Summary
Bolsa Grande High is a public high school in Garden Grove serving 1,701 students in grades 9–12. In 2025–26, its results were above California’s in all three tested subjects: 69% in English language arts (ELA), 50% in math and 47% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The school’s clearest strength is ELA, while math is its main concern compared with its district. The most important takeaway is that Bolsa performs above the state in every subject, but its math result is below the district’s.
Compared with Garden Grove Unified, Bolsa was 7 percentage points higher in ELA and 1 point higher in science, but 2 points lower in math. Among eight nearby high schools with results, Bolsa ranked fourth in ELA, third in math and fourth in science. Its math result of 50% was above the nearby-school average of 45%; its science result of 47% was also above the 45% average. ELA was 69%, just below the peer average of 70%. It was not the local leader in any of the three subjects: for example, La Quinta High and Pacifica High had higher math results.
All three subjects improved between 2022–23 and 2025–26: ELA rose 3 percentage points, math 6 and science 12. Bolsa’s advantage over the state widened in math and science, while remaining roughly steady in ELA; ELA and math dipped slightly in the latest year, and science was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger ranked Bolsa 363rd of 2,137 California schools, at the 83rd percentile and four stars in 2025–26. Its student–teacher ratio was 20.7 in 2024–25, within the nearby-school range. In 2024–25, 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California is marked as a state where all students receive free meals through Community Eligibility, but Bolsa’s reported measure remains its own. One group ranking stands out: SchoolDigger placed Bolsa at the 10th percentile for how well it serves Special Education Students in 2025–26, down from the 71st percentile the year before, a 73-point gap from its overall percentile.
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