Schmitt Elementary

Located at 7200 Trask Ave., in Westminster, California, Schmitt Elementary is a compact elementary campus that serves 314 students (grades K through 5), run under Westminster. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Schmitt Elementary sits 32% below that benchmark.

Westminster runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,864 students. Schmitt Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Schmitt Elementary records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Schmitt Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Schmitt Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.6%.

In the surrounding community, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $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), Schmitt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fryberger Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Schmitt Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Schmitt Elementary has ticked down 33%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 64% to 68%. Class-load math has fell: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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