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Garden Grove Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 37,763 (2023-2024)
Schools: 66 (2023-2024)
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Garden Grove Unified School District is a school district in California (Orange County). During the 2024 school year, 37,763 students attended one of the district's 66 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Teri Rocco defeated Nicholas Dibs in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Teri Rocco (Nonpartisan)
 
53.1
 
11,518
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Nicholas Dibs (Nonpartisan)
 
46.9
 
10,168

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Total votes: 21,686
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Walter Muneton (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Khai Dao in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

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%
Votes
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Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
87.8
 
15,045
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Khai Dao (Nonpartisan)
 
12.2
 
2,088

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Total votes: 17,133
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Lan Quoc Nguyen defeated Mark Anthony Paredes and Nicole Jaimes in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lan Quoc Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
50.3
 
6,035
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30.0
 
3,602
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Nicole Jaimes (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
2,356

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Total votes: 11,993
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Bob Harden (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Teri Rocco defeated Nicholas Dibs in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Teri Rocco (Nonpartisan)
 
55.6
 
13,392
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Nicholas Dibs (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
10,683

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Total votes: 24,075
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Walter Muneton (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Samantha Nguyen and Patrick Cahill in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
62.2
 
12,884
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Samantha Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
3,937
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18.7
 
3,878

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Total votes: 20,699
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Lan Quoc Nguyen (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Bob Harden defeated Katelyn Brazer Aceves and George Reis in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bob Harden (Nonpartisan)
 
55.8
 
6,910
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Katelyn Brazer Aceves (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
4,239
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George Reis (Nonpartisan)
 
9.9
 
1,231

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Total votes: 12,380
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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Teri Rocco won election in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Teri Rocco (Nonpartisan)

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Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Walter Muneton won election in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Walter Muneton (Nonpartisan)

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Garden Grove Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Garden Grove Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Bob Harden and incumbent Lan Quoc Nguyen won election in the general election for Garden Grove Unified Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

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Bob Harden (Nonpartisan)
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Lan Quoc Nguyen (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Garden Grove Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Walter MunetonTrustee Area 320162028
Dina NguyenTrustee Area 520162028
Teri RoccoTrustee Area 120152028
Bob HardenTrustee Area 420182026
Lan Quoc NguyenTrustee Area 220182026

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Garden Grove Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 70Tri TaRepublican Party 97% 52%
California State Assembly District 67Sharon Quirk-SilvaDemocratic Party 3% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $97,547,000 $2,530 13%
Local: $229,589,000 $5,954 30%
State: $430,038,000 $11,152 57%
Total: $757,174,000 $19,636
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $717,214,000 $18,599
Total Current Expenditures: $647,139,000 $16,782
Instructional Expenditures: $406,353,000 $10,538 57%
Student and Staff Support: $75,104,000 $1,947 10%
Administration: $64,952,000 $1,684 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $100,730,000 $2,612 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,835,000 $929
Construction: $35,365,000 $917
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,414,000 $114
Interest on Debt: $19,163,000 $496

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 62 <=20 16 PS 20-29 30-34
2018-2019 52 78 35-39 33 >=50 65-69 58
2017-2018 50 76 30-34 32 >=50 70-74 54
2016-2017 46 74 25-29 27 <=20 60-64 50
2015-2016 45 72 20-24 26 21-39 55-59 49
2014-2015 39 66 20-24 20 21-39 45-49 44
2013-2014 64 85 40-59 50 >=50 >=50 72
2012-2013 68 88 50-54 55 60-69 60-69 72
2011-2012 69 88 50-54 56 60-69 75-79 73
2010-2011 67 86 55-59 55 50-59 60-79 71

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65 80 40-59 52 PS 50-54 65-69
2018-2019 61 81 45-49 46 >=50 70-74 67
2017-2018 59 79 50-54 45 >=50 75-79 67
2016-2017 57 78 45-49 41 21-39 70-74 63
2015-2016 54 76 40-44 38 21-39 65-69 62
2014-2015 49 72 40-44 33 40-59 50-54 59
2013-2014 57 74 40-59 44 >=50 >=50 66
2012-2013 58 77 50-54 44 60-69 60-69 69
2011-2012 59 77 50-54 44 50-59 75-79 70
2010-2011 58 76 55-59 44 60-69 40-59 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 93 >=50 95 PS >=90 90-94
2018-2019 93 94 >=80 92 PS 80-89 90-94
2017-2018 90 92 >=80 89 PS 80-89 90
2016-2017 92 92 60-79 92 PS 70-79 91
2015-2016 92 91 >=80 93 PS >=50 91
2014-2015 92 92 >=80 91 >=50 >=50 95
2013-2014 90 91 >=90 89 PS PS 91
2012-2013 89 90 >=80 87 >=50 PS 93
2011-2012 88 89 80-89 86 >=50 PS 91
2010-2011 86 89 80-89 84 >=50 PS 87

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 37,763 -1.1
2022-2023 38,164 -1.0
2021-2022 38,560 -4.1
2020-2021 40,124 -3.2
2019-2020 41,423 -2.1
2018-2019 42,301 -2.0
2017-2018 43,163 -2.5
2016-2017 44,223 -2.3
2015-2016 45,252 -2.0
2014-2015 46,177 -1.6
2013-2014 46,936 -1.4
2012-2013 47,599 -0.8
2011-2012 47,999 -1.4
2010-2011 48,659 1.5
2009-2010 47,950 -1.3
2008-2009 48,574 -0.2
2007-2008 48,669 -0.3
2006-2007 48,802 -1.6
2005-2006 49,574 -0.9
2004-2005 50,030 -0.3
2003-2004 50,172 0.2
2002-2003 50,066 0.5
2001-2002 49,809 2.1
2000-2001 48,742 1.5
1999-2000 48,031 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Garden Grove Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 36.7 12.1
Black 0.5 4.9
Hispanic 53.3 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 2.8 5.8
White 6.2 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Garden Grove Unified School District had 1,655.43 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 176.94
Elementary: 871.50
Secondary: 606.99
Total: 1,655.43

Garden Grove Unified School District employed 20.00 district administrators and 111.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.00
District Administrative Support: 170.88
School Administrators: 111.80
School Administrative Support: 293.60
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 596.59
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 49.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 34.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.19
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 183.00
Other Support Services: 869.40

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Garden Grove Unified School District operates 66 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A. G. Cook Elementary355KG-6
Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary342KG-6
Alamitos Intermediate5787-8
Bolsa Grande High1,7269-12
Brookhurst Elementary415KG-6
Bryant Elementary580KG-6
C. C. Violette Elementary263KG-6
Clinton Elementary453KG-6
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate5887-8
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate5067-8
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary489KG-6
Earl Warren Elementary484KG-6
Early Childhood Education Center - Carver Campus0
Edward Russell Elementary472KG-6
Enders Elementary397KG-6
Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary466KG-6
Ethan B. Allen Elementary652KG-6
Ethel M. Evans Elementary431KG-6
Excelsior Elementary438KG-6
Faylane Elementary487KG-6
Garden Grove High2,1989-12
Garden Park Elementary247KG-6
Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary323KG-6
Gilbert Elementary518KG-6
Heritage Elementary368KG-6
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate6087-8
Izaak Walton Intermediate5097-8
James Irvine Intermediate5537-8
James Monroe Elementary560KG-6
John Marshall Elementary337KG-6
John Murdy Elementary673KG-6
Jordan Secondary Learning Center10412-12
La Quinta High2,0659-12
Leo Carrillo Elementary510KG-6
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate5397-8
Linton T. Simmons Elementary264KG-6
Los Amigos High1,4379-12
Louis G. Zeyen Elementary223KG-6
Louis Lake Intermediate4517-8
Loyal Barker Elementary483KG-6
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary394KG-6
Marie L. Hare High2077-12
Mark Twain Special Center85KG-12
Merton E. Hill Elementary270KG-6
Mitchell Elementary400KG-6
Morningside Elementary426KG-6
Newhope Elementary359KG-6
Ocia A. Peters Elementary912KG-6
Pacifica High1,6409-12
Parkview Elementary440KG-6
Patton Elementary908KG-6
Post Elementary358KG-6
Rancho Alamitos High1,5209-12
R. F. Hazard Elementary420KG-6
Riverdale Elementary524KG-6
Rosita Elementary332KG-6
Santiago High1,8019-12
Sarah Mcgarvin Intermediate6987-8
Skylark Preschool0
Stanford Elementary495KG-6
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate5627-8
Sunnyside Elementary522KG-6
Susan B. Anthony Elementary352KG-6
Thomas Paine Elementary429KG-6
Wakeham Elementary280KG-6
Woodbury Elementary336KG-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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