📍 15792 Ward St., Garden Grove, Orange County, 92843
Thomas Paine Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden Grove, Orange County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Charise Santana. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Thomas Paine Elementary enrolls 437 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Asian, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 241 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.6% |
| White | 9 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 437 students (75%) 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.
Thomas Paine 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.
Thomas Paine 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 437 students, Thomas Paine Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.
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