Garden Grove, CA elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Patton ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified78%63%Exceeds Expectations872
#2A+A G Cook ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified77%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations347
#3A+Loyal Barker ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified74%58%Exceeds Expectations470
#4A+Enders ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified72%49%Greatly Exceeds Expectations393
#5AExcelsior ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified70%32%Greatly Exceeds Expectations436
#6AJohn Murdy ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified69%42%Greatly Exceeds Expectations632
#7AThomas Paine ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified66%29%Greatly Exceeds Expectations437
#8A-Garden Park ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified60%51%Meets Expectations251
#9A-Merton E Hill ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified57%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations273
#10A-Morningside ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified57%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations397
#11B+Stanford ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified55%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations479
#12B+Sunnyside ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified53%35%Greatly Exceeds Expectations509
#13B+Faylane ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified52%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations460
#14B+Agnes Ware Stanley ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified50%29%Greatly Exceeds Expectations310
#15B+Louis G Zeyen ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified50%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations251
#16B+Ocia A Peters ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified50%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations936
#17B+Parkview ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified50%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations440
#18BGilbert ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified48%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations497
#19BEthel M Evans ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified43%34%Meets Expectations416
#20B-Brookhurst ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified40%27%Exceeds Expectations410
#21B-Earl Warren ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified39%23%Exceeds Expectations476
#22B-Ernest O Lawrence ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified38%23%Exceeds Expectations441
#23B-Meairs ElementaryGarden GroveWestminster38%25%Exceeds Expectations439
#24C+Genevieve M Crosby ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified38%25%Exceeds Expectations319
#25C+Mitchell ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified38%23%Exceeds Expectations398
#26C+Riverdale ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified37%22%Exceeds Expectations494
#27C+Wakeham ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified36%24%Exceeds Expectations264
#28C+Bryant ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified34%22%Exceeds Expectations553
#29CWoodbury ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified33%18%Exceeds Expectations346
#30CLinton T Simmons ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified31%17%Exceeds Expectations283
#31C-Dwight D Eisenhower ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified30%22%Meets Expectations515
#32C-Clinton ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified29%21%Meets Expectations487
#33C-Lampson ElementaryGarden GroveOrange Unified27%22%Meets Expectations615
#34D+C C Violette ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified25%20%Meets Expectations265
#35DAnderson ElementaryGarden GroveWestminster23%23%Doesn't Meet Expectations490

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.