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Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary

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Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary ranks 2560 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 447 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, which is generally well-regarded and outperforms neighboring districts like Westminster.

The school has notable strengths, including a dramatic improvement in student attendance and exceptional support for English Language Learners, who perform very well. However, overall academic results in English, math, and especially science are average to slightly below the district average. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student than nearby schools like Stanford Elementary and Wakeham Elementary, yet those schools often achieve similar or better academic outcomes.

Performance can vary widely between different grade levels at the school. Compared to its closest neighbors, Lawrence Elementary stands out for its high level of funding and strong work with specific student groups, but it faces the challenge of ensuring its instructional approach meets the needs of all students to leverage its resources for higher overall achievement.

447

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,076

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12521 Monroe
Garden Grove, CA 92841-4422

(714) 663-6255

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alamitos Intermediate
High:	Rancho Alamitos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.0%

Asian:

34.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

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 school41%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,560^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	50.8	2560 of 5857	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2427 of 5869	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2623 of 5859	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	2261 of 5883	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	2247 of 5789	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	1897 of 5662	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	2269 of 5692	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.6	2364 of 5614	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.6	2464 of 5611	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	2266 of 5530	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	2375 of 5390	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	2222 of 5377	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.4	2661 of 5314	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	2891 of 5193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.4	3239 of 5113	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	3044 of 5113	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	2806 of 4818	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.8	2493 of 4822	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.9	2062 of 4809	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	857 of 1203	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	870 of 1205	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	976 of 1190	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	876 of 1154	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	742 of 1149	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	501 of 1071	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	2097 of 2585	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	552 of 3162	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	399 of 3245	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	465 of 3311	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	500 of 3275	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	512 of 3246	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2597 of 5597	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	2668 of 5612	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	2655 of 5609	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	2136 of 5635	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	2251 of 5492	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	1636 of 5413	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3097 of 5107	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2750 of 5107	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	2143 of 5087	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1886 of 5084	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2316 of 4963	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	2143 of 4830	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1717 of 5460	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1783 of 5517	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1733 of 5363	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	995 of 5264	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	1437 of 5173	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	889 of 5084	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2313 of 5628	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	2069 of 5643	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2447 of 5638	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	2182 of 5663	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	2159 of 5510	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	1985 of 5431	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science30%-3 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	12521 Monroe	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6255	447	20	22.3	84.8%	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	255 (57.0%)	155 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	50.8	2560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		52.5	2427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	133	29.8	29.8	53.3	32.7	44.6	44.8	44.4	51.7	28.6	39.3	43.1	41.3							$23,076	$3,288	$19,788
Stanford Elementary	Public	K-6	12721 Magnolia Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6458	488	19	26.2	73.4%	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	194 (39.8%)	252 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	77	1285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		74	1412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	127	43.6	43.6	50.0	52.4	74.4	74.0	64.3	63.5	44.4	46.2	71.2	56.0							$18,087	$2,031	$16,056
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
Louis G. Zeyen Elementary	Public	K-6	12081 South Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6535	230	10	24.2	80.0%	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	107 (46.5%)	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	67.7	1704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		66.5	1755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	51	45.5	45.5	52.6	57.9	65.6	47.1	55.6	44.7	52.6	48.5	44.1	47.6							$19,571	$1,801	$17,770
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
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	8371 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6451	571	24	24.2	88.3%	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.5%)	409 (71.6%)	108 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	41.9	3072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.7	3626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	554	27.5	27.5	38.5	40.5	42.2	49.3	42.7	30.8	37.8	27.5	36.0	32.6	97.3		97.3		97.3		$16,659	$1,814	$14,845
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alamitos Intermediate
High : Rancho Alamitos High

What district is Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary?

Students at Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary a good school?

Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary ranks 2560^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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