Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92655

Summary:

The 92655 zip code area in Westminster, California is home to two strong-performing elementary schools: Jessie Hayden Elementary and Demille Elementary. Both schools consistently rank in the top half of California elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with Demille Elementary ranking higher than Jessie Hayden Elementary in recent years.

Academically, both schools outperform the Westminster School District and the state of California in terms of the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Demille Elementary's test scores are particularly impressive, with 60.53% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 52.38% in Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year.

While both schools serve a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, they are able to achieve strong academic results despite these challenges. Additionally, Demille Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% compared to Jessie Hayden Elementary's rate of 17.2%, which could be an area for further investigation and potential improvement at Jessie Hayden Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	Total
Demille Elementary	Public	K-6	15400 Van Buren	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7224	535	24	22.2	71.4%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.0%)	374 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	77.1	1279^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.2%		80.3	1160^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.3%	119	44.3	44.3	60.6	58.6	61.2	61.3	60.5	52.9	60.3	51.4	46.8	52.4	$6,652

Cities Near Zip Code 92655

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Midway City	0.4 mi	2	174^th
Westminster	0.68 mi	19	229^th
Garden Grove	1.26 mi	53	226^th
Fountain Valley	1.49 mi	14	124^th
Huntington Beach	2.01 mi	33	136^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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