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Parkview Elementary

Public Grades K-6
1625th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of California elementary schools
Summary

Parkview Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 433 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

What makes Parkview Elementary stand out is its strong academic results, especially in math where it outperforms both the district and state averages. The school is particularly effective at supporting students who are learning English and those from lower-income families, achieving results that rank it significantly higher than nearby schools with similar student populations, such as C. C. Violette Elementary and Linton T. Simmons Elementary. This success happens with a more favorable student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than several comparison schools, suggesting resources are being used effectively.

While Parkview shows a positive trend in reducing chronic absenteeism, it remains an area for improvement compared to the district average. Performance dips in 5th grade present another opportunity, though students recover somewhat by 6th grade. Overall, the school's decade of stable, high performance within the strong Garden Grove Unified district demonstrates a reliable model for student success.

433
Students ?
21.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,916
Per pupil spending ?
79.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12272 Wilken Way
       Garden Grove, CA  92840-2699

(714) 663-6266

District: Garden Grove Unified


Students who attend Parkview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Louis Lake Intermediate
High:    Garden Grove High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.1%
Asian:
33.3%
White:
4.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)
Above the California median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school52%
District avg53%
California avg41%
1,625th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
21st of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified
403rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202569.51625 of 585772.3%★★★★☆
202471.01554 of 586973.5%★★★★☆
202376.81284 of 585978.1%★★★★☆
202282.21082 of 588381.6%★★★★☆
201978.91223 of 578978.9%★★★★☆
201879.91137 of 566279.9%★★★★☆
201774.31370 of 569275.9%★★★★☆
201671.51462 of 561474.0%★★★★☆
201568.71549 of 561172.4%★★★★☆
201377.41202 of 553078.3%★★★★☆
201274.11318 of 539075.5%★★★★☆
201167.81589 of 537770.4%★★★★☆
201053.12377 of 531455.3%★★★☆☆
200955.22170 of 519358.2%★★★☆☆
200846.12603 of 511349.1%★★☆☆☆
200745.42603 of 511349.1%★★☆☆☆
200656.11914 of 481860.3%★★★☆☆
200552.22086 of 482256.7%★★★☆☆
200457.01830 of 480961.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.1739 of 120338.6%★★☆☆☆
202453.1719 of 120540.3%★★☆☆☆
202351.7727 of 119038.9%★★☆☆☆
202263.5534 of 115453.7%★★★☆☆
201969.9377 of 114967.2%★★★☆☆
201868.9387 of 107163.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202264.2512 of 222777.0%★★★★☆
201982.0309 of 258588.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202471.3390 of 316287.7%★★★★☆
202395.474 of 324597.7%★★★★★
202293.9124 of 331196.3%★★★★★
201975.0412 of 327587.4%★★★★☆
201883.7276 of 324691.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202569.51527 of 559772.7%★★★★☆
202473.11356 of 561275.8%★★★★☆
202371.21449 of 560974.2%★★★★☆
202282.31000 of 563582.3%★★★★☆
201973.61352 of 549275.4%★★★★☆
201878.01133 of 541379.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202564.11497 of 510770.7%★★★★☆
202465.91364 of 510773.3%★★★★☆
202375.9926 of 508781.8%★★★★☆
202280.8707 of 508486.1%★★★★☆
201973.8977 of 496380.3%★★★★☆
201879.6707 of 483085.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202580.7743 of 546086.4%★★★★☆
202481.7765 of 551786.1%★★★★☆
202386.1538 of 536390.0%★★★★☆
202292.6256 of 526495.1%★★★★★
201987.7373 of 517392.8%★★★★★
201889.6297 of 508494.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202567.21642 of 562870.8%★★★★☆
202465.61724 of 564369.4%★★★☆☆
202376.51242 of 563878.0%★★★★☆
202279.01150 of 566379.7%★★★★☆
201979.61097 of 551080.1%★★★★☆
201878.81110 of 543179.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202371.5454 of 242081.2%★★★★☆
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)88th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2023)81st percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)77th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)71st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school
Asian (2025)39th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics54%+17 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state
Science43%+10 vs state

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Students who attend Parkview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Louis Lake Intermediate
High : Garden Grove High

Students at Parkview Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Parkview Elementary.

Parkview Elementary ranks 1625th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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