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Garden Grove High

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Garden Grove High ranks 315 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

Garden Grove High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving about 2,150 students in grades 9-12 within the Garden Grove Unified district, consistently ranking in the top quartile of California schools despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged population.

The school excels in several key areas: it boasts a strong 94% graduation rate, manages student absenteeism better than the state and many neighbors, and shows exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners and low-income students. Its English Language Arts scores are particularly high. However, math proficiency is more variable and there are noted challenges in supporting Special Education students, where performance has declined. Compared to nearby schools, La Quinta High outperforms it overall, but Garden Grove High consistently beats schools like Santiago High and Loara High in metrics like graduation and attendance.

Overall, Garden Grove High represents a solid, efficient middle-tier option within its district, achieving strong results with its resources. It outperforms most comprehensive high schools in neighboring districts like Anaheim Union High and Santa Ana Unified, though it trails specialized schools like Middle College High. For families, it's a school known for reliable graduation success and strong support for vulnerable students, with some subjects offering more strength than others.

2,148

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,857

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11271 Stanford Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92840-5317

(714) 663-6115

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Garden Grove High:

Elementary:	Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary
	Ethel M. Evans Elementary
	Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	More...
	Parkview Elementary
Middle:	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

Asian:

41.8%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

California avg41%

315^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High 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	84.8	315 of 2162	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	367 of 2159	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	331 of 2170	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	298 of 2123	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	236 of 1290	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	370 of 2133	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	315 of 2017	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	406 of 2021	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	445 of 2039	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	427 of 1994	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	327 of 2426	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	322 of 2354	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	247 of 2367	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	274 of 2281	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	248 of 2238	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	303 of 2117	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	226 of 2063	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.7	322 of 1968	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	252 of 1901	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	92 of 1653	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	230 of 585	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	218 of 573	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	235 of 591	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	183 of 581	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	224 of 582	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	189 of 581	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	630 of 1161	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	299 of 555	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	352 of 1117	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	403 of 1052	61.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	125 of 1085	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	55 of 1064	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	37 of 1044	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	37 of 467	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	23 of 941	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	69 of 938	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	324 of 1906	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	349 of 1915	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	276 of 1915	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	274 of 1858	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	207 of 1054	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	406 of 1833	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	369 of 1760	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	478 of 1900	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	682 of 1902	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	467 of 1917	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	494 of 1861	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	639 of 1814	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	471 of 1742	73.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	96 of 410	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	15 of 328	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	166 of 2013	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	193 of 2026	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	175 of 2030	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	128 of 1943	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	116 of 1126	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	235 of 1937	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	174 of 1862	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	273 of 1942	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	357 of 1948	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	339 of 1963	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	298 of 1916	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	229 of 1122	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	315 of 1880	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	260 of 1834	85.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	71 of 183	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.8	30 of 190	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	71 of 168	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	341 of 577	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	206 of 574	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	791 of 1252	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	635 of 1216	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	393 of 1197	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	618 of 1155	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	564 of 1173	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	522 of 1193	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	682 of 1204	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	669 of 1222	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.7	313 of 1173	73.3%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2024)61st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science46%+13 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden Grove High	Public	9-12	11271 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6115	2,148	95	22.6	82.3%	87 (4.1%)	15 (0.7%)	1,102 (51.3%)	897 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	36 (1.7%)	84.8	315^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		82.3	367^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	52		46.7	14.3	45.9			72.1	72.1			46.5	46.5	$17,857	$1,974	$15,883
Jordan Secondary Learning Center	Public	12	9915 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6486	97	8	12.1	75.3%	11 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (50.5%)	34 (35.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)													$79,137	$25,580	$53,557
Santiago High	Public	9-12	12342 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6215	1,664	84	19.8	92.1%	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,389 (83.5%)	222 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	17 (1.0%)	66	675^th of 2162 public high schools	68.8%		53.9	906^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	231		38.9	9.1	38.0			57.8	57.8			29.3	29.3	$19,873	$2,650	$17,223
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53		47.9	15.8	46.6			69.1	69.1			49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93		7.3	0.0	6.5			18.0	18.0			2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049
Samueli Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1901 North Fairview St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Samueli Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 619-0245	842	40	21.2	74.3%	43 (5.1%)	9 (1.1%)	691 (82.1%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	63.9	718^th of 2162 public high schools	66.8%		53.5	919^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	201	15.7	38.6		27.9	61.7	35.9	57.8	52.5	33.1	16.8	25.9	25.6	$18,502	$978	$17,524
Loara High	Public	9-12	1765 West Cerritos Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3677	1,539	71	21.7	92.4%	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1,260 (81.9%)	159 (10.3%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	27.4	1542^nd of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		32.7	1432^nd of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	110		17.8		17.7			36.1	36.1			7.8	7.8	$20,265	$1,367	$18,898
Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	623	30	20.6	88.0%	64 (10.3%)	14 (2.2%)	501 (80.4%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	15.6	1785^th of 2162 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	1563^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	222		7.4	0.0	6.2			19.5	19.8			7.8	7.7	$12,859	$462	$12,397
Gilbert High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1800 Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3738	543	47	11.4	88.2%	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	487 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	10.8	1976^th of 2162 public high schools	8.6%		10.4	2047^th of 2159 public high schools	5.2%	71		2.1	8.1	3.8			8.0	8.0			1.9	1.9	$28,355	$1,589	$26,766
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		94.3	123^rd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	32		61.8	40.0	61.1			79.7	79.7			72.4	72.4	$19,020	$2,254	$16,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Grove High

What is the racial makeup of Garden Grove High?

Students at Garden Grove High are 51% Hispanic, 42% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Garden Grove High a good school?

Garden Grove High ranks 315^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Garden Grove High in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools feed into Garden Grove High?

Garden Grove High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary
Elementary : Ethel M. Evans Elementary
Elementary : Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary
Elementary : Parkview Elementary
Middle : Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate

How many students attend Garden Grove High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,148 students attended Garden Grove High.

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