📍 9551 Orangewood Ave., Garden Grove, Orange County, 92841
Gilbert Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden Grove, Orange County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is George Martinez. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
Gilbert Elementary enrolls 497 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Asian and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 45% |
| Asian | 222 | 45% |
| White | 25 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 497 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gilbert Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Gilbert Elementary is one of 66 schools in Garden Grove Unified, based in Garden Grove, California. The district serves 37,009 students district-wide and employs 1,640 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Gilbert Elementary is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.