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Best Elementary Schools
in Garden Grove Unified

This page covers 44 elementary schools in Garden Grove Unified. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Loyal Barker Elementary
Grades KG–06470 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
21.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
2
rank
Ethan B. Allen Elementary
Grades KG–06618 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
23.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Thomas Paine Elementary
Grades KG–06437 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
20.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
4
rank
A. G. Cook Elementary
Grades KG–06347 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
22.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
John Marshall Elementary
Grades KG–06344 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
21.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
6
rank
Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary
Grades KG–06310 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
7
rank
C. C. Violette Elementary
Grades KG–06265 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
20.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
8
rank
Earl Warren Elementary
Grades KG–06476 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
21.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
9
rank
Garden Park Elementary
Grades KG–06251 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
25.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
Grades KG–06389 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,615/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
22.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,615
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
34 more elementary schools in Garden Grove Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
44
Elementary Schools
64
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
42
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.