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Stanford Elementary

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Stanford Elementary ranks 1285 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stanford Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 488 students in the Garden Grove Unified School District, consistently earning a strong 4-star rating while serving a community where a significant number of families face economic challenges.

Academically, Stanford stands out for its students outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. What's particularly impressive is how well the school supports its vulnerable student groups; it achieves exceptional, 5-star-rated success with English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups. The school also manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than most nearby schools like Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary and Bryant Elementary.

When compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Louis G. Zeyen Elementary, Stanford achieves stronger test scores while spending less per student. It shows a strong recovery from the pandemic, with attendance and rankings improving. While the exceptional A. G. Cook Elementary nearby scores higher, Stanford's consistent, cost-effective results for its community make it a notable example of effective education within the Garden Grove Unified district.

488

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,087

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12721 Magnolia Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-4739

(714) 663-6458

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Stanford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alamitos Intermediate
High:	Rancho Alamitos High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.6%

Hispanic:

39.8%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,285^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th 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	77.0	1285 of 5857	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	1412 of 5869	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	1115 of 5859	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	1411 of 5883	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	1379 of 5789	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	1110 of 5662	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	1066 of 5692	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	1459 of 5614	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	1420 of 5611	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	2069 of 5530	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.2	1832 of 5390	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	1253 of 5377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.2	1547 of 5314	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	61.3	1855 of 5193	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	1648 of 5113	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	1836 of 5113	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.9	1880 of 4818	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.8	2105 of 4822	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	2047 of 4809	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	615 of 1203	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	807 of 1205	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	722 of 1190	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	780 of 1154	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	666 of 1149	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	614 of 1071	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.2	916 of 2585	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.9	202 of 3162	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	50 of 3245	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	60 of 3311	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	278 of 3275	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	284 of 3246	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	1525 of 5597	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1473 of 5612	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	843 of 5609	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	1324 of 5635	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	1402 of 5492	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	1308 of 5413	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1366 of 5107	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	1331 of 5107	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	904 of 5087	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	1245 of 5084	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	2838 of 4963	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1882 of 4830	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	450 of 5460	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	754 of 5517	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	285 of 5363	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	490 of 5264	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	534 of 5173	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.8	193 of 5084	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	1025 of 5628	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	1424 of 5643	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	1344 of 5638	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1472 of 5663	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	1294 of 5510	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	989 of 5431	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	289 of 2847	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science44%+11 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stanford Elementary	Public	K-6	12721 Magnolia Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6458	488	19	26.2	73.4%	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	194 (39.8%)	252 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	77	1285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		74	1412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	127	43.6	43.6	50.0	52.4	74.4	74.0	64.3	63.5	44.4	46.2	71.2	56.0					$18,087	$2,031	$16,056
Louis G. Zeyen Elementary	Public	K-6	12081 South Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6535	230	10	24.2	80.0%	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	107 (46.5%)	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	67.7	1704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		66.5	1755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	51	45.5	45.5	52.6	57.9	65.6	47.1	55.6	44.7	52.6	48.5	44.1	47.6					$19,571	$1,801	$17,770
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%)	50.8	2560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		52.5	2427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	133	29.8	29.8	53.3	32.7	44.6	44.8	44.4	51.7	28.6	39.3	43.1	41.3					$23,076	$3,288	$19,788
Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	216 (55.8%)	136 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	47.8	2718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.7	3320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	602	32.8	32.8	36.4	41.0	55.9		45.1	36.4	39.3	35.6		37.2					$21,972	$2,419	$19,553
Brookhurst Elementary	Public	K-6	9821 William Dalton Way	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6556	427	18	23.6	83.6%	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	255 (59.7%)	125 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	52.3	2475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		52.6	2423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	52	30.9	30.9	46.4	50.8	45.5	38.1	45.8	51.8	42.2	41.8	28.6	41.9					$17,483	$1,651	$15,832
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-6	8902 Hewitt Pl.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7201	445	20	21.7	80.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (51.0%)	185 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	24.6	4446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		30.4	3896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	550	15.9	15.9	16.1	21.9	26.7	41.4	27.0	34.5	24.3	15.9	32.9	26.8					$23,036	$2,579	$20,457
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%)	50.3	2571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		51.9	2453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.2%	118	20.5	20.5	44.2	40.0	56.1	43.2	45.8	51.2	34.2	34.1	47.7	41.9					$18,835	$1,845	$16,990
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
Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6318	515	23	22.2	78.6%	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	254 (49.3%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	70.5	1581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.7	1462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	119	34.5	34.5	60.0	61.3	53.5	50.9	56.6	58.3	64.5	43.1	47.3	53.6	93.1	96.6	95.4		$22,452	$3,050	$19,402
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%)	41.9	3072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.7	3626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	554	27.5	27.5	38.5	40.5	42.2	49.3	42.7	30.8	37.8	27.5	36.0	32.6	97.3		97.3	97.3	$16,659	$1,814	$14,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Stanford Elementary?

Students at Stanford Elementary are 52% Asian, 40% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stanford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stanford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alamitos Intermediate
High : Rancho Alamitos High

What district is Stanford Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Stanford Elementary a good school?

Stanford Elementary ranks 1285^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stanford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Stanford Elementary.

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