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Ocia A. Peters Elementary

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Ocia A. Peters Elementary ranks 1398 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ocia A. Peters Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 893 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently earning high marks for its academic performance in a community where many families face economic challenges.

What truly sets this school apart is its remarkable success in helping all students thrive. Despite serving a student population with significant economic need, its students outperform both the district and state averages in English and Math. This achievement is even more impressive when compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Woodbury Elementary, C. C. Violette Elementary, and Clinton Elementary, where proficiency rates are notably lower. The school shows particular strength in supporting students in special education, English learners, and those from low-income backgrounds, ranking them in the top tiers statewide. It also maintains strong performance across most grade levels, unlike some schools like Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary, which can have wide variations between grades.

The school has shown steady improvement over the past decade and has made excellent progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. While it excels in English and Math, Science is an area for growth, a common trend among several schools in the district. With efficient use of its resources, achieving strong results with a typical class size and spending, Ocia A. Peters Elementary stands as a high-performing option within its immediate area, comparable to schools like R. F. Hazard Elementary and not far behind top performers like Excelsior Elementary.

893

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,635

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13162 Newhope St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-1416

(714) 663-6085

District: Garden Grove Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

Asian:

36.4%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,398^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	74.5	1398 of 5857	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1561 of 5869	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1719 of 5859	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1818 of 5883	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1528 of 5789	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	1351 of 5662	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	1568 of 5692	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	1758 of 5614	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	1877 of 5611	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	1831 of 5530	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	1784 of 5390	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.3	1334 of 5377	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	1418 of 5314	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.1	1678 of 5193	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	1572 of 5113	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	1515 of 5113	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	63.0	1632 of 4818	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	1556 of 4822	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.5	1464 of 4809	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	423 of 1203	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	485 of 1205	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	375 of 1190	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	518 of 1154	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	408 of 1149	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	324 of 1071	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	576 of 2227	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	1729 of 2585	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1279 of 2128	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.9	577 of 3162	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	604 of 3245	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	837 of 3311	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	608 of 3275	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	477 of 3246	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1677 of 5597	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	1870 of 5612	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	1957 of 5609	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	1738 of 5635	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	1573 of 5492	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	1322 of 5413	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1807 of 5107	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2386 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	2757 of 5087	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2433 of 5084	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	2072 of 4963	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	1701 of 4830	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	740 of 5460	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	988 of 5517	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1028 of 5363	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	1066 of 5264	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	845 of 5173	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	649 of 5084	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	1084 of 5628	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	1201 of 5643	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	1488 of 5638	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	1881 of 5663	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1414 of 5510	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	1344 of 5431	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	544 of 2847	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	201 of 2635	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	355 of 2420	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	11362 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6461	337	16	20.9	91.1%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	242 (71.8%)	75 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	41.3	3128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.5	3036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	92	23.1	23.1	41.0	19.4	44.7	53.9	40.1	47.4	30.6	29.0	32.4	34.9		$25,247	$4,332	$20,915
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
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
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
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	13641 Clinton St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6146	413	17	24.2	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (87.2%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34	3646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.7	3624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	22	20.5	20.5	40.4	34.8	38.6	31.8	36.6	45.6	39.1	20.5	25.8	31.1		$18,680	$2,193	$16,487
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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	13221 Lilly St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6401	480	20	24.0	91.7%	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	419 (87.3%)	46 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	39.9	3226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.1	2448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	778	15.2	15.2	47.0	37.7	34.9	49.4	42.8	47.0	28.8	20.9	32.5	32.4	96.3	$18,402	$1,881	$16,521
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-6	10421 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6106	426	19	23.0	80.5%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (35.2%)	260 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	91.2	599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.4	730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	131	67.9	67.9	82.7	65.2	76.8	66.1	72.8	86.5	65.2	67.9	57.6	69.0		$18,366	$1,576	$16,790
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocia A. Peters Elementary

How many students attend Ocia A. Peters Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Ocia A. Peters Elementary.

What district is Ocia A. Peters Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ocia A. Peters Elementary?

Students at Ocia A. Peters Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ocia A. Peters Elementary a good school?

Ocia A. Peters Elementary ranks 1398^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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