Is Westmont Elementary a good school?

Westmont Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Westmont Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 621 students attended Westmont Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westmont Elementary?

Students at Westmont Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Westmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westmont Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sycamore Junior High High : Anaheim High

Westmont Elementary

Summary:

Westmont Elementary is a public elementary school in Anaheim, California, serving 641 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Anaheim Elementary District, which is ranked 1218 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westmont Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 37.7% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district's 31.5% to 34.7% range. Academically, Westmont Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (25% to 29.11%) and Mathematics (10.11% to 35.16%) lag behind the district (27.28% to 30.32% in ELA, 18.6% to 33.14% in Math) and the state (42.8% to 47.04% in ELA, 34.31% to 45.64% in Math). The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.63% to 85.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the 66.23% to 83.4% range for nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, Westmont Elementary's performance history suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement. The school has briefly achieved higher ratings and test scores, indicating that with the right strategies and support, it has the potential to provide a better education for its students. Addressing the root causes of high absenteeism, targeting interventions for the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged population, and learning from the relative success of nearby schools could be crucial steps in improving Westmont Elementary's outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

1525 West Westmont Dr.
Anaheim, CA 92801-4736

(714) 517-8965

District: Anaheim Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4619^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,463

Students who attend Westmont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sycamore Junior High
High:	Anaheim High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 621

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

Asian:

5.8%

White:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westmont Elementary ranks worse than 78.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.55. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.5%), Asian (5.8%), White (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westmont Elementary is 22.4. 13 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Westmont Elementary employs 27.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westmont Elementary is $7,463, which is the 6^th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westmont Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westmont Elementary 4619^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Westmont Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Anaheim Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Anaheim Elementary 1218^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westmont Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.70	3511^th	4809	27.0%
2005	27.41	3451^st	4822	28.4%
2006	24.00	3725^th	4818	22.7%
2007	21.66	4156^th	5113	18.7%
2008	19.28	4386^th	5113	14.2%
2009	25.93	3988^th	5193	23.2%
2010	22.38	4433^rd	5314	16.6%
2011	20.72	4625^th	5377	14.0%
2012	25.64	4266^th	5390	20.9%
2013	29.25	4107^th	5530	25.7%
2015	26.05	4030^th	5611	28.2%
2016	30.41	3737^th	5614	33.4%
2017	20.80	4618^th	5692	18.9%
2018	20.87	4614^th	5662	18.5%
2019	35.22	3514^th	5789	39.3%
2022	26.48	4200^th	5883	28.6%
2023	19.79	4884^th	5874	16.9%
2024	22.55	4619^th	5862	21.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.20	2117^th	3246	34.8%
2019	49.95	1253^rd	3275	61.7%
2022	44.75	1483^rd	3311	55.2%
2023	23.29	2983^rd	3250	8.2%
2024	31.57	2447^th	3160	22.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.72	1348^th	2420	44.3%
2024	31.40	1733^rd	2634	34.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.84	3994^th	5084	21.4%
2019	43.96	2825^th	5173	45.4%
2022	39.07	3091^st	5264	41.3%
2023	26.97	4165^th	5374	22.5%
2024	28.99	4038^th	5511	26.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	47.00	185^th	364	49.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.79	4471^st	5413	17.4%
2019	35.20	3398^th	5492	38.1%
2022	20.57	4672^nd	5635	17.1%
2023	16.15	5038^th	5617	10.3%
2024	20.36	4670^th	5605	16.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.39	1025^th	2128	51.8%
2019	48.24	1030^th	2585	60.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.05	4391^st	5431	19.1%
2019	35.45	3366^th	5510	38.9%
2022	33.87	3469^th	5663	38.7%
2023	25.98	4157^th	5650	26.4%
2024	26.67	4113^th	5636	27.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.87	3985^th	4830	17.5%
2019	43.24	2736^th	4963	44.9%
2022	30.96	3627^th	5084	28.7%
2023	20.85	4430^th	5098	13.1%
2024	29.57	3771^st	5102	26.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Westmont Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	125	65	83	546	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
2001	113	58	84	598	1	n/a	n/a	0	854
2002	105	38	77	687	1	n/a	n/a	1	909
2003	105	38	77	687	1	n/a	n/a	1	909
2004	95	37	63	721	1	n/a	n/a	2	919
2005	83	27	54	746	4	n/a	n/a	1	915
2006	71	30	56	712	4	n/a	n/a	3	876
2007	62	24	50	673	2	n/a	n/a	2	813
2008	49	30	59	630	3	n/a	n/a	0	771
2009	46	32	44	645	3	11	16	0	797
2010	51	26	45	568	2	8	2	0	702
2011	44	28	48	579	1	10	7	0	717
2012	41	38	54	649	1	4	11	0	798
2013	44	39	49	764	1	3	20	0	920
2014	42	27	58	799	1	5	18	0	950
2015	37	28	59	688	1	4	18	0	835
2016	34	29	53	663	3	5	14	0	801
2017	44	20	49	635	2	3	20	0	773
2018	47	16	41	595	2	4	19	0	724
2019	49	16	40	588	1	4	29	0	727
2020	40	13	40	578	1	2	29	0	703
2021	40	13	36	528	1	2	29	0	649
2022	38	11	35	496	1	2	26	0	609
2023	30	15	38	529	0	2	27	0	641
2024	30	17	36	506	0	4	28	0	621

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westmont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	819	34.0	24.1	82.7
2001	854	37.0	23.1	86.2
2002	909	43.0	21.1	80
2003	909	43.0	21.1	80
2004	919	44.5	20.7	78.5
2005	915	42.0	21.8	82.2
2006	876	42.0	20.9	81.7
2007	813	40.0	20.3	82.6
2008	771	41.0	18.8	77.7
2009	797	38.5	19.2	80.1
2010	702	35.0	20.0	89
2011	717	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	798	32.1	24.8	n/a
2013	920	35.8	25.6	87.2
2014	950	34.1	27.8	84.6
2015	835	31.0	26.9	83.4
2016	801	28.0	28.6	79.3
2017	773	28.5	27.0	82.7
2018	724	27.8	26.0	89
2019	727	30.3	23.9	87.3
2020	703	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	649	28.5	22.7	85.2
2022	609	29.5	20.6	77.5
2023	641	28.3	22.6	73.6
2024	621	27.6	22.4	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westmont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	819	34.0	24.1	82.7
2001	854	37.0	23.1	86.2
2002	909	43.0	21.1	80
2003	909	43.0	21.1	80
2004	919	44.5	20.7	78.5
2005	915	42.0	21.8	82.2
2006	876	42.0	20.9	81.7
2007	813	40.0	20.3	82.6
2008	771	41.0	18.8	77.7
2009	797	38.5	19.2	80.1
2010	702	35.0	20.0	89
2011	717	n/a	n/a	81.5
2012	798	32.1	24.8	n/a
2013	920	35.8	25.6	87.2
2014	950	34.1	27.8	84.6
2015	835	31.0	26.9	83.4
2016	801	28.0	28.6	79.3
2017	773	28.5	27.0	82.7
2018	724	27.8	26.0	89
2019	727	30.3	23.9	87.3
2020	703	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	649	28.5	22.7	85.2
2022	609	29.5	20.6	77.5
2023	641	28.3	22.6	73.6
2024	621	27.6	22.4	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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