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Patton Elementary

Public Grades K-6

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Patton Elementary is a large, high-performing K-6 school serving 904 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently ranking among the very top elementary schools in California.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with student proficiency in English, math, and science typically doubling the state averages and far exceeding both district and local school comparisons. For instance, Patton Elementary maintains a 5-star rating and a 97th percentile state ranking, outperforming nearby schools like Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary (56th percentile) and Bryant Elementary (48th percentile). Patton also excels in supporting all student groups and has achieved a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%, a key indicator of strong student engagement and family support.

Notably, Patton Elementary delivers these outstanding results efficiently, spending less per student than several lower-performing neighboring schools. Its sustained, decade-long excellence within the same Garden Grove Unified district as schools with varying performance levels highlights the impact of effective school-level practices, making it a standout model of educational achievement in the community.

904

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,747

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6861 Santa Rita Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92845-1443

(714) 663-6584

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Patton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.6%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden Grove Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg53%

California avg41%

184^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.6	184 of 5857	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	178 of 5869	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	133 of 5859	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	238 of 5883	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	280 of 5789	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	324 of 5662	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	273 of 5692	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	371 of 5614	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	379 of 5611	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	364 of 5530	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	353 of 5390	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	192 of 5377	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.3	374 of 5314	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.5	559 of 5193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	87.1	654 of 5113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	88.0	623 of 5113	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	616 of 4818	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	91.6	405 of 4822	91.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	296 of 4809	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	53 of 1203	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	88 of 1205	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	53 of 1190	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	48 of 1154	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	87 of 1149	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	65 of 1071	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	139 of 2227	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	274 of 2585	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	176 of 2128	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	186 of 5597	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	130 of 5612	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	90 of 5609	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	184 of 5635	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	263 of 5492	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	316 of 5413	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	167 of 5107	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	143 of 5107	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	91 of 5087	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	215 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	111 of 4963	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	125 of 4830	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	63 of 5460	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	149 of 5517	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	26 of 5363	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	73 of 5264	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	42 of 5173	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	45 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	200 of 5628	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	251 of 5643	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	189 of 5638	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	277 of 5663	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	303 of 5510	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	366 of 5431	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	199 of 718	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	151 of 670	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	141 of 669	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	229 of 610	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	190 of 2847	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	69 of 2635	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	22 of 2420	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	458 of 2598	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	567 of 2651	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	356 of 2661	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	601 of 2726	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	984 of 2834	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	1018 of 2737	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science73%+41 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
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
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
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
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
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	3731 Cerritos	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3830	368	17	21.6	72.0%	65 (17.7%)	10 (2.7%)	184 (50.0%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	59.3	2099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		63.4	1911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	188	31.5	31.5	46.9	53.9	40.7	58.7	49.5	63.3	51.3	37.0	37.0	46.8	92.7		96.4	96.4		96.4	$20,688	$2,517	$18,171
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
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
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
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		57	2190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	170	40.0	40.0	37.3	49.3	57.4	59.0	50.6	37.9	40.3	52.7	51.6	45.5	91.1	94.4		92.2	94.4	94.4	$20,007	$3,031	$16,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Patton Elementary

What district is Patton Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Patton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Patton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Patton Elementary?

Students at Patton Elementary are 44% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Patton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High : Pacifica High

Is Patton Elementary a good school?

Yes! Patton Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 184^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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