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Leo Carrillo Elementary

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Leo Carrillo Elementary ranks 3344 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leo Carrillo Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 508 students in Westminster, California, within the high-performing Garden Grove Unified district, but it faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges that set it apart from its neighbors.

Academically, the school's performance has declined in recent years, with proficiency rates in English (37.8%) and math (34.1%) that are dramatically lower than nearby schools like Ethan B. Allen Elementary (91% ELA) and Susan B. Anthony Elementary (70.7% ELA). It serves the highest proportion of economically disadvantaged students in the area, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it operates with the lowest per-student spending among comparable schools in the district, receiving thousands of dollars less per child than schools like John Marshall Elementary.

Despite these overall challenges, Leo Carrillo demonstrates remarkable strengths in supporting its most vulnerable students, ranking in the top 10-20% statewide for English Language Learners and Special Education. Chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains higher than at most neighboring schools. The school's situation highlights a concentration of need within the district, as it achieves excellence with specific groups while struggling with broader academic metrics, suggesting a need for targeted support and resource allocation to address the disparities with surrounding schools.

508

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,812

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15270 Bushard St.
Westminster, CA 92683-6502

(714) 663-6230

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Leo Carrillo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
High:	La Quinta High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

Asian:

28.1%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,344^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	37.9	3344 of 5857	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2750 of 5869	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2789 of 5859	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2744 of 5883	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	2694 of 5789	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	2630 of 5662	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	2504 of 5692	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	2396 of 5614	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	2190 of 5611	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	2150 of 5530	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	2249 of 5390	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	2321 of 5377	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	2122 of 5314	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	1845 of 5193	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	1958 of 5113	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	2179 of 5113	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.8	2390 of 4818	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	2139 of 4822	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	2326 of 4809	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	927 of 1203	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	813 of 1205	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	836 of 1190	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	869 of 1154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	870 of 1149	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	786 of 1071	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.3	900 of 2227	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	706 of 2585	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	851 of 2128	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	320 of 3162	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	272 of 3245	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	284 of 3311	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	62.6	747 of 3275	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	896 of 3246	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2919 of 5597	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2579 of 5612	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	3057 of 5609	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2938 of 5635	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	2385 of 5492	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1920 of 5413	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3848 of 5107	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3502 of 5107	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3312 of 5087	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2708 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3520 of 4963	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3587 of 4830	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2323 of 5460	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	1737 of 5517	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	1553 of 5363	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1573 of 5264	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	1530 of 5173	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1504 of 5084	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3585 of 5628	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2714 of 5643	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2365 of 5638	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2369 of 5663	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	2729 of 5510	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	3123 of 5431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	506 of 2847	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	899 of 2420	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science23%-10 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leo Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	15270 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6230	508	20	25.7	90.2%	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	304 (59.8%)	143 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	37.9	3344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		46.8	2750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	594	22.8	22.8	38.0	31.9	38.0	42.5	37.8	36.6	34.8	26.6	38.8	34.1	89.9	97.5	97.5	96.2	96.2	$14,812	$1,631	$13,181
John Murdy Elementary	Public	K-6	14851 Donegal Dr.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6405	689	30	23.3	71.3%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	548 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	90.6	621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		88.9	759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	138	64.7	64.7	57.1	70.6	85.7	74.5	71.8	67.0	70.6	65.9	73.5	69.5						$17,658	$1,607	$16,051
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	15791 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6528	323	15	21.5	80.8%	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	144 (44.6%)	153 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		74.3	1397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	130	29.6	29.6	55.9	50.0	52.3	71.4	58.2	76.5	50.0	45.5	59.2	57.0						$26,888	$4,062	$22,826
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	332	14	23.6	73.2%	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (27.4%)	202 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	87.7	789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.8	874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	85	45.2	45.2	73.1	68.8	66.7	73.0	70.7	75.0	73.5	52.4	60.6	65.6						$17,310	$1,635	$15,675
Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Public	K-6	16200 Bushard St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6228	637	26	24.5	51.5%	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	496 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	98.8	21^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	24^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	3	75.8	75.8	89.9	86.5	92.6	94.3	91.0	90.0	86.5	85.3	92.8	88.9						$16,848	$1,566	$15,282
Jessie Hayden Elementary	Public	K-5	14782 Eden St.	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7261	514	23	22.3	80.2%	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (38.7%)	287 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	66.5	1767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		67.7	1695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	72	41.2	41.2	50.0	57.3	56.5		55.0	52.1	53.6	38.8		48.2	97.3	97.3	97.3			$21,867	$2,442	$19,425
Merton E. Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9681 11th St.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6561	278	14	20.5	86.0%	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	82 (29.5%)	163 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	83.3	998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.3	1141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	38.2	38.2	65.2	58.1	80.7	68.4	68.3	69.6	60.6	52.9	73.7	64.1						$26,614	$3,748	$22,866
Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	81.9	1079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.7	960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	119	36.4	36.4	56.5	57.1	59.1	73.4	62.6	67.4	69.4	59.1	70.3	67.0						$18,338	$1,688	$16,650
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	238	57.7	57.7	83.0	66.7	75.0	66.7	72.3	83.0	63.5	78.9	54.7	69.3						$23,579	$3,222	$20,357
Star View Elementary	Public	K-5	15679 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 897-1009	391	16	24.4	67.3%	42 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (24.6%)	213 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	89.4	694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.3	1027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	333	63.5	63.5	62.7	65.2	72.6		66.7	76.8	68.2	66.1		70.6	93.4	96.7	93.4		93.4	$17,681	$1,224	$16,457

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo Carrillo Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Leo Carrillo Elementary?

Students at Leo Carrillo Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Leo Carrillo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo Carrillo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
High : La Quinta High

How many students attend Leo Carrillo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Leo Carrillo Elementary.

What district is Leo Carrillo Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Leo Carrillo Elementary a good school?

Leo Carrillo Elementary ranks 3344^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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