Photo: JWarren117 · CC BY-SA 4.0Stanton’s public schools outscore 70% of California districts
The grade covers the four public school districts serving Stanton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Stanton’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 575 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stanton’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 37% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Anaheim Union High spends $20,079 per student and Garden Grove Unified $21,521, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 19 middle and 16 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Stanton’s grade
B+: better than 70% of California school districts, #246 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stanton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
1st grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
2nd grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
3rd grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
4th grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
5th grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
6th grade in Stanton · depends on your address
Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
Grades K–6 · 601 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Esther L. Walter
Grades K–6 · 442 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Anaheim
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Stanton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Stanton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Stanton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton | B+ | Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Magnolia Elementary K–6 · Savanna Elementary K–6 |
| Garden Grove | A− | Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Anaheim | B | Anaheim Elementary K–6 · Orange Unified K–12 · Anaheim Union High 7–12 |
| Cypress | B | Cypress Elementary K–6 · Anaheim Union High 7–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Anaheim Union High with Stanton for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stanton
36 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Early Childhood Education Center - Carver Campus).
Questions about Stanton’s schools
Are Stanton’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stanton children attend outscore 70% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #246 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stanton in?
Anaheim Union High School District, which runs grades 7–12 and enrolls 26,076 students in 21 schools (2024–25).
Where do Stanton kids go to high school?
One of 16 high schools, depending on your address: Cypress High, Anaheim High, Katella High, Garden Grove High, La Quinta High, John F. Kennedy High, Bolsa Grande High, Santiago High, Pacifica High, Magnolia High, Loara High, Savanna High, Western High, Rancho Alamitos High, Los Amigos High and Oxford Academy.
What is Stanton’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Anaheim Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Stanton spend per student?
$20,079 in Anaheim Union High School District, $21,521 in Garden Grove Unified School District, $21,694 in Magnolia Elementary School District and $20,374 in Savanna Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stanton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Stanton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.