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Santiago High

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Santiago High ranks 675 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 69% of California high schools

Summary

Santiago High is a public high school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,801 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 403 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Santiago High's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 57.78% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 67.53% for the Garden Grove Unified School District and 56.96% for California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was 29.29%, lower than the district's 44.61% and the state's 30.5%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST exam, is also below the district and state averages, with 38.85% of 11th-grade students and 9.09% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025. However, Santiago High outperforms some nearby schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District, such as Santa Ana High and Lorin Griset Academy, which have even lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates.

Santiago High has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.5% to 24.9% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 86.2% in 2022-2023 to 93.1% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 5.3% in 2022-2023 to 8.9% in 2023-2024. These challenges may be influenced by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and a focus on student support services could be crucial in helping Santiago High improve its overall educational outcomes.

1,664

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,873

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12342 Trask Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-2812

(714) 663-6215

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Santiago High:

Elementary:	C. C. Violette Elementary
	Clinton Elementary
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
	Earl Warren Elementary
	More...
	Riverdale Elementary
Middle:	Izaak Walton Intermediate
	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

Asian:

13.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Garden Grove Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

California avg41%

675^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	66.0	675 of 2162	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	906 of 2159	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	762 of 2170	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	792 of 2123	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	587 of 1290	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	650 of 2133	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	594 of 2017	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	643 of 2021	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	817 of 2039	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.1	786 of 1994	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	715 of 2426	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	52.2	733 of 2354	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.4	837 of 2367	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	905 of 2281	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.9	859 of 2238	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.6	610 of 2117	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	51.8	618 of 2063	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	52.5	600 of 1968	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.9	520 of 1901	72.6%	★★★★☆
2004	61.1	326 of 1653	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	334 of 585	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	328 of 573	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	292 of 591	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	238 of 581	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	404 of 582	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	249 of 581	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	545 of 1161	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	199 of 555	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	208 of 1117	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	277 of 1052	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	303 of 1085	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	81 of 1064	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	61.1	188 of 1044	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	95 of 467	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	80 of 941	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	60.7	204 of 938	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	661 of 1906	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	973 of 1915	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	878 of 1915	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	800 of 1858	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	633 of 1054	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	515 of 1833	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	647 of 1760	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	484 of 1900	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	880 of 1902	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	678 of 1917	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	712 of 1861	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	292 of 1814	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	420 of 1742	75.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	92.2	17 of 299	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	464 of 2013	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	646 of 2026	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	464 of 2030	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	479 of 1943	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	401 of 1126	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	317 of 1937	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	347 of 1862	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	605 of 1942	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	755 of 1948	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	601 of 1963	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	688 of 1916	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	453 of 1122	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	527 of 1880	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	519 of 1834	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	693 of 1252	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	997 of 1216	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	593 of 1197	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)77th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2024)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 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
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
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
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
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20.0	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	96.6	66^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		98.1	40^th of 2159 public high schools	98.1%	26		67.7		67.7			97.0	97.0			53.5	53.5	$22,679	$826	$21,853
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)			17.7	17.7									$45,626	$8,938	$36,688
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
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60		2.9		2.7			11.6	11.6			2.4	2.4	$29,739	$781	$28,958
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
Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	15	19.0	88.9%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32.3	1441^st of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		49.6	1009^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	432			27.3	27.3			31.5	31.5			2.2	2.2	$24,608	$1,401	$23,207
Santa Ana High	Public	9-12	520 West Walnut	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-4900	2,505	127	19.7	90.6%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,474 (98.8%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	33.7	1408^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		33.2	1418^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	10		17.4	0.0	16.9			41.6	41.6			14.8	14.8	$22,732	$1,021	$21,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Santiago High

How many students attend Santiago High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,664 students attended Santiago High.

What is the racial makeup of Santiago High?

Students at Santiago High are 83% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Santiago High?

Santiago High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C. C. Violette Elementary
Elementary : Clinton Elementary
Elementary : Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary : Earl Warren Elementary
Elementary : Riverdale Elementary
Middle : Izaak Walton Intermediate
Middle : Leroy L. Doig Intermediate

What district is Santiago High in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Santiago High a good school?

Santiago High ranks 675^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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