21.7	80.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (51.0%)	185 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	24.6	4446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		30.4	3896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	550	15.9	15.9	16.1	21.9	26.7	41.4	27.0	34.5	24.3	15.9	32.9	26.8	$23,036	$2,579	$20,457
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	13451 Taft Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6131	390	16	25.1	84.6%	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (64.1%)	131 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	48	2696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		48	2664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	32	32.0	32.0	33.9	42.9	55.1	47.4	44.4	40.7	44.0	28.0	36.8	37.5	$17,068	$1,634	$15,434
Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	81.9	1079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.7	960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	119	36.4	36.4	56.5	57.1	59.1	73.4	62.6	67.4	69.4	59.1	70.3	67.0	$18,338	$1,688	$16,650
John Murdy Elementary	Public	K-6	14851 Donegal Dr.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6405	689	30	23.3	71.3%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	548 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	90.6	621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		88.9	759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	138	64.7	64.7	57.1	70.6	85.7	74.5	71.8	67.0	70.6	65.9	73.5	69.5	$17,658	$1,607	$16,051
Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	216 (55.8%)	136 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	47.8	2718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.7	3320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	602	32.8	32.8	36.4	41.0	55.9		45.1	36.4	39.3	35.6		37.2	$21,972	$2,419	$19,553

Frequently Asked Questions about A. G. Cook Elementary

What is the racial makeup of A. G. Cook Elementary?

Students at A. G. Cook Elementary are 72% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is A. G. Cook Elementary a good school?

Yes! A. G. Cook Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 207^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend A. G. Cook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended A. G. Cook Elementary.

What district is A. G. Cook Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of A. G. Cook Elementary attend?

Students who attend A. G. Cook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High : Bolsa Grande High

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