Pacifica High School - Garden Grove, California/CA

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Pacifica High School

6851 Lampson Ave., Garden Grove, CA, 92845-2211 -

tel: (714)663-6515
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Definition of Terms

Pacifica High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Orange County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2030 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

75 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 565 students

Grade 10 - 519 students

Grade 11 - 523 students

Grade 12 - 423 students

This School

( CA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:27

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CA ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	20%	11%
% Hispanic	19%	45%
% Black	1%	7%
% White	59%	33%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

11%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

( CA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Garden Grove Unified School District

This School's Agency

( CA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	67	4
Number of Students Managed	50,087 students	1,785 students
District Total Revenue	$392,249,000	$16,194,000
District Expenditure	$384,736,000	$16,545,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,831	$8,848
District Expenditure / Student	$7,681	$8,162
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Pacifica High School is a high school in Garden Grove, California and is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. It first opened on September 5, 1965, on the site of an old pig farm.
Athletics: Pacifica's sports teams are called the Mariners, and compete in Empire League of theCalifornia Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. Prior to 2006, they competed in the Garden Grove League with the other schools in the GGUSD. Pacifica's softball team is regularly among the nation's elite, and won the national championship in 1997. The Pacifica Marching Band Drumline in 2006 took the WGI National gold medal in the PSO division (along with numerous first place finishes all over Southern California). Pacificas J.V cheer team, 2005-2006, won USA Spirit Nationals in their division. They competed against the top five teams in their division and won first place.
Notable alumni: Tommy Sandt, former 2nd baseman Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Norm Johnson, former National Football League kicker.
Dexter Holland, singer and guitarist for the band, The Offspring, and valedictorian of the Class of 1984.
Kevin Wasserman, lead guitarist of The Offspring.
Greg Kriesel, bassist for The Offspring Amanda Freed, member of the gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic Softball team.
Daniel Barber, former professional soccer player, indoors and with MLS's MetroStars.
Jodie Legaspi, UCLA softball star and member of U.S. national team.
Rob Weil, former coach of Pacifica's national championship softball team. Was All-CIF goalkeeper for Pacifica's CIF Southern Section 2-A boys' soccer championship team in 1980.
Monique Powell, musician.
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About This Zip Code (92845)

School Zip (92845)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

15,864 people

33,137,211 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

38%

32%

Population Average Age

39 years old

33.3 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$66,830

$49,006

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.9 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

43 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (92845)

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% Owning / % Renting

83% / 17%

58% / 42%

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