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Marie L. Hare High

Public Grades 7-12

1880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 13% of California high schools

Summary

Marie L. Hare High is a small public school serving grades 7-12 with about 218 students in the generally high-performing Garden Grove Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges that make it a notable outlier.

The school's academic proficiency rates are extremely low, with only 2.5% of students proficient in math and 18% in English, which is far below the district and state averages and dramatically lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Pacifica High or Garden Grove High. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of over 52%, which is more than triple the district average and severely impacts learning. Despite these struggles, the school maintains a near-average graduation rate and has shown some effectiveness with English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, the school receives comparable funding and has a lower student-teacher ratio than many higher-performing schools in the area, suggesting challenges go beyond simple resources. Its profile is similar to alternative schools like Gilbert High (Continuation), indicating it may serve a specialized, high-need population. This creates a complex picture where the school is a critical support within the district but has not found a consistently effective model for raising core academic achievement.

218

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,382

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12012 Magnolia St.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-1644

(714) 663-6508

District: Garden Grove Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

Asian:

9.6%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,880^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	13.0	1880 of 2162	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1973 of 2159	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1963 of 2170	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1840 of 2123	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1158 of 1290	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1864 of 2133	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1635 of 2017	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1865 of 2021	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1703 of 2039	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1640 of 1994	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	2012 of 2426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1851 of 2354	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	1808 of 2367	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	1815 of 2281	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	1743 of 2238	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1534 of 2117	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	1584 of 2063	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	1658 of 1968	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	1470 of 1901	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.2	1005 of 1653	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	0.7	576 of 581	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	48.2	409 of 1052	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	719 of 1085	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	706 of 1064	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	356 of 1044	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	327 of 467	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	602 of 941	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	486 of 938	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1709 of 1906	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1730 of 1915	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1755 of 1915	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1697 of 1858	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1013 of 1054	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1690 of 1833	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1487 of 1760	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1661 of 1900	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1734 of 1902	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1759 of 1917	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1650 of 1861	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1621 of 1814	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1442 of 1742	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1716 of 2013	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1818 of 2026	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1804 of 2030	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1647 of 1943	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	993 of 1126	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1637 of 1937	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1467 of 1862	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1657 of 1942	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1837 of 1948	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1773 of 1963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1662 of 1916	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1020 of 1122	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1613 of 1880	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1528 of 1834	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	1168 of 1222	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1048 of 1173	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)61st percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2018)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 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
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93		7.3	0.0	6.5			18.0	18.0			2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67		35.8	36.4	35.8			63.7	63.7			32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53		47.9	15.8	46.6			69.1	69.1			49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
Magnolia High	Public	9-12	2450 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4221	1,608	74	21.6	90.7%	79 (4.9%)	26 (1.6%)	1,182 (73.5%)	273 (17.0%)	8 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	23 (1.4%)	51.6	1003^rd of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		51.4	974^th of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	29		27.7	0.0	26.8			53.6	53.6			22.3	22.3	$19,622	$1,549	$18,073
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
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
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	6851 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6515	1,634	74	22.1	51.2%	427 (26.1%)	16 (1.0%)	590 (36.1%)	495 (30.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.7%)	88.7	224^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%		90	228^th of 2159 public high schools	89.4%	4		46.2		45.8			77.4	77.4			54.4	54.4	$20,918	$2,486	$18,432
Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	195	10	19.1	77.9%	42 (21.5%)	10 (5.1%)	112 (57.4%)	26 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	83.7	343^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		97.2	66^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	277	23.8	49.0		36.6	55.6	38.1	71.4	55.9	48.2	21.4	40.8	35.6	$22,424	$371	$22,053
Loara High	Public	9-12	1765 West Cerritos Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3677	1,539	71	21.7	92.4%	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1,260 (81.9%)	159 (10.3%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	27.4	1542^nd of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		32.7	1432^nd of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	110		17.8		17.7			36.1	36.1			7.8	7.8	$20,265	$1,367	$18,898
Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	623	30	20.6	88.0%	64 (10.3%)	14 (2.2%)	501 (80.4%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	15.6	1785^th of 2162 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	1563^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	222		7.4	0.0	6.2			19.5	19.8			7.8	7.7	$12,859	$462	$12,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Marie L. Hare High

What district is Marie L. Hare High in?

Garden Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Marie L. Hare High?

Students at Marie L. Hare High are 83% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Marie L. Hare High a good school?

Marie L. Hare High ranks in the bottom 13.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Marie L. Hare High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Marie L. Hare High.

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