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Westminster Schools
Westminster is a public school district in California, based in Orange County (Westminster). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Westminster on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Westminster
4 of 16 schools in Westminster carry a SchoolGrade (12 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 4
Best schools in Westminster
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Finley Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Helen Stacey Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Johnson Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Warner Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Westminster
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ Helen Stacey Middle, Huntington Beach
- D+ Johnson Middle, Westminster
- D+ Warner Middle, Westminster
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- Ada Clegg Elementary, Huntington Beach
- Anderson Elementary, Garden Grove
- Demille Elementary, Midway City
- Eastwood Elementary, Westminster
- D+ Finley Elementary, Westminster
- Fryberger Elementary, Westminster
- Jessie Hayden Elementary, Midway City
- Meairs Elementary, Garden Grove
- Schmitt Elementary, Westminster
- Schroeder Elementary, Huntington Beach
- Sequoia Elementary, Westminster
- Webber Elementary, Westminster
- Willmore Elementary, Westminster
Where Westminster schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Westminster (9)
- Huntington Beach (3)
- Garden Grove (2)
- Midway City (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Orange County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,950 students with 357 full-time-equivalent teachers and 767 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0642150
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Ocean View (14 schools, 3 mi)
- Garden Grove Unified (64 schools, 3 mi)
- Savanna Elementary (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Los Alamitos Unified (9 schools, 4 mi)
- Huntington Beach Union High (8 schools, 5 mi)
- Magnolia Elementary (9 schools, 5 mi)
- Fountain Valley Elementary (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Cypress Elementary (6 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Westminster
How many schools are in Westminster?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Westminster, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Westminster serve?
The largest by graded schools: Westminster, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Midway City.
How good are the schools in Westminster?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 25% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.3%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Westminster?
7,950 students were enrolled in Westminster in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Westminster?
Westminster is in California, based in Orange County, with its district office in Westminster. Its boundary covers about 10.0 sq mi.