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Wakeham Elementary

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Wakeham Elementary ranks 2571 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wakeham Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 307 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, a well-regarded district in Orange County, California.

When you look at the numbers, Wakeham is a school that consistently does better than you might expect for its student population, with 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its math scores are above the state average, and English scores are nearly there, which is a stronger performance than nearby schools like Bryant Elementary that serve a similar community. The school has shown remarkable improvement in getting kids to class, slashing chronic absenteeism from 38% to just over 10% in a few years—a better rate than Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary. Its most standout strength is its exceptional effectiveness with students learning English, ranking in the state's top tier for helping those students succeed.

While it doesn't match the top test scores of some other district schools like Loyal Barker Elementary or Patton Elementary, Wakeham has been on a steady upward path for nearly a decade. Areas to watch include science proficiency and a performance gap between girls and boys. Overall, Wakeham represents a solid, improving choice within Garden Grove Unified, particularly notable for its strong support of English Learners and its successful focus on student attendance.

307

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,835

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7772 Chapman Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-3003

(714) 663-6407

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Wakeham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alamitos Intermediate
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

Asian:

22.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,571^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	50.3	2571 of 5857	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	2453 of 5869	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2121 of 5859	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	2671 of 5883	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3388 of 5789	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3288 of 5662	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	3314 of 5692	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.7	4036 of 5614	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	4903 of 5611	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	4368 of 5530	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	4436 of 5390	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	3455 of 5377	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	3139 of 5314	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.0	3845 of 5193	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	3376 of 5113	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	2743 of 5113	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	3119 of 4818	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	2862 of 4822	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	2596 of 4809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.6	1116 of 2585	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.9	266 of 3162	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	211 of 3245	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	173 of 3311	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	829 of 3275	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	1091 of 3246	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2282 of 5597	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2092 of 5612	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	1700 of 5609	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2167 of 5635	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	3607 of 5492	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3512 of 5413	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2396 of 5107	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1656 of 5107	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	1509 of 5087	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	2200 of 5084	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	3104 of 4963	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2626 of 4830	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1738 of 5460	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1475 of 5517	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1359 of 5363	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	1524 of 5264	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	2494 of 5173	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	2274 of 5084	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	2697 of 5628	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2643 of 5643	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2301 of 5638	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2930 of 5663	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2922 of 5510	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2863 of 5431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)57th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Wakeham Elementary

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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)	% 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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wakeham Elementary

What district is Wakeham Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wakeham Elementary?

Students at Wakeham Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Wakeham Elementary a good school?

Wakeham Elementary ranks 2571^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wakeham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Wakeham Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wakeham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wakeham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alamitos Intermediate
High : Pacifica High

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