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Ethan B. Allen Elementary

Public Grades K-6

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ethan B. Allen Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 637 students in Fountain Valley, California, as part of the Garden Grove Unified School District.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, ranking 21st out of over 5,800 elementary schools in California, with over 90% of students proficient in English and nearly 89% proficient in math. What makes Ethan B. Allen Elementary truly stand out is its success in supporting all students; it ranks among the very best in the state for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and those in special education. This achievement is even more notable when compared to nearby schools like Leo Carrillo Elementary (in the same district) or Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary, which have not matched this level of academic success with similar student populations.

A key factor in this success is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.4%, far below the district and state averages, indicating a highly engaged student body and a positive school culture. While per-student spending is similar to other local schools like Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Ethan B. Allen's consistent, decade-long excellence suggests that how resources are used—through effective teaching, strong support systems, and a focus on attendance—is what truly drives student achievement.

637

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,848

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16200 Bushard St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-1505

(714) 663-6228

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Ethan B. Allen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
High:	La Quinta High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.9%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (89% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden Grove Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg53%

California avg41%

21^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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	98.8	21 of 5857	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	24 of 5869	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	63 of 5859	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	28 of 5883	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	31 of 5789	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	21 of 5662	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	23 of 5692	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	36 of 5614	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	31 of 5611	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	97.1	18 of 5530	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	96.0	38 of 5390	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	29 of 5377	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	96.5	50 of 5314	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	70 of 5193	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	36 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	46 of 5113	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	97.7	69 of 4818	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	97.1	101 of 4822	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.4	307 of 4809	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	93 of 1203	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	144 of 1205	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	210 of 1190	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	163 of 1154	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	131 of 1149	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	105 of 1071	90.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.5	18 of 2585	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	16 of 3311	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	9 of 3275	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	27 of 5597	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	21 of 5612	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	69 of 5609	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	31 of 5635	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	30 of 5492	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	23 of 5413	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	8 of 5107	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	3 of 5107	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 4963	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	6 of 5460	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	6 of 5517	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	12 of 5363	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	6 of 5264	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	6 of 5173	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 5084	100.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	21 of 5628	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	32 of 5643	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	72 of 5638	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	35 of 5663	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	42 of 5510	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	29 of 5431	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	3 of 2635	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy91%+42 vs state

Mathematics89%+52 vs state

Science76%+43 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
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
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
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9675 Warner Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4230	530	20	26.5	33.6%	88 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.7%)	288 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	95	330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		97.9	85^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	245	75.0	75.0	73.4	64.0	90.5		76.1	90.6	76.7	90.5		85.5						$14,397	$1,046	$13,351
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
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
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
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
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-5	8251 Heil Ave	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	441	19	23.8	81.2%	81 (18.4%)	10 (2.3%)	276 (62.6%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.0%)	36.7	3426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.8	3188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	238	19.0	19.0	39.3	27.7	44.8		36.9	49.1	32.3	27.1		35.9	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$17,411	$1,358	$16,053
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
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary	Public	K-5	17340 Santa Suzanne St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-6226	526	20	26.3	29.3%	109 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (17.7%)	275 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (8.6%)	96.7	182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.2	145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	37	64.9	64.9	75.0	82.9	82.4		79.9	86.9	87.0	85.1		86.4						$15,065	$1,077	$13,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethan B. Allen Elementary

How many students attend Ethan B. Allen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Ethan B. Allen Elementary.

What district is Ethan B. Allen Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ethan B. Allen Elementary?

Students at Ethan B. Allen Elementary are 78% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Ethan B. Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ethan B. Allen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
High : La Quinta High

Is Ethan B. Allen Elementary a good school?

Yes! Ethan B. Allen Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 5857 California elementary schools.

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