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Best Elementary Schools in Garden Grove, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Garden Grove, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Garden Grove, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
Garden Grove, CA elementary schools ranked
How Garden Grove, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 10B: 13C: 10D: 2
66% of the 35 ranked elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA earn an A or B (10 A grades, 13 B, 10 C, 2 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 34 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (97% here, 70% nationally), and 28 exceed it. On average 48% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Excelsior Elementary (70% against 32%, A), Thomas Paine Elementary (66% against 29%, A), A G Cook Elementary (77% against 41%, A+), Merton E Hill Elementary (57% against 24%, A-), Faylane Elementary (52% against 24%, B+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Garden Grove Unified (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Ocia A Peters Elementary (936 students, B+, #16), Patton Elementary (872 students, A+, #1), John Murdy Elementary (632 students, A, #6).
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA
What is the best elementary school in Garden Grove, CA?
Patton Elementary in Garden Grove ranks first among the 35 ranked elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63%.
How are elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Garden Grove, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 35 public elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA; 35 are ranked here.