Westmont Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary school in Westminster, California, Westmont Elementary enrolls 441 students from grades K through 5, part of Ocean View.

Within Ocean View, which oversees 18 schools and 9,093 students, Westmont Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Westmont Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Westmont Elementary reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Westmont Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Westmont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Westmont Elementary is one.

Star View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westmont Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.1%.

Westmont Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westmont Elementary has expanded 53%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025.

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