GGUSD Elementary and Intermediate Schools Ranked as America’s Best

Friday, November 15, 2024

Garden Grove Unified School District elementary and intermediate schools earned high rankings among America’s Best K-8 Schools in 2025 issued by U.S. News & World Report this week. All GGUSD elementary and intermediate schools were ranked with 38 elementary schools and all ten intermediate schools placing among the top 40% in the state.

Seventeen elementary schools and seven intermediate schools placed in the top 20% across the state including Allen, Anthony, Barker, Cook, Enders, Excelsior, Evans, Garden Park, Hazard, Morningside, Murdy, Paine, Parkview, Patton, Post, Stanford and Sunnyside elementary schools as well as Alamitos, Bell, Irvine, Jordan, Lake, McGarvin and Ralston intermediate schools.

Allen Elementary was ranked in the top 50 of California elementary schools. Bell, McGarvin, and Jordan intermediate schools were ranked in the top 10% of California middle schools.

“GGUSD’s impressive academic outcomes are a result of our hard-working staff who go above and beyond to provide a high quality education that motivates all students to succeed,” said Board of Education Trustee Dina Nguyen.

More than 105,000 elementary and intermediate schools across the nation received a state rank, based on math and reading scores on state assessments from the 2021-2022 school year. California had 5,605 ranked elementary schools and 2,404 ranked middle schools.

In addition to earning high-rankings at the state level, GGUSD schools consistently outperform the Orange County average on state test scores.