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Westminster High

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Westminster High ranks 489 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Westminster High is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Westminster, California, with 2,529 students; it is the largest school in the ten-school local comparison group. Its test results are above California’s statewide averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, but the school sits in the middle of its nearby group. The most important takeaway is that Westminster’s clearest academic strength is ELA, while its math results are only slightly above the state and below the district.

ELA is Westminster’s strongest subject relative to the state and district: 68% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 68% in the Huntington Beach Union High district. Math is the clearest weakness: 39% were proficient, just 1 percentage point above the state and 7 points below the district. Science proficiency was 44%, 8 points above the state but 5 points below the district. Westminster ranked fifth of the ten nearby schools in each subject. La Quinta High, Marina High, Pacifica High, and Bolsa Grande High have higher SchoolDigger percentiles. Completion and attendance add a positive note: Westminster’s graduation rate was 95% in 2025–26, compared with 88% statewide.

Scores have risen since 2022–23, but the state has gained ground: Westminster’s ELA, math, and science proficiency increased by 1, 2, and 4 percentage points, while its leads over the state narrowed by about 1, 2, and 2 points, respectively. SchoolDigger gives Westminster a 77th-percentile ranking and four stars in 2025–26, down from the 84th percentile in 2021–22. Its student–teacher ratio was 23.2 in 2024–25, the second-highest among the ten schools. That year, 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 70%. One group ranking stands out: SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for White Students fell from 68 in 2023–24 to 32 in 2025–26, versus an overall percentile of 77 in 2025–26.

2,529

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,159

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

14325 Goldenwest St.
Westminster, CA 92683-4905

(714) 893-1381

District: Huntington Beach Union High

Feeder schools for Westminster High:

Elementary:	Cecil B. DeMille My Viet Language Academy
	Dr. Jessie Hayden Elementary
	Fay E. Fryberger Elementary
	Finley Elementary
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	Frank N. Eastwood Elementary
	H.B. Anderson Elementary
	Iva Meairs Elementary
	L.P. Webber Elementary
	Neomia B. Willmore Language Academy
	Ray M. Schmitt Elementary
	Sequoia Academy Gate Magnet Elementary
Middle:	Dr. Russell I. Johnson Middle
	Helen Stacey Middle
	Willis H. Warner Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

Asian:

42.0%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

California avg42%

489^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the Huntington Beach Union High

458^th of 1,530Huntington Beach Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	489 of 2135	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	390 of 2162	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	466 of 2159	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	411 of 2170	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	347 of 2123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	223 of 1290	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	341 of 2133	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	366 of 2017	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	260 of 2021	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	325 of 2039	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	327 of 1994	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	337 of 2426	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	218 of 2354	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	76.7	177 of 2367	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	73.8	223 of 2281	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	70.0	257 of 2238	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	223 of 2117	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	370 of 2063	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	308 of 1968	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	67.0	300 of 1901	84.2%	★★★★☆
2004	63.7	288 of 1653	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	310 of 575	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.3	248 of 585	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	329 of 573	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	312 of 591	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	284 of 581	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	311 of 582	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	295 of 581	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	386 of 1161	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	132 of 555	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	277 of 1117	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	561 of 1052	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.3	84 of 1085	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	71 of 1064	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	66.4	135 of 1044	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.9	18 of 467	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	54 of 941	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	59 of 938	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	465 of 1864	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	412 of 1906	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	548 of 1915	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	388 of 1915	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	362 of 1858	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	190 of 1054	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	375 of 1833	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	412 of 1760	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	801 of 1880	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	665 of 1900	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	831 of 1902	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	722 of 1917	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	603 of 1861	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	563 of 1814	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	446 of 1742	74.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	43 of 358	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	133 of 410	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	151 of 328	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	53 of 299	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	38 of 290	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	302 of 1997	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	224 of 2013	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	294 of 2026	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	195 of 2030	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	169 of 1943	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	103 of 1126	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	128 of 1937	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	179 of 1862	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	462 of 1930	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	337 of 1942	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	368 of 1948	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	393 of 1963	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	307 of 1916	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	221 of 1122	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	316 of 1880	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	296 of 1834	83.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	103 of 175	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	318 of 588	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	423 of 577	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	368 of 541	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	203 of 422	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	453 of 1235	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	394 of 1252	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	349 of 1216	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	346 of 1197	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	764 of 1130	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	663 of 1155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	370 of 1173	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	703 of 1193	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	486 of 1204	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	290 of 1222	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	378 of 1173	67.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-31 vs school

Military Connected (2025)41st percentile-41 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science44%+8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westminster High	Public	9-12	14325 Goldenwest St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-1381	2,529	109	23.2	85.9%	89 (3.5%)	17 (0.7%)	1,315 (52.0%)	1,063 (42.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	36 (1.4%)	76.3	489^th of 2135 public high schools	77.1%		81.3	390^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%	99		44.8		44.2	68.0	68.0	39.4	39.4	$24,159	$23,262	$897
Marina High	Public	9-12	15871 Springdale St.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-6571	1,997	89	22.3	46.8%	765 (38.3%)	15 (0.8%)	544 (27.2%)	504 (25.2%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (7.6%)	90.8	189^th of 2135 public high schools	91.1%		84	333^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.6%	144		58.3		58.3	73.6	73.6	62.4	62.4	$25,757	$24,646	$1,111
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	6851 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6515	1,634	74	22.1	51.2%	427 (26.1%)	16 (1.0%)	590 (36.1%)	495 (30.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.7%)	87.9	247^th of 2135 public high schools	88.4%		88.7	224^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%	23		50.8	18.2	49.9	76.1	76.1	58.3	58.3	$26,667	$24,456	$2,211
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	81.8	363^rd of 2135 public high schools	83.0%		85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%	51		47.2	25.0	46.5	68.6	68.6	49.6	49.6	$24,881	$23,228	$1,653
Ocean View High	Public	9-12	17071 Gothard St.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 848-0656	1,154	61	18.9	78.2%	189 (16.4%)	18 (1.6%)	804 (69.7%)	84 (7.3%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.9%)	35.5	1360^th of 2135 public high schools	36.3%		42.3	1206^th of 2162 public high schools	44.2%	154	0.0	25.5		24.6	37.2	37.2	19.2	19.2	$34,204	$33,314	$890
Coast High	Public	9-12	9622 Dolphin Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 848-5160	159	9	17.7	31.4%	81 (50.9%)	1 (0.6%)	51 (32.1%)	17 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.4%)	39.2	1297^th of 2135 public high schools	39.3%		34.6	1387^th of 2162 public high schools	35.8%	90		19.6		20.0	48.1	48.1	19.6	19.6	$38,432	$37,808	$624
Quest Adult Transition Program	Public	12	17231 Gothard Street	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 903-7000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	11.5	1868^th of 2135 public high schools	12.5%		13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%	12		7.6		8.2	17.9	17.9	2.1	2.1	$39,865	$38,510	$1,355
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	74.5	533^rd of 2135 public high schools	75.0%		69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%	75		43.1		42.2	66.8	66.8	38.6	38.6	$29,436	$27,334	$2,102
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	94	114^th of 2135 public high schools	94.7%		95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%	23		60.5	18.2	59.5	83.1	83.1	69.8	69.8	$23,448	$21,744	$1,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Westminster High

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What is the racial makeup of Westminster High?

Students at Westminster High are 52% Hispanic, 42% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westminster High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,529 students attended Westminster High.

Is Westminster High a good school?

Westminster High ranks 489^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westminster High in?

Huntington Beach Union High

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