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Ethel M. Evans Elementary

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Ethel M. Evans Elementary ranks 1796 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ethel M. Evans Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 410 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, known for its strong support of English learners and students from lower-income families, consistently earning high marks for these groups despite a recent slight dip in its overall state ranking.

The school truly shines in how well it serves its vulnerable student populations, with English learners and economically disadvantaged students scoring in the top 10-15% of all California schools, outperforming nearby schools like Linton T. Simmons Elementary and Brookhurst Elementary which have similar demographics. It also maintains a strong culture of attendance, with one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area, and spends more per student than several peers, such as Sunnyside Elementary. In mathematics, it recently outperformed the district average, which is notable given the school's high poverty rate.

Recent years show some areas for growth, including a significant drop in science scores and a decline in overall ranking from the 78th to the 69th percentile. The school can look to a high-performing neighbor, Excelsior Elementary, which achieves exceptional results with a similar student population, as a potential model. Being part of the stronger-performing Garden Grove Unified district, compared to the nearby Anaheim Elementary district, provides a supportive foundation for addressing these challenges while building on its historic strengths.

410

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,998

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12281 Nelson St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840-3205

(714) 663-6558

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Ethel M. Evans Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate
High:	Garden Grove High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

Asian:

40.5%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2018 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2018) to 69th (2025)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,796^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	65.9	1796 of 5857	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	1264 of 5869	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	1270 of 5859	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	1421 of 5883	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	1267 of 5789	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	1096 of 5662	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	1171 of 5692	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	64.5	1789 of 5614	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	2401 of 5611	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	2551 of 5530	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.8	2340 of 5390	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.6	3122 of 5377	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.0	3550 of 5314	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.8	3724 of 5193	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	3314 of 5113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.0	2673 of 5113	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	2601 of 4818	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	2620 of 4822	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.7	2558 of 4809	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	706 of 1203	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	606 of 1205	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	562 of 1190	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	523 of 1154	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	617 of 1149	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	581 of 1071	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.6	220 of 3162	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	138 of 3245	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	226 of 3311	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	398 of 3275	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	669 of 3246	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	1634 of 5597	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	1123 of 5612	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	1169 of 5609	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	1555 of 5635	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	1344 of 5492	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	1266 of 5413	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	1881 of 5107	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	960 of 5107	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	988 of 5087	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	1503 of 5084	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	1078 of 4963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	613 of 4830	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	943 of 5460	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	623 of 5517	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	589 of 5363	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	701 of 5264	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	443 of 5173	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	227 of 5084	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1883 of 5628	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	1375 of 5643	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1387 of 5638	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	1270 of 5663	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	1188 of 5510	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	1001 of 5431	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science23%-10 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ethel M. Evans Elementary	Public	K-6	12281 Nelson St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6558	410	17	24.1	79.8%	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	221 (53.9%)	166 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	65.9	1796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		77.6	1264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	532	22.6	22.6	45.8	59.6	58.1	58.2	55.3	66.7	55.8	35.5	53.6	52.6		$17,998	$1,839	$16,159
Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary	Public	K-6	12201 Elmwood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6484	354	13	27.0	74.9%	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	203 (57.3%)	115 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.8%)	68.7	1656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		63.5	1906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	250	42.9	42.9	38.3	71.2	61.9	51.0	55.7	48.9	59.6	45.2	47.1	50.5		$17,596	$1,577	$16,019
Faylane Elementary	Public	K-6	11731 Morrie Ln.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6253	466	20	23.3	77.7%	27 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	228 (48.9%)	186 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.6%)	74.7	1383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		73.9	1416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	33	44.6	44.6	57.9	61.5	66.2	55.6	60.4	59.7	56.9	50.8	41.3	52.0	97.0	$17,193	$1,721	$15,472
Linton T. Simmons Elementary	Public	K-6	11602 Steele Dr.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6096	247	10	24.7	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	219 (88.7%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.6	3101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		53.4	2372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	729	17.1	17.1	18.8	47.1	48.6	48.7	41.4	25.0	47.1	17.1	46.2	34.3		$21,285	$2,119	$19,166
Brookhurst Elementary	Public	K-6	9821 William Dalton Way	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6556	427	18	23.6	83.6%	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	255 (59.7%)	125 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	52.3	2475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		52.6	2423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	52	30.9	30.9	46.4	50.8	45.5	38.1	45.8	51.8	42.2	41.8	28.6	41.9		$17,483	$1,651	$15,832
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
Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary	Public	K-6	12181 West St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6346	325	14	23.2	82.8%	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (64.3%)	96 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47.7	2722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		68.8	1652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	1070	32.2	32.2	20.0	41.7	55.9	57.5	44.9	37.5	35.4	22.0	55.0	35.8		$18,842	$1,964	$16,878
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethel M. Evans Elementary

What district is Ethel M. Evans Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Ethel M. Evans Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ethel M. Evans Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate
High : Garden Grove High

Is Ethel M. Evans Elementary a good school?

Ethel M. Evans Elementary ranks 1796^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ethel M. Evans Elementary?

Students at Ethel M. Evans Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 40% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ethel M. Evans Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Ethel M. Evans Elementary.

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