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Louis G. Zeyen Elementary

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Louis G. Zeyen Elementary ranks 1704 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Louis G. Zeyen Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 230 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, and it has shown impressive, steady improvement over the last decade to become a solidly performing school.

What makes Zeyen stand out is its strong academic results, especially in science, even though many families face economic challenges. The school outperforms the state average in all subjects and does better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary and Bryant Elementary. Fifth graders excel here, though the school is working to boost sixth-grade math scores. It also manages student attendance well, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the area, Zeyen holds its own. It ranks a bit below top performers like Stanford Elementary and Faylane Elementary but ahead of others like Brookhurst Elementary. The school uses its resources efficiently, spending less per student than some neighbors while achieving good results. This consistent progress suggests effective teaching and leadership, making Zeyen a reliable choice for families in the district.

230

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,571

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12081 South Magnolia St.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-3314

(714) 663-6535

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Louis G. Zeyen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alamitos Intermediate
High:	Rancho Alamitos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

Asian:

42.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,704^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	67.7	1704 of 5857	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	1755 of 5869	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	1970 of 5859	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2313 of 5883	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	2092 of 5789	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1694 of 5662	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	1931 of 5692	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	2512 of 5614	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.6	3226 of 5611	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.6	2646 of 5530	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	2491 of 5390	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	2216 of 5377	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.6	3011 of 5314	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	2782 of 5193	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	2997 of 5113	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	2848 of 5113	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	2321 of 4818	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.1	2943 of 4822	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.5	1987 of 4809	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	882 of 1203	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	861 of 1205	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	862 of 1190	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	821 of 1154	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	887 of 1149	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	823 of 1071	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	931 of 3162	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	336 of 3311	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	599 of 3275	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	636 of 3246	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	1926 of 5597	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	1607 of 5612	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1769 of 5609	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	1849 of 5635	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1933 of 5492	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	1280 of 5413	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1674 of 5107	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	1381 of 5107	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	2049 of 5087	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2646 of 5084	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2611 of 4963	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	1586 of 4830	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	935 of 5460	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	971 of 5517	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	1303 of 5363	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	1101 of 5264	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	1011 of 5173	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	677 of 5084	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	1445 of 5628	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	2190 of 5643	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	2109 of 5638	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2656 of 5663	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	2136 of 5510	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	2140 of 5431	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science45%+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)					% 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	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
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
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
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
Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6318	515	23	22.2	78.6%	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	254 (49.3%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	70.5	1581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.7	1462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	119	34.5	34.5	60.0	61.3	53.5	50.9	56.6	58.3	64.5	43.1	47.3	53.6	93.1	96.6	95.4		$22,452	$3,050	$19,402
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
Brookhurst Elementary	Public	K-6	9821 William Dalton Way	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6556	427	18	23.6	83.6%	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	255 (59.7%)	125 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	52.3	2475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		52.6	2423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	52	30.9	30.9	46.4	50.8	45.5	38.1	45.8	51.8	42.2	41.8	28.6	41.9					$17,483	$1,651	$15,832
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
Esther L. Walter	Public	K-6	10802 Rustic Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5997	442	21	21.0	84.8%	21 (4.8%)	11 (2.5%)	361 (81.7%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	30.7	3906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.8	3539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.7%	367	21.7	21.7	44.1	35.6	29.8	29.2	34.6	45.0	30.0	19.2	16.4	27.5	96.3	96.3		96.3	$22,811	$3,030	$19,781
Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	216 (55.8%)	136 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	47.8	2718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.7	3320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	602	32.8	32.8	36.4	41.0	55.9		45.1	36.4	39.3	35.6		37.2					$21,972	$2,419	$19,553
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Louis G. Zeyen Elementary

How many students attend Louis G. Zeyen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Louis G. Zeyen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Louis G. Zeyen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Louis G. Zeyen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alamitos Intermediate
High : Rancho Alamitos High

Is Louis G. Zeyen Elementary a good school?

Louis G. Zeyen Elementary ranks 1704^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Louis G. Zeyen Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Louis G. Zeyen Elementary?

Students at Louis G. Zeyen Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 43% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

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