Is Clinton Elementary a good school?

Clinton Elementary ranks 3618 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clinton Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 453 students attended Clinton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary?

Students at Clinton Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Leroy L. Doig Intermediate High : Santiago High

Clinton Elementary

Summary:

Clinton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 487 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Clinton Elementary's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 35.29% to 44.44%, compared to the district average of 51.04% to 62.48% and the state average of 42.8% to 47.04%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 18.46% to 31.33%, compared to the district average of 46.77% to 56.22% and the state average of 34.31% to 45.64%. Clinton Elementary's performance in Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 31.4% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Clinton Elementary to the nearby schools within the Garden Grove Unified School District, such as Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary and Riverdale Elementary, it generally performs lower academically. However, Clinton Elementary's performance is still better than some of the schools in the neighboring Santa Ana Unified School District, such as Romero-Cruz Academy and Fremont Elementary, which have significantly lower proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

13641 Clinton St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-4110

(714) 663-6146

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3618^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,091

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High:	Santiago High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 453

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

Asian:

12.6%

White:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clinton Elementary ranks worse than 61.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 42^nd among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.69. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85%), Asian (12.6%), two or more races (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clinton Elementary is 24.8. 30 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Clinton Elementary employs 18.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clinton Elementary is $12,091. 29 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clinton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clinton Elementary 3618^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Clinton Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clinton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.38	3977^th	4809	17.3%
2005	30.05	3271^st	4822	32.2%
2006	36.16	2925^th	4818	39.3%
2007	25.30	3916^th	5113	23.4%
2008	32.67	3409^th	5113	33.3%
2009	35.84	3316^th	5193	36.1%
2010	24.79	4239^th	5314	20.2%
2011	43.23	3006^th	5377	44.1%
2012	42.17	3126^th	5390	42.0%
2013	44.55	3041^st	5530	45.0%
2015	29.87	3709^th	5611	33.9%
2016	27.73	3951^st	5614	29.6%
2017	29.18	3902^nd	5692	31.4%
2018	28.66	3930^th	5662	30.6%
2019	43.65	2969^th	5789	48.7%
2022	49.42	2554^th	5883	56.6%
2023	47.99	2642^nd	5874	55.0%
2024	33.69	3618^th	5862	38.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.74	1673^rd	3246	48.5%
2019	61.50	774^th	3275	76.4%
2022	78.18	321^st	3311	90.3%
2023	82.08	239^th	3250	92.6%
2024	55.44	915^th	3160	71.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.81	3027^th	5084	40.5%
2019	57.15	1941^st	5173	62.5%
2022	66.89	1317^th	5264	75.0%
2023	63.65	1535^th	5374	71.4%
2024	42.33	2956^th	5511	46.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.35	4287^th	5413	20.8%
2019	45.30	2780^th	5492	49.4%
2022	42.41	2846^th	5635	49.5%
2023	43.51	2785^th	5617	50.4%
2024	29.71	3820^th	5605	31.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.79	1017^th	2128	52.2%
2019	34.60	1555^th	2585	39.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.91	3415^th	5431	37.1%
2019	42.58	2872^nd	5510	47.9%
2022	56.53	2116^th	5663	62.6%
2023	51.90	2345^th	5650	58.5%
2024	39.08	3127^th	5636	44.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.06	821^st	1071	23.3%
2019	31.58	889^th	1149	22.6%
2024	8.32	1086^th	1203	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clinton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.61	3514^th	4830	27.2%
2019	51.22	2206^th	4963	55.6%
2022	59.68	1656^th	5084	67.4%
2023	58.27	1760^th	5098	65.5%
2024	39.75	2974^th	5102	41.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Clinton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	119	13	98	353	0	n/a	n/a	583
1989	128	11	121	388	0	n/a	n/a	648
1990	112	17	132	362	0	n/a	n/a	623
1991	108	17	145	405	0	n/a	n/a	675
1992	96	15	140	446	3	n/a	n/a	700
1993	92	18	159	512	4	n/a	n/a	785
1994	81	19	188	537	4	n/a	n/a	829
1995	112	21	175	627	2	n/a	n/a	937
1996	112	21	175	627	2	n/a	n/a	937
1997	101	21	186	736	2	n/a	n/a	1046
1998	74	17	159	722	1	n/a	n/a	973
1999	59	9	106	536	2	n/a	n/a	712
2000	55	11	89	567	1	n/a	n/a	723
2001	45	9	89	562	1	n/a	n/a	706
2002	36	5	85	568	1	n/a	n/a	695
2003	36	5	85	568	1	n/a	n/a	695
2004	31	7	99	571	0	n/a	n/a	708
2005	28	6	90	599	0	n/a	n/a	723
2006	30	2	81	553	0	n/a	n/a	666
2007	22	1	94	575	0	n/a	n/a	692
2008	25	3	101	567	n/a	n/a	n/a	696
2009	21	2	96	562	0	3	0	684
2010	24	0	91	562	0	3	2	682
2011	28	3	90	567	0	9	1	698
2012	14	4	88	552	0	4	1	663
2013	12	4	94	618	0	4	3	735
2014	11	3	79	668	0	4	9	774
2015	19	4	82	636	0	3	5	749
2016	18	4	73	615	0	8	3	721
2017	11	2	66	560	0	4	7	650
2018	8	1	77	555	0	3	7	651
2019	10	1	68	515	0	3	8	605
2020	4	2	67	515	0	2	5	595
2021	7	1	62	456	0	4	3	533
2022	7	0	60	438	0	1	4	510
2023	5	2	55	418	0	1	6	487
2024	5	1	57	385	0	0	5	453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clinton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	24.8	23.5	n/a
1989	648	25.8	25.1	n/a
1990	623	24.0	25.9	n/a
1991	675	26.0	25.9	n/a
1992	700	26.4	26.5	76.4
1993	785	29.4	26.7	75.2
1994	829	33.9	24.5	77
1995	937	38.8	24.1	31.9
1996	937	38.8	24.1	31.9
1997	1046	45.4	23.0	78.8
1998	973	44.9	21.7	79.3
1999	712	37.0	19.2	75.6
2000	723	34.0	21.3	76.3
2001	706	34.0	20.8	76.1
2002	695	33.4	20.8	80.7
2003	695	33.4	20.8	80.7
2004	708	32.4	21.9	79.9
2005	723	34.4	21.0	75.2
2006	666	34.0	19.6	71.3
2007	692	33.0	21.0	74.4
2008	696	33.0	21.1	77.4
2009	684	31.0	21.4	79.8
2010	682	30.5	22.3	83.3
2011	698	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	663	29.0	22.8	n/a
2013	735	30.0	24.5	83.7
2014	774	30.0	25.8	93
2015	749	27.0	27.7	92.7
2016	721	28.0	25.7	87.8
2017	650	27.0	24.0	87.5
2018	651	25.5	25.5	89.4
2019	605	22.0	27.5	87.1
2020	595	n/a	n/a	88.6
2021	533	23.6	22.5	89.9
2022	510	21.6	23.5	87.8
2023	487	21.0	23.1	92.6
2024	453	18.2	24.8	92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clinton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	24.8	23.5	n/a
1989	648	25.8	25.1	n/a
1990	623	24.0	25.9	n/a
1991	675	26.0	25.9	n/a
1992	700	26.4	26.5	76.4
1993	785	29.4	26.7	75.2
1994	829	33.9	24.5	77
1995	937	38.8	24.1	31.9
1996	937	38.8	24.1	31.9
1997	1046	45.4	23.0	78.8
1998	973	44.9	21.7	79.3
1999	712	37.0	19.2	75.6
2000	723	34.0	21.3	76.3
2001	706	34.0	20.8	76.1
2002	695	33.4	20.8	80.7
2003	695	33.4	20.8	80.7
2004	708	32.4	21.9	79.9
2005	723	34.4	21.0	75.2
2006	666	34.0	19.6	71.3
2007	692	33.0	21.0	74.4
2008	696	33.0	21.1	77.4
2009	684	31.0	21.4	79.8
2010	682	30.5	22.3	83.3
2011	698	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	663	29.0	22.8	n/a
2013	735	30.0	24.5	83.7
2014	774	30.0	25.8	93
2015	749	27.0	27.7	92.7
2016	721	28.0	25.7	87.8
2017	650	27.0	24.0	87.5
2018	651	25.5	25.5	89.4
2019	605	22.0	27.5	87.1
2020	595	n/a	n/a	88.6
2021	533	23.6	22.5	89.9
2022	510	21.6	23.5	87.8
2023	487	21.0	23.1	92.6
2024	453	18.2	24.8	92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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