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Mitchell Elementary

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Mitchell Elementary ranks 2696 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 390 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, performing near the middle of all California elementary schools while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has notable strengths, including a dramatic improvement in student attendance and particularly effective support for students learning English. However, its overall academic results are generally below the district average and lag behind many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Excelsior Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary. Performance can be inconsistent across different grade levels and student groups, with a noticeable drop in mathematics proficiency in the upper elementary grades compared to schools like Post Elementary.

For parents, Mitchell represents a school with clear successes in specific areas, like engaging families to improve attendance, but one that appears to have room for growth in achieving consistent academic outcomes across all subjects and grades. The proximity to higher-performing schools within the same district suggests that exploring and adapting successful local practices could be a pathway to improvement.

390

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,068

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13451 Taft Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-2444

(714) 663-6131

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High:	Garden Grove High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

Asian:

33.6%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,696^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^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	48.0	2696 of 5857	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2664 of 5869	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	2513 of 5859	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2830 of 5883	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	2410 of 5789	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2195 of 5662	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	2287 of 5692	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	2335 of 5614	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.1	2853 of 5611	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.2	2336 of 5530	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	2529 of 5390	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	2141 of 5377	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	2605 of 5314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.3	2592 of 5193	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.1	3324 of 5113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	3284 of 5113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	2557 of 4818	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.5	2743 of 4822	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.7	2828 of 4809	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	871 of 1203	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	884 of 1205	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	709 of 1190	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	803 of 1154	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	818 of 1149	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	773 of 1071	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	1272 of 2227	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	534 of 2585	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.9	418 of 3162	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	247 of 3245	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	501 of 3311	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	686 of 3275	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	517 of 3246	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2572 of 5597	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	2234 of 5612	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	2133 of 5609	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2652 of 5635	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2595 of 5492	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2305 of 5413	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	2981 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3108 of 5107	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3498 of 5087	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4141 of 5084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3067 of 4963	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2927 of 4830	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1946 of 5460	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1796 of 5517	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1473 of 5363	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1664 of 5264	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1427 of 5173	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	1089 of 5084	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2674 of 5628	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	2900 of 5643	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2685 of 5638	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2821 of 5663	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	2143 of 5510	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	2024 of 5431	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1414 of 2635	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.5	348 of 2420	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)46th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science32%~ 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)					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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	80.6	1135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.2	1103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	32	41.8	41.8	44.2	60.7	58.2	80.3	63.5	58.1	71.4	50.9	77.6	66.1	$16,936	$1,356	$15,580
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	9972 East Russell Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6158	500	19	25.9	82.6%	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	204 (40.8%)	257 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.4%)	76.4	1312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		80	1153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	159	41.8	41.8	55.6	54.7	62.8	73.0	62.0	53.2	53.1	48.8	70.3	56.4	$15,886	$1,544	$14,342
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
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
A. G. Cook Elementary	Public	K-6	9802 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6251	345	16	22.1	64.6%	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (19.1%)	249 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	96.4	207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	58	66.7	66.7	82.1	91.3	77.8	93.4	86.9	82.1	87.0	62.2	75.4	76.4	$19,126	$1,646	$17,480
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
Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	305	12	25.2	89.5%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (68.9%)	88 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	47.9	2713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		64.9	1822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	891	25.9	25.9	25.0	46.7	48.2	52.9	44.0	45.0	56.7	25.9	37.3	38.9	$19,055	$1,710	$17,345
Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	81.9	1079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.7	960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	119	36.4	36.4	56.5	57.1	59.1	73.4	62.6	67.4	69.4	59.1	70.3	67.0	$18,338	$1,688	$16,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary

What district is Mitchell Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High : Garden Grove High

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 1% White.

Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 2696^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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