The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the 14th-largest school district in California as well as the third largest school district in Orange County.[3][4] It includes boundaries in Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Westminster.
| Garden Grove Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
10331 Stanford Avenue
, Orange County, California, 92844United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°46′42″N 117°57′16″W / 33.7782°N 117.9545°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12th |
| Established | 1965 |
| President | Walter Muñeton[1] |
| Vice-president | Teri Rocco[1] |
| Superintendent | Gabriela Mafi |
| Schools | 70[2] |
| NCES District ID | 0614880[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 44,223 (2016–17)[2] |
| Teachers | 1,833.15 FTE[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 24.12[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
 Location of the district office (blue map pin) within Orange County (shown in orange). | |
The district includes forty-eight elementary schools, ten intermediate schools, eight high schools, two special education schools, and two continuation schools.
It was formed in July 1965 from the merger of three districts: the Garden Grove Elementary School District (established 1875[5]), the Alamitos School District (1880s) and the Garden Grove Union High School District (1921).
In 2004, the district received the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Twice before, it had been a Broad Prize finalist.[6]
GGUSD historically ranks well above state averages on Smarter Balanced assessments, which are part of California's statewide student performance testing program. In 2023, GGUSD ranked highest among CORE Districts on Smarter Balanced assessment results.[7]
In 2017, the GGUSD Board of Education announced that it would launch its Vietnamese dual immersion program the following year at John Murdy Elementary School, becoming the fourth school district in the United States to do so.[8]
Career and technical education
edit- CTE
Adult education
edit- LEC Adult Education
Special education
edit- The Adult Transition Program at Jordan
- Special Education Center at Mark Twain
High schools
editIntermediate schools
edit- Alamitos Intermediate
- Bell Intermediate
- Doig Intermediate
- Fitz Intermediate Computer Science Adcademy
- Irvine Intermediate
- Jordan Intermediate
- Lake Intermediate
- McGarvin Intermediate
- Ralston Intermediate
- Walton Intermediate
Preschool and Elementary schools
edit- Ethan Allen Elementary[11]
- Anthony Elementary
- Barker Elementary
- Brookhurst Elementary
- Bryant Elementary
- Carrillo Elementary
- Carver Early Childhood Education
- Clinton Elementary
- Clinton Corner Family Campus
- Cook Elementary
- Crosby Elementary
- Eisenhower Elementary
- Enders Elementary
- Evans Elementary
- Excelsior Elementary
- Faylane Elementary
- Garden Park Elementary
- Gilbert Elementary
- Hazard Elementary
- Heritage Elementary Computer Science Immersion Academy
- Merton E. Hill Elementary
- Lawrence Elementary
- Marshall Elementary
- Mitchell Elementary
- Monroe Elementary Language Academy
- Morningside Elementary
- Murdy Elementary
- Newhope Elementary
- Northcutt Elementary
- Paine Elementary
- Palomino Elementary
- Parkview Elementary
- Patton Elementary
- Peters K-3 Elementary
- Peters 4-6 Elementary
- Post Elementary
- Riverdale Elementary
- Russell Elementary Language Academy
- Simmons Elementary
- Skylark Preschool
- Stanford Elementary
- Stanley Elementary
- Sunnyside Elementary
- Violette Elementary
- Wakeham Elementary
- Warren Elementary
- Woodbury Elementary
- Zeyen Elementary
Governance
editGarden Grove Unified School District is governed by a Board of Education that includes five trustee members. The trustees are elected by voters in each of their respective districts, also referred to as areas.[12] The current trustees of GGUSD are:
| Area | Name | Since |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terri Rocco | 2016 |
| 2 | Lan Quoc Nguyen | 2002 |
| 3 | Walter Muneton | 2016 |
| 4 | Bob Harden | 1994 |
| 5 | Dina Nguyen | 2016 |
References
edit- 1 2 "Board of Education Members". Garden Grove Unified School District. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Garden Grove Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Parent Resources | Garden Grove Unified School District". ggusd.us. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ↑ "School Jobs and Careers | Garden Grove Unified School District". www.ggusd.us. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, 6-10-1875
- ↑ "The Broad Prize". Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Fensterwald, John; Willis, Daniel (October 18, 2023). "Flat test scores leave California far behind pre-Covid levels of achievement". EdSource. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "GGUSD Announces Launch of New Vietnamese Dual Language Program at Murdy | Garden Grove Unified School District".
- ↑ "Superintendent of Schools". Garden Grove Unified School District. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ Mouchard, Andre (February 15, 2026). "Academic divide tied to income persists in Orange County". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Ethan Allen Elementary School". allen.ggusd.us. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ↑ Haire, Chris (October 30, 2014). "Garden Grove Unified picks map for district elections". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Turner, Andrew (May 28, 2026). "Los Amigos graduates cross finish line, set to carve own path". Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Election Results Archive". Orange County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
