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Pacifica High

Q: Is Pacifica High a good school?

Pacifica High ranks 224 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

Pacifica High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,634 students in grades 9-12 within the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all California high schools.

The school stands out for achieving exceptional academic results while serving a student population with significant economic need, outperforming nearby schools with similar demographics. For instance, Pacifica's students show much higher proficiency in English and Math than those at Rancho Alamitos High or Bolsa Grande High. This excellence extends to supporting specific student groups, such as English Learners and students with special needs, who perform exceptionally well here. Furthermore, the school fosters a strong culture of attendance and completion, boasting a very high graduation rate, a low dropout rate, and the lowest chronic absenteeism among comparable traditional high schools in the area.

Within its own Garden Grove Unified district, Pacifica High is the clear leader in rankings, graduation rates, and student attendance. While a selective school like Oxford Academy shows higher scores, Pacifica's consistent, high-level performance as a comprehensive public school serving all students makes it a model of effective education. The school has shown resilience, maintaining strong outcomes through challenging times, demonstrating that dedicated teaching and robust support systems can lead to outstanding success for every student.

1,634

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,918

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6851 Lampson Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92845-2211

(714) 663-6515

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Pacifica High:

Elementary:	Enders Elementary
	Garden Park Elementary
	Loyal Barker Elementary
	Patton Elementary
	More...
	Wakeham Elementary
Middle:	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

Asian:

30.3%

White:

26.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

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 school59%

District avg53%

California avg41%

224^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High 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	88.7	224 of 2162	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	228 of 2159	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	208 of 2170	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	328 of 2123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	186 of 1290	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	210 of 2133	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	151 of 2017	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.4	184 of 2021	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	284 of 2039	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	247 of 1994	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	172 of 2426	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	131 of 2354	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	78.1	165 of 2367	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	131 of 2281	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	140 of 2238	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	76.5	176 of 2117	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.7	102 of 2063	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	70.0	285 of 1968	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	201 of 1901	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	70.1	190 of 1653	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	76 of 585	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	145 of 573	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	110 of 591	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	180 of 581	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	129 of 582	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	70 of 581	88.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	408 of 1161	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	99 of 555	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	406 of 1117	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.5	87 of 1052	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.7	34 of 1085	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	95 of 1064	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	49.2	342 of 1044	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.7	24 of 467	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	109 of 941	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	87 of 938	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	195 of 1906	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	246 of 1915	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	147 of 1915	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	347 of 1858	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	166 of 1054	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	173 of 1833	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	115 of 1760	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	236 of 1900	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	460 of 1902	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	205 of 1917	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	406 of 1861	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	395 of 1814	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	172 of 1742	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	160 of 2013	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	115 of 2026	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	62 of 2030	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	204 of 1943	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	65 of 1126	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	153 of 1937	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	120 of 1862	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	255 of 1942	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	191 of 1948	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	245 of 1963	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	277 of 1916	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	179 of 1122	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	253 of 1880	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	170 of 1834	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	426 of 577	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	88.6	43 of 574	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	56.1	255 of 541	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	227 of 515	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	147 of 1252	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	491 of 1216	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	96.7	32 of 1197	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	442 of 1155	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	295 of 1173	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	417 of 1193	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	685 of 1204	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	297 of 1222	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	149 of 1173	87.3%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+29 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science46%+13 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	6851 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6515	1,634	74	22.1	51.2%	427 (26.1%)	16 (1.0%)	590 (36.1%)	495 (30.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.7%)	88.7	224^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%		90	228^th of 2159 public high schools	89.4%	4		46.2		45.8			77.4	77.4			54.4	54.4	$20,918	$2,486	$18,432
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67		35.8	36.4	35.8			63.7	63.7			32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620
Westminster High	Public	9-12	14325 Goldenwest St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-1381	2,529	109	23.2	85.9%	89 (3.5%)	17 (0.7%)	1,315 (52.0%)	1,063 (42.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	36 (1.4%)	81.3	390^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		76.7	466^th of 2159 public high schools	78.4%	76		44.7	13.8	43.3			71.6	71.6			41.1	41.1	$18,732	$1,083	$17,649
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93		7.3	0.0	6.5			18.0	18.0			2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049
Cypress High	Public	9-12	9801 Valley View St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4144	2,685	100	26.8	60.8%	493 (18.4%)	80 (3.0%)	883 (32.9%)	1,054 (39.3%)	20 (0.7%)	11 (0.4%)	140 (5.2%)	83.8	340^th of 2162 public high schools	84.3%		90.4	214^th of 2159 public high schools	90.1%	126		44.9	36.4	44.8			68.0	68.0			49.5	49.5	$16,182	$807	$15,375
Western High	Public	9-12	501 South Western Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4040	1,446	66	21.8	89.9%	109 (7.5%)	43 (3.0%)	1,105 (76.4%)	143 (9.9%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (2.1%)	39.4	1278^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%		48.3	1049^th of 2159 public high schools	51.4%	229		22.7	18.2	22.6			44.1	44.1			16.0	16.0	$19,678	$1,274	$18,404
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53		47.9	15.8	46.6			69.1	69.1			49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	195	10	19.1	77.9%	42 (21.5%)	10 (5.1%)	112 (57.4%)	26 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	83.7	343^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		97.2	66^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	277	23.8	49.0		36.6	55.6	38.1	71.4	55.9	48.2	21.4	40.8	35.6	$22,424	$371	$22,053
Magnolia High	Public	9-12	2450 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4221	1,608	74	21.6	90.7%	79 (4.9%)	26 (1.6%)	1,182 (73.5%)	273 (17.0%)	8 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	23 (1.4%)	51.6	1003^rd of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		51.4	974^th of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	29		27.7	0.0	26.8			53.6	53.6			22.3	22.3	$19,622	$1,549	$18,073
Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,315	53	24.9	50.0%	65 (4.9%)	10 (0.8%)	230 (17.5%)	960 (73.0%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	99.3	5^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.5	5^th of 2159 public high schools	99.8%		89.1	93.0		90.8	99.6	97.4	98.4	98.5	94.3	93.9	95.1	94.4	$16,129	$701	$15,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacifica High

How many students attend Pacifica High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,634 students attended Pacifica High.

What is the racial makeup of Pacifica High?

Students at Pacifica High are 36% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 26% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Pacifica High a good school?

Pacifica High ranks 224^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pacifica High in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools feed into Pacifica High?

Pacifica High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Enders Elementary
Elementary : Garden Park Elementary
Elementary : Loyal Barker Elementary
Elementary : Patton Elementary
Elementary : Wakeham Elementary
Middle : Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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