Elementary school (grades K-5) · Garden Grove, CA

Parkview Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Parkview Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061488001870
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
9
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Parkview Elementary earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

#9 of 35
elementary schools in Garden Grove · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
22.8:1
students per teacher
66.1%
free-lunch eligible

Parkview Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Parkview Elementary ranks #9 of 35 elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA.

Enrollment

433

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

22.8:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+6% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

66.1%

vs 55.5% California avg

+19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Parkview Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Parkview Elementary

Parkview Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Garden Grove, California, enrolling 433 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 22.8:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.1% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 433 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 1,929 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #126, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (56%) and Asian (33%) (diversity index 57/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Garden Grove's elementary schools, it stands alongside Patton Elementary (904 students): Parkview Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (22.8:1 vs 29.2:1).

Garden Grove Unified also operates Garden Grove High (2,148 students) and La Quinta High (2,041 students) alongside Parkview Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Parkview Elementary compares

Parkview Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22.8:1 ▲ 6% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 66.1% ▲ 19% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 433 top 55% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22.8:1
Leaner classes than 9% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
433
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
66.1%
free-lunch eligible - 19% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22.8:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 61% in California - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
21.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,783
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 56.3%
Asian 33.3%
White 4.6%
Two or More 3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 56.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.9, Parkview Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Garden Grove Unified, which includes Parkview Elementary.

$16,783
Per student
+2%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.3%
State 56.8%
Federal 12.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Parkview Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Garden Grove High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
La Quinta High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Bolsa Grande High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Santiago High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Pacifica High Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Parkview Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Garden Grove Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Garden Grove

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Parkview Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Parkview Elementary

How many students attend Parkview Elementary?

Parkview Elementary has 433 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Garden Grove, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkview Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Parkview Elementary is 22.8:1, which is 6% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 45% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Parkview Elementary?

66.1% of students at Parkview Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Parkview Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Parkview Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 56.3% of enrollment, in Garden Grove, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Parkview Elementary?

Parkview Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Parkview Elementary rank among elementary schools in Garden Grove?

By Resource Investment Index, Parkview Elementary ranks #9 of 35 elementary schools in Garden Grove, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Garden Grove on the city page.

Is Parkview Elementary a good school?

Parkview Elementary earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Garden Grove Unified?

Besides Parkview Elementary, Garden Grove Unified also operates Garden Grove High (2,148 students), La Quinta High (2,041 students), and Bolsa Grande High (1,701 students). See the Garden Grove Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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