Fryberger Elementary

Fryberger Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Westminster, California, operated by Westminster, with 319 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Fryberger Elementary sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Fryberger Elementary is one of 16 schools operated by Westminster, a district that instructs 7,864 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fryberger Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Asian, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fryberger Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fryberger Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 48.6%, a residual of +17.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Fryberger Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Schmitt Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fryberger Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fryberger Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fryberger Elementary has edged down 26%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 319 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 28% to 32% across the same window.

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