Summary
Bryant Elementary serves 571 students in grades K–6 in Garden Grove, within Garden Grove Unified. Its clearest academic concern is uneven performance by grade: third- and fourth-grade ELA proficiency was especially low, while fifth grade was a bright spot.
Overall, science is Bryant’s strongest subject against nearby schools and the state, while ELA and math lag. In 2025–26, about 36% of students were proficient in science, essentially matching the state and nearby-school average, though below the district’s 45%. ELA proficiency was 43%, compared with 49% statewide, 61% districtwide, and a 53% nearby-school average; math was 34%, versus 38% statewide, 52% districtwide, and 47% nearby. Grade-level results show why all-grades averages can hide important differences: third-grade ELA proficiency was 26%, while fifth-grade ELA reached 57%, above the state’s 49%. Chronic absenteeism was another concern: at 26%, it was the highest among nearby schools with reported figures.
Results have improved since 2022–23: proficiency rose 10 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 15 in science, whose gap with the state has nearly closed. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 38 to 49, but its 2-star rating was unchanged, and eight of 10 nearby schools ranked higher in 2025–26. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students placed it at the 67th percentile, above its overall 49th; for Asian Students, it was at the 33rd percentile. In 2024–25, 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools. The student-teacher ratio was 24.2, slightly above the nearby average of 23.5.
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