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Enders Elementary

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Enders Elementary ranks 690 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Enders Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 400 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, consistently ranking as a high-performing 4-star school in the 88th percentile statewide.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in science and math where it far exceeds district and state averages, and for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While nearby schools like Patton Elementary and Loyal Barker Elementary have slightly higher overall scores, Enders achieves impressive results with a similar student population, and it manages its resources efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with lower performance. A major success story is attendance; the school has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to just 8.3%, a rate much better than the district and state.

Enders is part of a remarkable cluster of high-quality elementary schools in central Garden Grove, including Garden Park Elementary. This concentration means families in the area have access to several excellent options. The data shows that school quality can vary even with similar student demographics, highlighting the positive impact of Enders' specific programs and leadership. Its steady improvement in attendance and standout science scores suggest a focused and effective approach to education.

400

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,606

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12302 Springdale St.
Garden Grove, CA 92845-2239

(714) 663-6205

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Enders Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

30.8%

Asian:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 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 school71%

District avg53%

California avg41%

690^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	89.5	690 of 5857	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	770 of 5869	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	789 of 5859	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	626 of 5883	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1241 of 5789	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1647 of 5662	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.0	2175 of 5692	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.5	2320 of 5614	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	2442 of 5611	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.7	1337 of 5530	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	1151 of 5390	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	1269 of 5377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	1178 of 5314	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	1107 of 5193	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	59.4	1877 of 5113	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.3	1668 of 5113	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.9	1635 of 4818	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.2	960 of 4822	80.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.0	1160 of 4809	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	825 of 1190	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	564 of 1071	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	32.6	1325 of 2128	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	56.7	984 of 3246	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	698 of 5597	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	942 of 5612	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	1048 of 5609	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	908 of 5635	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	1423 of 5492	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	1507 of 5413	72.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	130 of 5107	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	165 of 5107	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	164 of 5087	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	72 of 5084	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	650 of 4963	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	1442 of 4830	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	164 of 5460	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	398 of 5517	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	477 of 5363	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	86 of 5264	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	601 of 5173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	1572 of 5084	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	634 of 5628	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	559 of 5643	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	437 of 5638	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	393 of 5663	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	1033 of 5510	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	1914 of 5431	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	798 of 2598	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1009 of 2651	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	554 of 2661	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	954 of 2726	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	1201 of 2834	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	1550 of 2737	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2018)38th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2023)31st percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 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 (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	% 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
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						$18,606	$1,679	$16,927
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						$17,294	$1,584	$15,710
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						$19,123	$1,454	$17,669
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						$16,747	$1,587	$15,160
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						$24,338	$3,400	$20,938
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						$20,418	$2,367	$18,051
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						$23,768	$2,436	$21,332
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						$18,835	$1,845	$16,990
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	$24,432	$2,893	$21,539
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						$20,767	$2,285	$18,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Enders Elementary

Is Enders Elementary a good school?

Enders Elementary ranks 690^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Enders Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Enders Elementary?

Students at Enders Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 31% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Enders Elementary attend?

Students who attend Enders Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High : Pacifica High

How many students attend Enders Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Enders Elementary.

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