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Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary

Q: Is Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary a good school?

Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary ranks 1988 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 400 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, located in a community where a high percentage of families qualify for economic assistance.

Academically, the school is on a steady upward path, now ranking above average statewide and outperforming several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Heritage Elementary and Edward Russell Elementary, particularly in English, math, and science. Its most notable strength is its exceptional support for students learning English, ranking in the top 10% of schools statewide for that group, and it also shows strong results for students from low-income families.

While the school doesn't match the top scores of some neighbors like Ethan B. Allen Elementary which serve more affluent areas, it has shown consistent improvement over the past decade. Opportunities for growth include improving performance in specific grade levels, like 5th grade math, and continuing to reduce student absences, which have already dropped significantly since 2022.

400

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,200

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11303 Sandstone St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-3025

(714) 663-6537

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High:	Los Amigos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

Asian:

28.0%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,988^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	61.5	1988 of 5857	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2228 of 5869	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	2229 of 5859	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	2852 of 5883	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	2291 of 5789	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	2467 of 5662	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	2777 of 5692	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	2867 of 5614	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.9	3207 of 5611	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	2656 of 5530	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.3	2028 of 5390	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	1754 of 5377	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	2318 of 5314	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.2	2984 of 5193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	2791 of 5113	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	2724 of 5113	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	2232 of 4818	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.9	2344 of 4822	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.7	1888 of 4809	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	755 of 1203	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	766 of 1205	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	750 of 1190	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	888 of 1154	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	768 of 1149	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	822 of 1071	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.3	1254 of 2585	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.8	206 of 3162	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	264 of 3245	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	47.5	1328 of 3311	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	917 of 3275	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	1192 of 3246	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	1713 of 5597	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1808 of 5612	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2398 of 5609	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	2790 of 5635	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2071 of 5492	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2469 of 5413	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1850 of 5107	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2526 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2560 of 5087	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3690 of 5084	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2680 of 4963	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3272 of 4830	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1158 of 5460	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	1637 of 5517	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1354 of 5363	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	2090 of 5264	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	1293 of 5173	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1738 of 5084	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	2165 of 5628	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2464 of 5643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	2077 of 5638	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2816 of 5663	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	2429 of 5510	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2333 of 5431	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1151 of 2847	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	516 of 2635	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)51st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	400	16	24.9	84.0%	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (64.0%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.2	2228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	240	35.0	35.0	40.0	55.6	53.3	57.1	51.6	46.0	46.3	38.3	57.1	46.5							$18,200	$1,540	$16,660
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	16225 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6264	555	23	24.6	69.2%	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (88.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.9	2069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	17	29.5	29.5	39.7	51.5	50.0	61.0	50.2	50.0	48.5	33.9	64.4	49.0	97.0				97.0		$16,399	$1,473	$14,926
Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	607	25	24.2	35.7%	127 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	161 (26.5%)	245 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.0%)	88.5	744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.1	903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	159	55.4	55.4	72.0	55.0	76.6		68.5	81.3	66.7	65.2		70.8							$14,606	$857	$13,749
Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	334	17	19.5	91.9%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	263 (78.7%)	54 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		47.2	2725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	363	20.0	20.0	21.7	38.9	33.3	61.4	39.2	25.0	43.2	33.3	45.6	36.3							$19,926	$1,704	$18,222
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	238	57.7	57.7	83.0	66.7	75.0	66.7	72.3	83.0	63.5	78.9	54.7	69.3							$23,579	$3,222	$20,357
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	426 South Andres Pl.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6108	376	16	23.5	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (87.5%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	3322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		36.2	3426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	104	20.4	20.4	44.2	30.4	40.8	47.4	41.0	46.5	23.9	30.6	26.3	31.3							$21,620	$3,611	$18,009
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	493	22	22.3	91.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		26.4	4258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	394	31.0	31.0	21.6	16.9	51.2		30.8	20.9	24.2	35.7		27.0	96.2	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$27,777	$1,255	$26,522
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9675 Warner Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4230	530	20	26.5	33.6%	88 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.7%)	288 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	95	330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		97.9	85^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	245	75.0	75.0	73.4	64.0	90.5		76.1	90.6	76.7	90.5		85.5							$14,397	$1,046	$13,351
Edward Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	600 South Jackson St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6151	473	15	32.0	92.8%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (95.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.3	3994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	657	24.1	24.1	16.3	25.4	33.3	33.9	27.7	22.5	22.4	25.9	16.9	21.7							$17,360	$1,688	$15,672
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	332	14	23.6	73.2%	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (27.4%)	202 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	87.7	789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.8	874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	85	45.2	45.2	73.1	68.8	66.7	73.0	70.7	75.0	73.5	52.4	60.6	65.6							$17,310	$1,635	$15,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary

Is Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary a good school?

Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary ranks 1988^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary.

What district is Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary?

Students at Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High : Los Amigos High

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