Is Excelsior Elementary a good school?

Excelsior Elementary ranks 729 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Excelsior Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended Excelsior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Excelsior Elementary?

Students at Excelsior Elementary are 62% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Excelsior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Excelsior Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate High : Bolsa Grande High

Excelsior Elementary

Summary:

Excelsior Elementary is a public elementary school located in Garden Grove, California, serving 436 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Excelsior Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 71.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 69.16% in Math, compared to the district at 59.43% and 49.15%, and the state at 47.04% and 35.54% respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA (80.43% proficient) and 3rd grade Math (86.96% proficient), significantly outpacing the district and state. Excelsior Elementary also excels in supporting its subgroups, especially English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 5% and top 4% of California elementary schools in these categories for the 2023-2024 school year.

While Excelsior Elementary has maintained a consistently high 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.7% in 2017-2018 to 19.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 15.6%. When compared to nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified District, Excelsior Elementary stands out as a top performer, consistently outpacing its peers in academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-6

10421 Woodbury Rd.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-3277

(714) 663-6106

District: Garden Grove Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,034

Students who attend Excelsior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High:	Bolsa Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.9%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Excelsior Elementary ranks better than 87.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.39. (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: Asian (61.9%), Hispanic (34.5%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Excelsior Elementary is 23, which is the 8^th best among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Excelsior Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Excelsior Elementary is $12,034. 30 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Excelsior Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Excelsior Elementary 729^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Excelsior Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Excelsior Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.67	1344^th	4809	72.1%
2005	65.84	1519^th	4822	68.5%
2006	71.53	1271^st	4818	73.6%
2007	57.51	1950^th	5113	61.9%
2008	67.67	1509^th	5113	70.5%
2009	67.45	1563^rd	5193	69.9%
2010	74.59	1256^th	5314	76.4%
2011	75.29	1248^th	5377	76.8%
2012	71.72	1429^th	5390	73.5%
2013	67.92	1684^th	5530	69.5%
2015	80.51	1093^rd	5611	80.5%
2016	87.06	798^th	5614	85.8%
2017	87.23	800^th	5692	85.9%
2018	88.17	730^th	5662	87.1%
2019	85.85	858^th	5789	85.2%
2022	82.40	1072^nd	5883	81.8%
2023	86.42	892^nd	5874	84.8%
2024	89.39	729^th	5862	87.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.87	306^th	3246	90.6%
2019	72.78	460^th	3275	86.0%
2022	93.74	125^th	3311	96.2%
2023	92.61	102^nd	3250	96.9%
2024	77.70	270^th	3160	91.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.95	99^th	5084	98.1%
2019	95.88	112^th	5173	97.8%
2022	92.87	250^th	5264	95.3%
2023	95.49	178^th	5374	96.7%
2024	95.96	203^rd	5511	96.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.56	589^th	5413	89.1%
2019	82.83	934^th	5492	83.0%
2022	74.14	1348^th	5635	76.1%
2023	83.61	953^rd	5617	83.0%
2024	86.78	789^th	5605	85.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	72.31	467^th	2585	81.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.55	899^th	5431	83.4%
2019	85.99	785^th	5510	85.8%
2022	86.63	800^th	5663	85.9%
2023	86.50	792^nd	5650	86.0%
2024	88.78	675^th	5636	88.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.83	481^st	1071	55.1%
2019	58.27	581^st	1149	49.4%
2022	52.43	699^th	1154	39.4%
2023	52.71	711^th	1190	40.3%
2024	61.87	579^th	1203	51.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Excelsior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.47	875^th	4830	81.9%
2019	75.56	902^nd	4963	81.8%
2022	68.86	1208^th	5084	76.2%
2023	87.06	471^st	5098	90.8%
2024	78.68	766^th	5102	85.0%

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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 Excelsior Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	139	2	93	94	3	n/a	n/a	331
1989	127	1	126	119	2	n/a	n/a	375
1990	104	0	123	130	0	n/a	n/a	357
1991	92	0	160	125	1	n/a	n/a	378
1992	103	1	193	102	0	n/a	n/a	399
1993	101	4	246	148	1	n/a	n/a	500
1994	83	6	268	163	1	n/a	n/a	521
1995	72	4	267	160	0	n/a	n/a	503
1996	72	4	267	160	0	n/a	n/a	503
1997	65	3	278	182	1	n/a	n/a	529
1998	49	0	288	191	1	n/a	n/a	529
1999	44	0	275	190	0	n/a	n/a	509
2000	38	3	280	186	0	n/a	n/a	507
2001	34	5	291	187	1	n/a	n/a	518
2002	38	6	314	183	2	n/a	n/a	543
2003	38	6	314	183	2	n/a	n/a	543
2004	30	4	327	174	1	n/a	n/a	536
2005	29	6	365	159	3	n/a	n/a	562
2006	24	5	361	158	2	n/a	n/a	550
2007	28	3	366	158	2	n/a	n/a	557
2008	34	6	343	162	3	n/a	n/a	548
2009	30	3	339	150	0	9	1	532
2010	29	3	343	161	0	10	0	546
2011	24	3	350	159	0	10	0	546
2012	18	2	323	151	0	9	2	505
2013	17	2	320	169	0	6	7	521
2014	17	0	336	181	0	7	6	547
2015	16	0	329	173	0	9	9	536
2016	14	1	319	169	0	7	3	513
2017	15	1	296	159	0	4	8	483
2018	13	0	272	162	0	2	14	463
2019	13	0	288	166	0	3	20	490
2020	14	0	277	154	0	3	22	470
2021	8	1	266	136	0	0	16	427
2022	3	1	251	130	0	0	19	404
2023	8	2	284	132	0	0	10	436
2024	5	2	271	151	1	0	8	438

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 Excelsior Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	331	14.8	22.3	n/a
1989	375	14.4	26.0	n/a
1990	357	14.4	24.7	n/a
1991	378	16.8	22.5	n/a
1992	399	17.1	23.3	57.4
1993	500	18.4	27.2	58
1994	521	19.9	26.2	58.2
1995	503	19.9	25.3	66.2
1996	503	19.9	25.3	66.2
1997	529	20.9	25.3	66.4
1998	529	23.0	23.0	65
1999	509	25.0	20.4	73.1
2000	507	22.0	23.0	68
2001	518	24.0	21.6	65.3
2002	543	24.0	22.6	65.9
2003	543	24.0	22.6	65.9
2004	536	22.5	23.8	74.8
2005	562	24.0	23.4	72.1
2006	550	22.5	24.4	71.3
2007	557	24.0	23.2	71.8
2008	548	25.0	21.9	73.4
2009	532	23.0	22.2	70.1
2010	546	24.5	22.2	78.6
2011	546	n/a	n/a	78.9
2012	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
2013	521	20.0	26.0	74.9
2014	547	19.0	28.7	80.4
2015	536	20.0	26.8	76.7
2016	513	18.0	28.5	71.5
2017	483	19.0	25.4	71.2
2018	463	18.0	25.7	75.4
2019	490	19.2	25.4	76.9
2020	470	n/a	n/a	78.7
2021	427	19.1	22.3	78
2022	404	18.1	22.3	80.9
2023	436	17.0	25.6	84.2
2024	438	19.0	23.0	84.9

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 Excelsior Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	331	14.8	22.3	n/a
1989	375	14.4	26.0	n/a
1990	357	14.4	24.7	n/a
1991	378	16.8	22.5	n/a
1992	399	17.1	23.3	57.4
1993	500	18.4	27.2	58
1994	521	19.9	26.2	58.2
1995	503	19.9	25.3	66.2
1996	503	19.9	25.3	66.2
1997	529	20.9	25.3	66.4
1998	529	23.0	23.0	65
1999	509	25.0	20.4	73.1
2000	507	22.0	23.0	68
2001	518	24.0	21.6	65.3
2002	543	24.0	22.6	65.9
2003	543	24.0	22.6	65.9
2004	536	22.5	23.8	74.8
2005	562	24.0	23.4	72.1
2006	550	22.5	24.4	71.3
2007	557	24.0	23.2	71.8
2008	548	25.0	21.9	73.4
2009	532	23.0	22.2	70.1
2010	546	24.5	22.2	78.6
2011	546	n/a	n/a	78.9
2012	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
2013	521	20.0	26.0	74.9
2014	547	19.0	28.7	80.4
2015	536	20.0	26.8	76.7
2016	513	18.0	28.5	71.5
2017	483	19.0	25.4	71.2
2018	463	18.0	25.7	75.4
2019	490	19.2	25.4	76.9
2020	470	n/a	n/a	78.7
2021	427	19.1	22.3	78
2022	404	18.1	22.3	80.9
2023	436	17.0	25.6	84.2
2024	438	19.0	23.0	84.9

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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