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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Willmore Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER·NCES 064215003428
Willmore Elementary
7122 Maple St., Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 895-3765 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
370 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 127 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 243% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
47.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.9% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 28.1% |
| Math | 21.7% | 20.4% | 27.4% | 30.4% |
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 | 47.8% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 47.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.2% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 42.1% |
| 2016-17 | 41.1% | 35.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Willmore Elementary
Willmore Elementary's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmore Elementary this school | 485 | 76.3% | 46.6% |
| Laurel Elementary San Mateo | 469 | 76.5% | 20.9% |
| Orangethorpe Elementary Fullerton | 489 | 77.7% | 29.5% |
| Richman Elementary Fullerton | 470 | 77.2% | 39.9% |
| Rowland Avenue Elementary West Covina | 423 | 76.1% | 55.2% |
| New Republic Elementary Salinas | 482 | 78.6% | 29.7% |
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 Willmore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,958 of 5,151 | #227 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,131 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #237 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #2,212 of 5,172 ▼ 545 | #238 of 382 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #540 of 5,116 | #27 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #2,637 of 5,915 | #201 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,577 of 5,352 | #66 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #3,505 of 5,354 | #275 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #2,514 of 5,625 | #138 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.8% | #85 of 1,139 | #9 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
485
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 76% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 74% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 78% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 88% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 88% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | N/A | N/A | 88% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 88% (491) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willmore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (352 to 485); teachers up 35% (17 to 23).
About Willmore Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Willmore Elementary serves students in Westminster, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 485 students.
Willmore Elementary sits within Westminster, which has 16 schools and 7,864 students.
Of every 100 students at Willmore Elementary, about 77 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
On staff are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 76% of students at Willmore Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Willmore Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.6% and a predicted 34.8%.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Willmore Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Willmore Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Westminster High, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Willmore Elementary ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.6% against a local average of 48.3%.
Willmore Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 21.1 students per teacher, compared with 22.6 in 2020-21.
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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 Westminster
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Demille ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Jessie Hayden ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 505 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
Nearby schools
- Westminster High0.3 mi · 2,529
- Webber Elementary0.5 mi · 314
- Schmitt Elementary0.9 mi · 314
- Ada Clegg Elementary0.9 mi · 443
- Helen Stacey Middle0.9 mi · 947
- Johnson Middle1.1 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Willmore ElementaryHow many students attend Willmore Elementary?
Willmore Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-06.
Is Willmore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willmore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willmore Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willmore Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Willmore Elementary?
Student demographics at Willmore Elementary are roughly 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Willmore Elementary in?
Willmore Elementary is part of Westminster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.