📍 7772 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, Orange County, 92841
Wakeham Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden Grove, Orange County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Mershon. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Wakeham Elementary enrolls 264 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Asian and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 70% |
| Asian | 61 | 23% |
| White | 6 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 264 students (83%) 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.
Wakeham 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.
Wakeham 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 264 students, Wakeham Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.