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Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary

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Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary ranks 1656 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 342 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 406 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels, though its performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Garden Grove Unified School District average. The school particularly excels in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools for this subgroup. It also performs well for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for Asian students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of California elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District, Linton T. Simmons Elementary and Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary have similar performance profiles, while Faylane Elementary and Ocia A. Peters Elementary stand out as higher-performing schools within the district. The school's higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages suggest a need to address attendance-related issues, which could be impacting student learning.

354

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,596

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12201 Elmwood Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92840-3439

(714) 663-6484

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

Asian:

32.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,656^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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	68.7	1656 of 5857	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1906 of 5869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	2210 of 5859	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	2001 of 5883	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	2136 of 5789	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2089 of 5662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	2281 of 5692	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.3	1847 of 5614	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	1985 of 5611	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	1893 of 5530	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.8	1948 of 5390	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.7	2257 of 5377	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	2064 of 5314	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.7	2566 of 5193	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	2171 of 5113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	1775 of 5113	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	1458 of 4818	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	1577 of 4822	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	1378 of 4809	71.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	748 of 1203	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	831 of 1205	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	869 of 1190	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	748 of 1154	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	654 of 1149	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	754 of 1071	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	322 of 3162	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	535 of 3245	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	340 of 3311	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	438 of 3275	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	814 of 3246	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	1418 of 5597	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1729 of 5612	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1987 of 5609	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	1733 of 5635	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	1752 of 5492	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1967 of 5413	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	1515 of 5107	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	1726 of 5107	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2029 of 5087	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	1911 of 5084	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	2241 of 4963	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1799 of 4830	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	976 of 5460	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	1093 of 5517	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	1204 of 5363	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	924 of 5264	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	1308 of 5173	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	1705 of 5084	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	1832 of 5628	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	2009 of 5643	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2339 of 5638	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	2234 of 5663	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	2424 of 5510	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2108 of 5431	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
C. C. Violette Elementary	Public	K-6	12091 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6203	271	10	26.9	90.0%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (80.1%)	42 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	33.6	3671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.4	3487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	184																					7.3	7.3	37.1	23.5	31.7	51.3	36.2	45.7	17.1	17.1	46.2	31.3					$20,122	$1,803	$18,319
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
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
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1841 South Ninth St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8959	644	28	23.3	59.8%	53 (8.2%)	20 (3.1%)	445 (69.1%)	94 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	36	3494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		42.8	3009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	485	20.8	11.1	0.0	12.5	12.7	45.8	11.1	15.4	25.0	26.8	25.0	22.2	0.0	12.5	16.9	4.2	11.1	0.0	12.5	7.0	29.1	29.1	26.7	38.0	49.4	19.8	33.5	40.2	40.5	35.6	14.6	32.8	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	$22,475	$1,326	$21,149
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	12272 Wilken Way	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6266	433	20	21.6	79.7%	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	243 (56.1%)	144 (33.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	69.5	1625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		71	1554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	71																					42.6	42.6	64.0	56.0	44.3	52.2	53.6	76.0	54.0	45.9	41.3	54.1					$22,916	$3,087	$19,829
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary

How many students attend Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary.

What district is Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary?

Students at Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary a good school?

Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary ranks 1656^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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