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Jessie Hayden Elementary

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Jessie Hayden Elementary ranks 1767 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jessie Hayden Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 514 students in Midway City, California, within the Westminster School District, known for achieving solid academic results while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school's students perform above both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, which is particularly notable when compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Anderson Elementary and Meairs Elementary. The school excels in supporting English learners and maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.5%, one of the best in the area. While its statewide ranking has dipped slightly in recent years, it shows signs of stabilizing and its attendance has improved dramatically since the pandemic.

When looking across grades, performance in math is strong in 3rd and 4th grades but drops in 5th, suggesting a focus area. The school is very effective with its resources, spending less per student than some neighboring schools like Webber Elementary while achieving better outcomes. Compared to top performers in other districts like A. G. Cook Elementary in Garden Grove Unified, Jessie Hayden's scores are more modest, but it remains a strong and efficient option within its own Westminster district.

514

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,215

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14782 Eden St.
Midway City, CA 92655-1108

(714) 894-7261

District: Westminster

Students who attend Jessie Hayden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warner Middle
High:	Westminster High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.8%

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,767^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster

520^th of 1,543Westminster 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
2025	66.5	1767 of 5857	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	1695 of 5869	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1511 of 5859	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	1515 of 5883	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	1091 of 5789	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	1213 of 5662	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	980 of 5692	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	978 of 5614	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	895 of 5611	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	1126 of 5530	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	1185 of 5390	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	1247 of 5377	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	1273 of 5314	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	1355 of 5193	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	1549 of 5113	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.4	1356 of 5113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	1195 of 4818	75.2%	★★★★☆
2005	69.2	1372 of 4822	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.6	1252 of 4809	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	785 of 1203	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	893 of 1205	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	789 of 1190	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	747 of 1154	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	664 of 1149	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	663 of 1071	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	1653 of 2227	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	853 of 2585	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	1200 of 2128	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	355 of 3162	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	139 of 3245	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	90 of 3311	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	98 of 3275	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	165 of 3246	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1401 of 5597	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1478 of 5612	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	1475 of 5609	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	1371 of 5635	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	999 of 5492	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	1069 of 5413	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3442 of 5107	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3072 of 5107	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2905 of 5087	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3015 of 5084	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3354 of 4963	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3668 of 4830	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	231 of 429	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.3	39 of 364	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	21 of 335	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	873 of 5460	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	956 of 5517	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	555 of 5363	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	404 of 5264	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	222 of 5173	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	402 of 5084	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	2062 of 5628	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	1870 of 5643	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	1513 of 5638	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	1565 of 5663	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1171 of 5510	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	1288 of 5431	76.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	1897 of 2635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2024)28th percentile-43 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science41%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Teachers needs to encourage students more and not just get frustrated easily. The office staff is tremendously rude. The principal is too fake. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jessie Hayden Elementary	Public	K-5	14782 Eden St.	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7261	514	23	22.3	80.2%	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (38.7%)	287 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	66.5	1767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		67.7	1695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	72	41.2	41.2	50.0	57.3	56.5		55.0	52.1	53.6	38.8		48.2	97.3	97.3	97.3			$24,215	$22,284	$1,931
John Murdy Elementary	Public	K-6	14851 Donegal Dr.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6405	689	30	23.3	71.3%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	548 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	90.6	621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		88.9	759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	138	64.7	64.7	57.1	70.6	85.7	74.5	71.8	67.0	70.6	65.9	73.5	69.5						$23,272	$22,418	$854
Demille Elementary	Public	K-6	15400 Van Buren	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7224	562	24	23.4	67.6%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (20.3%)	417 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	72.8	1481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		77.1	1282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	199	34.4	34.4	54.6	45.7	72.4	69.5	59.7	59.4	46.5	57.4	58.3	55.2						$20,533	$18,584	$1,949
Leo Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	15270 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6230	508	20	25.7	90.2%	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	304 (59.8%)	143 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	37.9	3344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		46.8	2750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	594	22.8	22.8	38.0	31.9	38.0	42.5	37.8	36.6	34.8	26.6	38.8	34.1	89.9	97.5	97.5	96.2	96.2	$21,708	$20,344	$1,364
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-6	8902 Hewitt Pl.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7201	445	20	21.7	80.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (51.0%)	185 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	24.6	4446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		30.4	3896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	550	15.9	15.9	16.1	21.9	26.7	41.4	27.0	34.5	24.3	15.9	32.9	26.8						$25,099	$23,130	$1,969
Star View Elementary	Public	K-5	15679 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 897-1009	391	16	24.4	67.3%	42 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (24.6%)	213 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	89.4	694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.3	1027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	333	63.5	63.5	62.7	65.2	72.6		66.7	76.8	68.2	66.1		70.6	93.4	96.7	93.4		93.4	$18,291	$17,254	$1,037
Merton E. Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9681 11th St.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6561	278	14	20.5	86.0%	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	82 (29.5%)	163 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	83.3	998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.3	1141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	38.2	38.2	65.2	58.1	80.7	68.4	68.3	69.6	60.6	52.9	73.7	64.1						$35,880	$32,432	$3,448
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	15791 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6528	323	15	21.5	80.8%	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	144 (44.6%)	153 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		74.3	1397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	130	29.6	29.6	55.9	50.0	52.3	71.4	58.2	76.5	50.0	45.5	59.2	57.0						$33,989	$30,054	$3,935
Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	216 (55.8%)	136 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	47.8	2718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.7	3320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	602	32.8	32.8	36.4	41.0	55.9		45.1	36.4	39.3	35.6		37.2						$25,147	$23,032	$2,115
Webber Elementary	Public	K-6	14142 Hoover St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7288	314	14	22.4	86.9%	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	183 (58.3%)	106 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	45.9	2836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		33.7	3627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	791	30.0	30.0	34.9	47.5	57.5	47.7	46.7	35.6	38.1	32.5	26.7	33.1						$29,134	$27,072	$2,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Jessie Hayden Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jessie Hayden Elementary?

Students at Jessie Hayden Elementary are 56% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jessie Hayden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Jessie Hayden Elementary.

Is Jessie Hayden Elementary a good school?

Jessie Hayden Elementary ranks 1767^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jessie Hayden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jessie Hayden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warner Middle
High : Westminster High

What district is Jessie Hayden Elementary in?

Westminster

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