51 public K-12 schools in Garden Grove from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
51 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Garden Grove's 51 public schools is Garden Grove High, scoring 41/100, against a city average of 35.5/100. Computed live across every Garden Grove campus reporting to NCES.
How the Garden Grove Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Garden Grove, CA enrolls 28,816 students across 51 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 23.1:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 35.5/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Garden Grove on this index is Garden Grove High, at 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 2,148 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Garden Grove spans 3 districts, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Garden Grove school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Garden Grove school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 2,148 students (highest), a spread of 2,047 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
Garden Grove has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Garden Grove student-teacher ratio is 23.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Garden Grove
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
The highest-ranked school in Garden Grove is Garden Grove High with a quality score of 41/100. There are 51 public schools in Garden Grove with 28,816 total students.
How many schools are in Garden Grove, CA? ▼
Garden Grove has 51 public schools with a total enrollment of 28,816 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.1:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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