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Schmitt Elementary

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Schmitt Elementary ranks 4153 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Schmitt Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 314 students in the Westminster School District, but it is currently facing significant academic challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

Recent data shows a sharp and concerning decline in overall performance, with the school's state ranking dropping from the 65th percentile in 2022 to the 29th percentile in 2025, the most dramatic slide among comparable local schools like Finley Elementary and Willmore Elementary. Key areas of struggle include science, where only 14.29% of students are proficient, and fifth-grade math and English. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism at 15.4% is higher than the district average, which is closely linked to academic success. This is happening despite the school having the highest per-student spending in the Westminster district, creating a puzzle about how resources are being used.

When looking at the broader landscape, schools in the Garden Grove Unified district, such as Loyal Barker Elementary, achieve much higher rankings. Even within Westminster, there is a wide performance gap, with schools like Ada Clegg Elementary and Sequoia Elementary performing strongly while Schmitt falls to the bottom. This suggests the school's issues may be specific to its recent leadership, curriculum implementation, or instructional strategies rather than district-wide problems.

314

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,432

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7200 Trask Ave.
Westminster, CA 92683-2626

(714) 894-7264

District: Westminster

Students who attend Schmitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson Middle
High:	Westminster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

Asian:

27.1%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg48%

California avg41%

4,153^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	27.8	4153 of 5857	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3548 of 5869	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3235 of 5859	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	2042 of 5883	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	2831 of 5789	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2989 of 5662	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	3073 of 5692	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	2843 of 5614	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	2523 of 5611	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.1	2999 of 5530	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	2168 of 5390	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.7	3338 of 5377	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.1	4643 of 5314	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	4463 of 5193	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3800 of 5113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	3601 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3842 of 4818	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.8	3225 of 4822	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.2	2990 of 4809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1037 of 1203	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1024 of 1205	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	968 of 1190	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	745 of 1154	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	735 of 1149	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	703 of 1071	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.0	1005 of 2585	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	1510 of 2128	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	1197 of 3162	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	522 of 3245	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	261 of 3311	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	532 of 3275	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	810 of 3246	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4003 of 5597	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	2311 of 5612	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2558 of 5609	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1987 of 5635	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	3049 of 5492	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3252 of 5413	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3862 of 5107	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3680 of 5107	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3783 of 5087	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2623 of 5084	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3669 of 4963	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3747 of 4830	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	91 of 429	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3332 of 5460	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2520 of 5517	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2115 of 5363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.7	809 of 5264	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	1659 of 5173	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2290 of 5084	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3816 of 5628	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4206 of 5643	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3683 of 5638	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	2092 of 5663	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	2475 of 5510	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2647 of 5431	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1784 of 2847	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	2234 of 2635	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Schmitt Elementary	Public	K-5	7200 Trask Ave.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7264	314	15	21.6	87.6%	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (67.8%)	85 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	27.8	4153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.7	3548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	605																					14.3	14.3	42.6	36.2	30.0		36.3	36.1	27.9	12.5		25.3	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	96.8	$24,432	$2,893	$21,539
Fryberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6952 Hood Dr.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7237	319	14	22.4	80.6%	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (55.5%)	102 (32.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	49	2647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		61.4	2012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	635																					30.0	30.0	39.6	43.6	65.8		48.2	34.0	38.6	40.0		37.4						$24,338	$3,400	$20,938
Finley Elementary	Public	K-5	13521 Edwards St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 895-7764	316	14	22.5	84.8%	16 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	221 (69.9%)	64 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	37.9	3350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	3663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	313																					15.5	15.5	44.2	48.7	43.9		45.2	32.1	47.4	17.2		30.2						$23,768	$2,436	$21,332
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						$24,237	$2,700	$21,537
Willmore Elementary	Public	K-6	7122 Maple St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 895-3765	485	23	21.1	76.3%	33 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	373 (76.9%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	53.1	2419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		61.6	1998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	421	18.0	6.5	3.8	5.9	8.7	40.0	10.9	32.1	17.7	26.2	22.0	19.6	7.6	14.7	15.9	4.0	6.5	1.9	5.9	4.4	27.9	27.9	42.9	49.2	52.0	42.4	47.8	42.0	46.3	39.2	41.2	42.2						$22,716	$2,858	$19,858
Garden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	6562 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6074	248	10	24.8	41.5%	66 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	92 (37.1%)	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	82.1	1074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		85.4	937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	137																					56.8	56.8	41.9	60.7	70.3	65.7	60.3	64.5	60.7	67.6	60.0	63.4						$19,123	$1,454	$17,669
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						$21,972	$2,419	$19,553
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Iroquois Rd.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7271	440	18	24.4	58.4%	61 (13.9%)	11 (2.5%)	204 (46.4%)	126 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.5%)	65.9	1795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		70	1597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	198																					22.8	22.8	65.0	48.2	51.9	62.5	56.6	78.3	48.2	39.2	53.6	53.8						$20,418	$2,367	$18,051
Loyal Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	12565 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6164	444	19	24.0	28.2%	156 (35.1%)	4 (0.9%)	125 (28.2%)	87 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.5%)	96.1	234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.9	174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	60																					57.0	57.0	85.3	88.7	86.1	88.3	86.9	86.8	86.8	65.8	78.3	78.5						$17,294	$1,584	$15,710
Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	12521 Monroe	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6255	447	20	22.3	84.8%	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	255 (57.0%)	155 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	50.8	2560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		52.5	2427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	133																					29.8	29.8	53.3	32.7	44.6	44.8	44.4	51.7	28.6	39.3	43.1	41.3						$23,076	$3,288	$19,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Schmitt Elementary

What schools do graduates of Schmitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schmitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson Middle
High : Westminster High

Is Schmitt Elementary a good school?

Schmitt Elementary ranks 4153^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Schmitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Schmitt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Schmitt Elementary?

Students at Schmitt Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Schmitt Elementary in?

Westminster

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