Westmont Elementary, Anaheim CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Westmont Elementary

Westmont Elementary is a kindergarten through sixth grade school in Anaheim serving a student population that is predominantly Latino, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is part of Anaheim Elementary School District, which has undertaken a multi-year shift to Science of Reading-based literacy instruction across all schools. That district-wide initiative, anchored by adoption of the Benchmark Advance/Adelante curriculum and sustained teacher training through LETRS and Aspire programs, has produced consecutive years of measurable gains in English language arts scores district-wide.

Westmont's own test results place it at a significant disadvantage relative to other schools in Orange County. In mathematics, the proficiency rate across grades three through six averaged well below the county median; results were particularly low in grades four, five, and six. In English language arts, proficiency fared somewhat better but still remained in the bottom quartile when compared to other schools across the county. The sole science result available, from fifth grade, was also below typical county performance. A parent evaluating this school may want to look further into how the district-wide literacy work is translating at Westmont specifically, and what academic supports are in place for students working below proficiency.

The school serves a working-class area of Anaheim. Housing values in the school's zip code are above the state median but remain well below the national benchmark relative to local incomes; rent as a percentage of household income is substantial, making housing cost a real constraint for many families in the community. The student body reflects the demographic composition of West and central Anaheim: roughly four out of five students are Latino, with smaller shares of Asian, white, and Black students.

Anaheim itself is a large, diverse city with multiple economic centers. The Disneyland Resort drives the regional economy and tourism infrastructure; health care, hospitality, and convention work form the broader employment base. The city is experiencing active mixed-use development, particularly in the Platinum Triangle around Honda Center and the ARTIC intermodal transit hub, with significant residential and office construction underway ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Downtown Anaheim and the adjacent Colony Historic District have walk scores in the very-walkable range with active street life anchored by the Packing District food hall and Center Street Promenade. West Anaheim, where Westmont is located, is more car-dependent and characterized by working-class single-family neighborhoods.

The district operates a dual-language immersion program branded e²STEAM-D, with bilingual literacy academies teaching in Spanish and English from kindergarten through sixth grade. That pathway exists as a durable program option for families seeking biliteracy instruction. The district has also received recognition for language education. For families in this bilingual community weighing school choice, those program features represent a defining resource, separate from Westmont's own current test performance.

Enrollment at Westmont is stable at a mid-sized level for an elementary school of its grade span. The school sits at the lower end of performance when measured against county peers, with no trend data yet available to indicate direction. The district's literacy initiative is still in progress; how that work reaches individual schools and supports students across proficiency levels remains the kind of detail a parent would want to explore directly with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 30% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 18% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 28% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 30% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 31% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 32% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 20% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

This schoolAnaheim Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income21%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income28%Higher-income25%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income36%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income36%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income21%Higher-income25%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income9%11 pp gap