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Anderson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Anderson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 445 students in the Westminster School District in Garden Grove, CA, which has experienced a significant decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past eight years.

Currently, the school's academic performance is substantially below both district and state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and Math. This places it far behind many nearby schools, such as the highly-rated A. G. Cook Elementary and John Murdy Elementary in the neighboring Garden Grove Unified District, which achieve strong results with similar student populations. Anderson also has a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism compared to other schools in its own district, like Jessie Hayden Elementary.

Despite having the highest per-student spending in its district, Anderson's outcomes are the lowest, indicating a challenge with resource effectiveness. The school's performance has dropped consistently while other Westminster schools like Meairs Elementary and Webber Elementary have maintained their standings. A notable finding is that the school previously showed significant strength in supporting English Language Learners, though this area has also recently declined.

445

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,099

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8902 Hewitt Pl.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2630

(714) 894-7201

District: Westminster

Students who attend Anderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warner Middle
High:	Westminster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

Asian:

41.6%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

California avg41%

4,446^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster

520^th of 1,543Westminster 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	24.6	4446 of 5857	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3896 of 5869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3457 of 5859	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	3130 of 5883	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	2324 of 5789	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	1757 of 5662	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	1628 of 5692	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	1673 of 5614	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	62.8	1806 of 5611	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.1	3066 of 5530	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	2653 of 5390	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	2578 of 5377	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	1504 of 5314	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	62.2	1801 of 5193	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	1305 of 5113	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	1412 of 5113	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	1420 of 4818	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	53.3	2031 of 4822	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.8	2067 of 4809	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1016 of 1203	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1009 of 1205	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1025 of 1190	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	997 of 1154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	919 of 1149	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	745 of 1071	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.1	1156 of 2585	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1453 of 3162	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	415 of 3245	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	550 of 3311	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	310 of 3275	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	274 of 3246	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3876 of 5597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3796 of 5612	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3646 of 5609	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	3057 of 5635	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	2159 of 5492	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1923 of 5413	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5023 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5019 of 5107	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4596 of 5087	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4257 of 5084	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2887 of 4963	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2326 of 4830	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3953 of 5460	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3053 of 5517	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2585 of 5363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1853 of 5264	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	1382 of 5173	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	931 of 5084	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4532 of 5628	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3628 of 5643	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3023 of 5638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3011 of 5663	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	2353 of 5510	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	1571 of 5431	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1978 of 2847	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1223 of 2635	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	825 of 2420	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)55th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science16%-17 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$25,099	$23,130	$1,969
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						$25,147	$23,032	$2,115
Merton E. Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9681 11th St.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6561	278	14	20.5	86.0%	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	82 (29.5%)	163 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	83.3	998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.3	1141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	38.2	38.2	65.2	58.1	80.7	68.4	68.3	69.6	60.6	52.9	73.7	64.1						$35,880	$32,432	$3,448
Jessie Hayden Elementary	Public	K-5	14782 Eden St.	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7261	514	23	22.3	80.2%	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (38.7%)	287 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	66.5	1767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		67.7	1695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	72	41.2	41.2	50.0	57.3	56.5		55.0	52.1	53.6	38.8		48.2	97.3	97.3	97.3			$24,215	$22,284	$1,931
A. G. Cook Elementary	Public	K-6	9802 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6251	345	16	22.1	64.6%	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (19.1%)	249 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	96.4	207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	58	66.7	66.7	82.1	91.3	77.8	93.4	86.9	82.1	87.0	62.2	75.4	76.4						$26,991	$26,150	$841
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						$22,946	$21,780	$1,166
John Murdy Elementary	Public	K-6	14851 Donegal Dr.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6405	689	30	23.3	71.3%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	548 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	90.6	621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		88.9	759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	138	64.7	64.7	57.1	70.6	85.7	74.5	71.8	67.0	70.6	65.9	73.5	69.5						$23,272	$22,418	$854
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						$24,876	$24,012	$864
Webber Elementary	Public	K-6	14142 Hoover St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7288	314	14	22.4	86.9%	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	183 (58.3%)	106 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	45.9	2836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		33.7	3627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	791	30.0	30.0	34.9	47.5	57.5	47.7	46.7	35.6	38.1	32.5	26.7	33.1						$29,134	$27,072	$2,062
Leo Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	15270 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6230	508	20	25.7	90.2%	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	304 (59.8%)	143 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	37.9	3344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		46.8	2750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	594	22.8	22.8	38.0	31.9	38.0	42.5	37.8	36.6	34.8	26.6	38.8	34.1	89.9	97.5	97.5	96.2	96.2	$21,708	$20,344	$1,364

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Anderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warner Middle
High : Westminster High

Is Anderson Elementary a good school?

Anderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson Elementary?

Students at Anderson Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 42% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Anderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Anderson Elementary.

What district is Anderson Elementary in?

Westminster

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