In March 2019,
Garden Grove High School (GGHS) was named as a California Distinguished School! GGHS is one of only 74 high schools in California, 11 in Orange County, and 3 in GGUSD, to earn this distinction by closing the achievement gap as measured by California School Dashboard indicators, including growth in English Language Arts and Math. Pacifica and Bolsa Grande high schools also received this prestigious recognition.