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Patton Elementary

Public Grades K-6

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Patton Elementary is a K–6 school in Garden Grove, California, serving 904 students in Garden Grove Unified. Its strongest finding is that it ranks second among 10 nearby schools in ELA, math and science proficiency, with 2025–26 results of 81%, 80% and 75%, respectively.

Patton is well ahead of both the state and district in all three subjects: state results were 49% in ELA, 38% in math and 36% in science; district results were 61%, 52% and 45%. Among nearby schools, only Loyal Barker Elementary scored higher in each subject, leading Patton by 3 points in ELA, 3 in math and 1 in science. The grade-level picture is strong, too: Patton ranked first or second in every tested grade and subject compared with nearby schools, though its grade 3 results were its lowest in both ELA and math.

Results remain high, but Patton’s advantage over the state has narrowed since 2022–23: its scores fell 1 point in ELA, 2 in math and 5 in science, while the state gaps narrowed by 3, 6 and 11 points. Science has recovered 9 points since its 2023–24 low. SchoolDigger ranks Patton 182nd of 5,804 schools, at the 97th percentile with five stars. One notable exception in its group rankings is “White Students”: SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves this group is at the 77th percentile, 20 points below the overall percentile. In 2024–25, Patton had the highest nearby student–teacher ratio, 26.1, compared with 21.6–25.4, and 37% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-lowest nearby share. These are context, not explanations for the results.

904

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,543

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

6861 Santa Rita Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92845-1443

(714) 663-6584

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Patton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.6%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garden Grove Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg55%

California avg42%

183^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

386^th of 1,530Garden 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
2026	96.5	183 of 5817	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	184 of 5857	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	178 of 5869	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	133 of 5859	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	238 of 5883	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	280 of 5789	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	324 of 5662	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	273 of 5692	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	371 of 5614	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	379 of 5611	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	364 of 5530	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	353 of 5390	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	192 of 5377	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.3	374 of 5314	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.5	559 of 5193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	87.1	654 of 5113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	88.0	623 of 5113	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	616 of 4818	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	91.6	405 of 4822	91.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	296 of 4809	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	54 of 1210	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	53 of 1203	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	88 of 1205	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	53 of 1190	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	48 of 1154	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	87 of 1149	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	65 of 1071	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	139 of 2227	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	274 of 2585	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	176 of 2128	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	205 of 5581	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	186 of 5597	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	130 of 5612	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	90 of 5609	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	184 of 5635	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	263 of 5492	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	316 of 5413	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	107 of 5094	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	167 of 5107	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	143 of 5107	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	91 of 5087	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	215 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	111 of 4963	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	125 of 4830	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	55 of 5423	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	63 of 5460	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	149 of 5517	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	26 of 5363	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	73 of 5264	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	42 of 5173	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	45 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	206 of 5603	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	200 of 5628	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	251 of 5643	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	189 of 5638	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	277 of 5663	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	303 of 5510	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	366 of 5431	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	122 of 753	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	199 of 718	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	151 of 670	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	141 of 669	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	229 of 610	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	123 of 2927	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	190 of 2847	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	69 of 2635	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	22 of 2420	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	576 of 2536	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	458 of 2598	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	567 of 2651	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	356 of 2661	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	601 of 2726	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	984 of 2834	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	1018 of 2737	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

Science75%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patton Elementary	Public	K-6	6861 Santa Rita Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6584	904	35	26.1	37.4%	194 (21.5%)	7 (0.8%)	225 (24.9%)	394 (43.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	96.5	183^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.6	184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%	1	74.8	74.8	73.6	76.1	85.5	88.2	81.4	76.0	79.5	80.9	83.0	80.1	≥ 99%		$17,543	$694	$16,849
Enders Elementary	Public	K-6	12302 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6205	400	17	23.5	39.3%	123 (30.8%)	2 (0.5%)	166 (41.5%)	69 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	88.5	720^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.6%		89.5	690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%	30	47.4	47.4	74.1	71.1	70.2	81.1	74.2	69.0	64.4	64.9	62.3	65.3	≥ 98%		$19,013	$785	$18,228
Loyal Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	12565 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6164	444	19	24.0	28.2%	156 (35.1%)	4 (0.9%)	125 (28.2%)	87 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.5%)	97.7	90^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.1	234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%	144	75.5	75.5	86.0	74.6	90.6	87.3	84.5	91.2	81.0	79.3	82.3	83.3	96%	0%	$18,107	$652	$17,455
Wakeham Elementary	Public	K-6	7772 Chapman Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6407	307	12	25.4	85.0%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	208 (67.8%)	70 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	44.7	2935^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.3	2571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%	364	31.0	31.0	47.1	36.4	40.5	50.0	43.4	44.1	43.2	23.8	32.6	35.5	95%	0%	$20,042	$1,013	$19,029
Garden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	6562 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6074	248	10	24.8	41.5%	66 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	92 (37.1%)	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	88.3	733^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	87.4%		82.1	1074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%	341	63.0	63.0	43.3	71.4	74.1	91.4	70.8	66.7	72.4	66.7	85.7	73.6	≥ 95%		$19,813	$658	$19,155
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	3731 Cerritos	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3830	368	17	21.6	72.0%	65 (17.7%)	10 (2.7%)	184 (50.0%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	56.9	2213^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.0%		59.3	2099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%	114	36.8	36.8	48.9	47.9	47.4	48.2	48.1	55.3	43.8	44.7	34.0	44.1	95%	0%	$20,919	$1,472	$19,447
Fay E. Fryberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6952 Hood Dr.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7237	319	14	22.4	80.6%	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (55.5%)	102 (32.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	38	3363^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	42.2%		49	2647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%	716	26.3	26.3	29.3	42.6	54.4		42.0	25.9	40.4	28.1		30.9	97%	0%	$26,873	$2,122	$24,751
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	8371 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6451	571	24	24.2	88.3%	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.5%)	409 (71.6%)	108 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	44.3	2964^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.0%		41.9	3072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%	108	35.8	35.8	26.1	36.2	56.7	49.5	42.6	37.7	29.0	43.3	29.0	34.2	98%	0%	$19,580	$1,092	$18,488
Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	12521 Monroe	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6255	447	20	22.3	84.8%	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	255 (57.0%)	155 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	52.5	2463^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	57.7%		50.8	2560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%	97	28.9	28.9	45.0	46.2	40.0	52.5	46.3	53.3	44.2	22.2	45.0	42.4	≥ 98%		$25,987	$3,279	$22,708
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	64.7	1841^st of 5817 public elementary schools	68.4%		60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%	179	41.5	41.5	42.2	50.0	58.5	62.5	54.1	46.7	33.9	46.2	66.1	48.2	94%	0%	$21,122	$2,019	$19,103

Frequently Asked Questions about Patton Elementary

What district is Patton Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Patton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Patton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Patton Elementary?

Students at Patton Elementary are 44% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Patton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
High : Pacifica High

Is Patton Elementary a good school?

Yes! Patton Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 183^rd of 5817 California elementary schools.

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