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Lampson Elementary

Public Grades K-6
4224th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of California elementary schools
Summary

Lampson Elementary is a K–6 school in Garden Grove, serving 676 students in Orange Unified and surrounded by a comparison group of 10 nearby schools. Its clearest concern is that 2025–2026 proficiency was below both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science; among the 11 schools compared, Lampson was near the bottom in all three subjects.

Sixth-grade ELA is a notable strength: 51% of Lampson students were proficient, above the state’s 48% and higher than results at five nearby schools serving sixth graders. But the school’s overall results were much lower: ELA proficiency was 33%, compared with 49% statewide, 59% in the district, and a 44% nearby-school average. Mathematics was 24% versus 38% statewide, 47% in the district, and a 36% nearby average; science was 20% versus 36%, 47%, and 28%, respectively. Lampson ranked second-lowest among the 11 schools in ELA and math, and ninth in science. Third-grade ELA is a particular weakness at 18%, the lowest among the schools compared for that grade, versus 44% statewide.

Results have declined overall since 2022–2023: ELA fell about 2 percentage points, math 6 points, and science 8 points. As state scores rose, Lampson’s gap widened by 4 points in ELA, 9 in math, and 14 in science. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 27th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 34th percentile and 2 stars the year before; only Ponderosa Elementary ranked lower among nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism improved from 39% in 2021–2022 to 24% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state’s 18% and the district’s 15%. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 26.6, versus a nearby average of 24.4; 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 83%. California is a statewide-free-meals state, so that eligibility figure is best read as a reported measure, not as whether students can receive free meals. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings varied notably: Asian students’ ranking was at the 12th percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s overall 43rd percentile, then matched the overall ranking at 34 in 2024–2025. The English Language Learner ranking also shifted, from the 55th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 29th in 2022–2023, rather than consistently tracking the school overall.

676
Students ?
26.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,268
Per pupil spending ?
82.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 13321 Lampson Ave.
       Garden Grove, CA  92840-6141

(714) 997-6153

District: Orange Unified


Students who attend Lampson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Portola Middle
High:    Orange High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.3%
Asian:
8.3%
White:
4.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg52%
California avg42%
4,224th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
26th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified
473rd of 1,530Orange 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
202627.14224 of 581727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202531.03879 of 585733.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.34088 of 586930.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.03341 of 585943.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.43843 of 588334.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.63811 of 578934.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.93832 of 566232.3%★★☆☆☆
201733.53557 of 569237.5%★★☆☆☆
201633.83490 of 561437.8%★★☆☆☆
201537.83146 of 561143.9%★★☆☆☆
201333.63767 of 553031.9%★★☆☆☆
201219.54679 of 539013.2%★☆☆☆☆
201122.64499 of 537716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201019.34631 of 531412.9%★☆☆☆☆
200914.04797 of 51937.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.84137 of 511319.1%★☆☆☆☆
200720.04297 of 511316.0%★☆☆☆☆
200624.03726 of 481822.7%★☆☆☆☆
200522.73781 of 482221.6%★☆☆☆☆
200421.43837 of 480920.2%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202545.5793 of 120334.1%★★☆☆☆
202313.21045 of 119012.2%★☆☆☆☆
201828.4863 of 107119.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202442.41659 of 316247.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.32290 of 324529.4%★☆☆☆☆
202244.71495 of 331154.8%★★★☆☆
201939.31825 of 327544.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.31284 of 324660.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.33610 of 558135.3%★★☆☆☆
202529.43896 of 559730.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.74013 of 561228.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.13949 of 560929.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.64258 of 563524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.43784 of 549231.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.34061 of 541325.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.33568 of 509430.0%★☆☆☆☆
202533.43505 of 510731.4%★★☆☆☆
202429.93751 of 510726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202348.22350 of 508753.8%★★★☆☆
202232.83453 of 508432.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.73190 of 496335.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.83289 of 483031.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.53535 of 542334.8%★★☆☆☆
202542.82955 of 546045.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.63247 of 551741.1%★★☆☆☆
202352.52192 of 536359.1%★★★☆☆
202238.33145 of 526440.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.12817 of 517345.5%★★☆☆☆
201838.13156 of 508437.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.34509 of 560319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202533.83563 of 562836.7%★★☆☆☆
202431.63693 of 564334.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.92566 of 563854.5%★★★☆☆
202237.63167 of 566344.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.13540 of 551035.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.63367 of 543138.0%★★☆☆☆
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)48th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school
Asian (2025)34th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state
Mathematics24%-14 vs state
Science20%-16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lampson Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Lampson Elementary.

Students at Lampson Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Lampson Elementary ranks 4224th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Lampson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Portola Middle
High : Orange High

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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