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GGUSD High Schools Ranked among Nation’s Best

All seven of Garden Grove Unified School District’s (GGUSD) comprehensive high schools earned high rankings on the prestigious 2025 America’s Best High Schools list published by U.S. News & World Report.

GGUSD to Host Know Your Rights Webinar on Aug 20

GGUSD is hosting a Know Your Rights webinar on Wednesday, August 20 at 9 a.m.

GGUSD Shares Key Back-to-School Resources

GGUSD is delighted to welcome students, staff, and families back to school on August 11 for the 2025-26 school year.

GGUSD Celebrates Grand Opening of Skilled Trades Pathway Classroom at Rancho Alamitos High School

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 7 to celebrate the launch of its brand-new Skilled Trades Career Pathway at Rancho Alamitos High School.

GGUSD to Collect Donations at Community Aid Drive on Saturday, Aug. 9

As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting students and families through our Community Schools initiative, Garden Grove Unified School District is hosting a Community Aid Drive on Saturday, August 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in front of the District Office at 10331 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove.

GGUSD Celebrates Grand Opening of Transformed Mark Twain Special Education and Adult Transition Program Campus

Garden Grove Unified School District’s (GGUSD) Board of Education hosted a joyful ribbon-cutting celebration marking the grand opening and transformation of the Mark Twain Special Education Center and Adult Transition Program (ATP) campus.

GGUSD Hosts Parent Webinar on Stress Management

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) invites you to join an upcoming parent webinar on Wednesday, August 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., focused on "Strategies for Managing Stress."

GGUSD to Host Parent Webinar on Creating a Family Emergency Plan

Garden Grove Unified School District is hosting a special parent webinar on Monday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m. presented by The Public Law Center on Emergency Planning for Families.

GGUSD Offers Free Video Reports of Student Test Scores

The 2024-25 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) student score reports have been released from the state.

GGUSD to Host Know Your Rights Webinar

Garden Grove Unified School District is hosting a Know You Rights parent webinar with a presentation from Legal Clinic at Western State College of Law (WSCL).

GGUSD’s Summer Internship Program Prepares Students for Future Success

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) celebrated 93 CTE (Career and Technical Education) students who successfully completed a six-week summer internship through the district’s Career and Technical Education Program, working at 52 businesses and community organizations across a wide range of industries.

GGUSD to Host Strategies for Managing Stress Webinar

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) invites you to join an upcoming parent webinar on Friday, July 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., focused on "Strategies for Managing Stress."

GGUSD to Offer Popular Free Summer Meals

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is offering its annual free Summer Meal program to help ensure that children continue to have access to nutritional meals when school is not in session.

GGUSD’s Class of 2025 Graduates Poised for College and Career Success

More than 3,000 high school seniors from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) graduated from the district’s eight high schools during graduation ceremonies held May 27-28 at the district’s stadiums at Bolsa Grande and Garden Grove high schools.

GGUSD Announces Graduation Ceremony Schedule for Class of 2025

Garden Grove Unified School District will graduate more than 3,000 seniors from eight high schools at ceremonies hosted on Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28.

GGUSD Earns Top Music Education Award for 7th Year in a Row

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is being recognized with the Best Communities for Music Education Award for the seventh year in a row.

GGUSD Superintendent Receives Top Award for Supporting Success of ALL Students

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) Superintendent Gabriela Mafi was honored with the Superintendent of the Year Award from the California Association for Latino Superintendents (CALSA) Region 6 for her commitment to equity and excellence and the transformative impact it has had on GGUSD communities.

GGUSD Receives $18 Million Grant to Expand Community Schools Initiative

Garden Grove Unified School District was awarded an $18 million grant to expand its Community Schools initiative, adding 13 new Community Schools for a total of 21 districtwide.

GGUSD High Schools Host College Signing Day Events

Garden Grove Unified School District’s eight high schools are celebrating hundreds of college-bound seniors with festive College Signing Day events, complete with music, snacks, and photo stations.

GGUSD Invites Applicants for Bond Oversight Committee

The Garden Grove Unified School District is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the independent Bond Oversight Committee (BOC), tasked with overseeing lawful and appropriate expenditures of the district’s bond funds.

GGUSD AVID Students Earn College Scholarships

Twelve AVID seniors from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) were awarded more than $124,000 in college scholarships during the 2025 AVID Senior Standout Recognition and Scholarship Presentation hosted on April 23 by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE),

Crosby Custodian Receives State’s Top Honor for School Employees

Garden Grove Unified School District Custodian Kurt Lucas was named a 2025 California Classified Employee of the Year in an announcement this week by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.

GGUSD Receives Grant to Expand Mental Health Support

Garden Grove Unified School District was selected to receive a $1.4 million state grant to support and expand the district’s ASPIRE social work program which provides a school-based social worker at every campus.

GGUSD Teacher Selected as Orange County Teacher of the Year Semi-finalist

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is pleased to congratulate Patton Elementary School Teacher Kate Setum for being selected as one of 15 semi-finalists in the 2026 Orange County Department of Education Teacher of the Year Program.

GGUSD to Host Wellness Resource Fair and Workshops

Garden Grove Unified School District invites all families and students to its Choose Wellness Education and Resource Fair on Thursday, May 1st from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Peters K-3 Elementary School, 13162 Newhope Street, Garden Grove.