Leroy L. Doig Intermediate, Garden Grove CA

Original Research by School Decision on Leroy L. Doig Intermediate

Leroy L. Doig Intermediate is a small middle school in Garden Grove serving seventh and eighth grade students. The school sits in a dense, multicultural suburb anchored by one of the world's largest Vietnamese-American communities and an established Korean business corridor. Garden Grove itself took shape as a postwar suburban development with a grid street layout; the school serves a neighborhood-based population in that grid rather than a magnet or choice draw.

The student body is predominantly Latino and Asian. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the neighborhood and the broader affordability pressures across Orange County's housing market. State testing data for enrollment counts and English learner rates were not available; neither were data on special education identification rates.

Academic performance, measured by California's CAASPP assessments administered in the most recent school year, shows mixed results. In English language arts, students performed near the halfway mark in seventh grade and somewhat below that in eighth grade. Mathematics proficiency was lower, falling short of the halfway line in both grades. Science proficiency in eighth grade—the only grade tested—was the lowest of the subjects assessed. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile compared to other schools tested in Orange County, a factual gap that a parent may want to look into further with the school directly to understand what supports are in place and what the school's plan is to strengthen instruction.

No trend data across multiple years was available, so whether performance has been stable, improving, or declining cannot be determined from the data provided. The most recent comprehensive data on the school's test results date to the current school year; earlier social studies results from over a decade ago exist but do not reflect the current academic picture.

The school has no program information in the available data. Garden Grove Unified is the third-largest school district among Orange County's public systems and serves as a major local employer. The district brief revealed no major recent policy shifts or parent-relevant changes over the last several years; the most significant items were voter-approved bonds outside the recent window.

Housing in the school's zip code reflects Orange County's steep real estate market, with median home values well above the state benchmark and rental costs similarly elevated. This context shapes the economic reality of families in the attendance area. The broader Garden Grove community is oriented toward automotive access, though downtown Main Street offers some walkable mixed-use retail and dining along with civic institutions. Public transit includes bus service, and the OC Streetcar, a new light-rail project, is expected to begin revenue service in the near future.

For a parent considering this school, the takeaway is a neighborhood-based middle school serving a predominantly low-income, multicultural student population in a dense, established suburb. The academic results show room for growth, particularly in math and science. The economic and housing context is tight. No specialized programs or magnet features distinguish the school; it functions as the regular intermediate campus for its area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 50% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 49% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 64% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 59% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 43% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 58% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

This schoolGarden Grove Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income53%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income77%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income53%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income54%20 pp gap