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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN VIEW·NCES 062814004351
Westmont Elementary
8251 Heil Ave, Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 847-3561 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
358 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
35.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.4% | 28.5% | 25.1% | 38.0% |
| Math | 11.1% | 24.9% | 29.8% | 34.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 38.3% |
| 2017-18 | 41.8% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 37.1% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 32.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westmont Elementary
Westmont Elementary's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont Elementary this school | 441 | 81.2% | 36.0% |
| Wright Charter Santa Rosa | 456 | 77.9% | 25.4% |
| Catherine Everett Elementary Modesto | 428 | 80.6% | 26.2% |
| Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary Tracy | 411 | 79.6% | 30.4% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Clovis | 465 | 84.9% | 32.2% |
| Johnson Park Elementary Olivehurst | 456 | 80.7% | 24.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,865 of 5,151 | #282 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,659 of 5,172 ▼ 13 | #268 of 382 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #3,234 of 5,172 ▼ 67 | #300 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,728 of 5,116 | #122 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,145 of 5,915 | #242 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,616 of 5,352 | #196 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #2,232 of 5,354 | #186 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,070 of 5,625 | #105 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.6% | #39 of 1,139 | #5 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
+70 (+19%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 441 | 18.5 | 23.8:1 | 81% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 82% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 15 | 24.7:1 | 84% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 12 | 24.1:1 | 72% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 69% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | N/A | N/A | 62% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 51% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (289 to 441); teachers up 54% (12 to 18.5).
About Westmont Elementary
Westmont Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Westminster, California. It serves 441 students in kindergarten through 5.
Besides Westmont Elementary, Ocean View runs 13 other schools. The district enrolls 7,018 students.
A majority of students at Westmont Elementary, 63%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 28 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Westmont Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Westmont Elementary's 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 81%. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 26 points lower.
allk12 grades Westmont Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westmont Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 36.0% actual against 32.0% predicted.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Westmont Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
Star View Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Westmont Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Westmont Elementary had 371 students in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, a 19% gain.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ocean View
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 817 students
- Marine View MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
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- Circle View ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Hope View ElementaryElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 2,529 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Sarah McGarvin IntermediateMiddle · 717 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Leo Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 508 students
Other Westmont Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westmont Elementary. Westmont Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Westmont ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 622 students
- Westmont ElementaryPomona, CA · 327 students
- Westmont Elementary SchoolMartinez, GA · 720 students
- WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Star View Elementary0.8 mi · 391
- Vista View Middle0.8 mi · 724
- Sycamore Creek Community Charter0.9 mi · 158
- Oak View Elementary1.0 mi · 458
- Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary1.0 mi · 526
- Lake View Elementary1.0 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Westmont ElementaryHow large is Westmont Elementary?
Westmont Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
Is Westmont Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westmont Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westmont Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westmont Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westmont Elementary?
Westmont Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Westmont Elementary public or private?
Westmont Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ocean View.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.