The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the third largest school district in Orange County

Orange County, California

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, and the twelfth largest in the State of California

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. GGUSD's enrollment boundaries allow the district to serve students in many central and northern Orange County communities, including: Anaheim

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, Cypress

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, Fountain Valley

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, Garden Grove

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, Santa Ana

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, Stanton

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, and Westminster

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GGUSD includes 47 elementary schools, 10 intermediate schools, 9 high schools and 2 special education schools.

GGUSD was formed in July 1965 from the merger of three districts, the Garden Grove Elementary School District (established 1874), the Alamitos School District (1880s) and the Garden Grove Union High School District (1921).

In 2004, GGUSD was honored with the Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education as the best urban school district in the United States. As a result, $500,000 in scholarships was awarded to GGUSD graduates. Twice before, the district had been a Broad Prize finalist.

The superintendent of GGUSD is Laura Schwalm, Ph.D., an Orange County native who joined the GGUSD in 1973. She served as an elementary and high school teacher, moving to administration in 1979. Assumed superintendent's position in May 1999 after serving as associate superintendent for business/personnel; graduate of Laguna Beach High School, B.A. from UC Riverside, M.A. from Cal-State Fullerton, Ph.D. from USC.

High schools

• Bolsa Grande High School
  Bolsa Grande High School
  Bolsa Grande High School is a public high school in the Garden Grove Unified School District in southern California. The school opened September 28, 1959.-Academics:...
  
   - the Matadors
• Garden Grove High School
  Garden Grove High School
  Garden Grove High School is located in Garden Grove, California. It is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District.- Overview :The Garden Grove Union High School District was established in 1921 in response to attempts by neighboring school districts to annex the Garden Grove area. GGHS...
  
   - the Argonauts
• La Quinta High School
  La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)
  La Quinta High School a public high school located in Westminster, Orange County, California, is one of seven high-schools of the Garden Grove Unified School District—recipient of the 2004 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education...
  
   - the Aztecs
• Lincoln Continuation High School - the Ladybugs
• Los Amigos High School
  Los Amigos High School
  Los Amigos High School, located in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, is one of seven high-schools of the Garden Grove Unified School District - recipient of the 2004 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education. Los Amigos High School is located at the southeast corner of Newhope St. and...
  
   - the Lobos
• Hare Continuation High School - the Huskies
• Pacifica High School - The Mariners
• Rancho Alamitos High School
  Rancho Alamitos High School
  Rancho Alamitos High School is located in Garden Grove, California. It is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District.This high school first opened in the spring of 1957 with no senior class. The first graduating class was in 1958. The school colors are green and gold...
  
   - the Vaqueros
• Santiago High School - the Cavaliers
• Warren O. Mendenhall High School (last year 1973)

Intermediate schools

• Alamitos Intermediate School - the Condors
• Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate School - the Eagles
• Dr. Leroy Doig Intermediate School - the Spartans
• Harry Louis Lake Intermediate School - the Dragons
• Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School - the Road Runners
• Izzak Walton Intermediate School - the Wildcats
• James Irvine Intermediate School - the Hawks
• Jordan Intermediate School- the Jaguars
• Louis Lake Intermediate School - the Dragons
• Sarah McGarvin Intermediate School - the Owls
• Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate School- the Falcons

Elementary schools

• A.J. Cook Elementary School
• Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary School
• Brookhurst Elementary School
• Bryant Elementary School
• Clinton-Mendenhall Elementary School
• Dr. C.C. Violette Elementary School
• Dr. Louis G. Zeyen Elementary School
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
• Earl Warren Elementary School
• Ethan Allen Elementary School
• Edward Russell Elementary School
• Enders Elementary School
• Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary School
• Ethel M. Evans Elementary School
• Excelsior Elementary School
• Faylane Elementary School
• Garden Park Elementary School
• Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary School
• George S. Patton Elementary School
• Gilbert Elementary School
• Heritage Elementary School
• James Monroe Elementary School
• John A. Murdy Elementary School
• John Marshall Elementary School
• Leo Carillo Elementary School
• Linton T. Simmons Elementary School
• Loyal H. Barker Elementary School
• Mabel Carver Elementary School
• Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary School
• Merton E. Hill Elementary School
• Mitchel Elementary School
• Morningside Elementary School
• Newhope Elementary School
• Ocia A. Peters Elementary School
• Parkview Elementary School
• Peters K-3 Elementary School
• Peters 4-6 Elementary School
• Post Elementary School
• R. F. Hazard Elementary School
• Riverdale Elementary School
• Rosita Elementary School
• Skylark Elementary School
• Stanford Elementary School
• Sunnyside Elementary School
• Susan B. Anthony Elementary School
• Thomas Paine Elementary School
• Wakeham Elementary School
• Woodbury Elementary School

External links

• Garden Grove Unified School District web site