Newport-Mesa Unified

Summary:

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is home to 31 schools, including 22 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 7 high schools. The district exhibits a diverse range of academic performance, with several standout schools like Newport Coast Elementary, Early College High, and Roy O. Andersen Elementary consistently ranking among the top schools in the state. However, the district also faces challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism at some of its high schools.

The data reveals a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status and its academic performance, with higher-income schools generally outperforming lower-income schools. For example, Newport Coast Elementary has exceptional test scores and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Pomona Elementary has a high rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these disparities, the district as a whole performs at or above the state average in key metrics, suggesting a relatively consistent level of quality across the schools.

Overall, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers a diverse range of educational opportunities, with several exceptional schools that demonstrate the potential for high academic achievement within the district. However, addressing issues like chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic disparities will be crucial to ensuring equitable access to quality education for all students in the district.

District Detail

2985 Bear St. Bldg. A
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-4300

(714) 424-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
430^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 17,727

Primary Schools: 22
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 Victoria St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6985	301	20	15.1	65.8%	94 (31.2%)	1 (0.3%)	183 (60.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.3%)	61.5	2002^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	65.8%		66.2	1749^th of 5874 public elementary schools	70.2%	253								31.1				31.1	66.7	50.0	43.2	67.6				55.5	66.7	34.2	31.8	43.2				41.8
California Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7940	375	18	20.8	45.6%	161 (42.9%)	6 (1.6%)	150 (40.0%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	32 (8.5%)	74.9	1365^th of 5862 public elementary schools	76.7%		78.1	1238^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.9%	127								32.7				32.7	73.7	75.0	52.7	65.0				65.8	60.5	72.9	29.1	62.5				54.7
College Park Elementary	Public	K-6	2380 Notre Dame Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7960	477	25	19.0	81.6%	65 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	384 (80.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	32.7	3711^th of 5862 public elementary schools	36.7%		42.7	2970^th of 5874 public elementary schools	49.4%	741								15.5				15.5	47.1	27.1	39.3	32.9				35.6	41.2	33.3	17.2	20.0				27.3
Costa Mesa High	Public	7-12	2650 Fairview Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-8700	1,776	91	19.5	75.2%	298 (16.8%)	30 (1.7%)	1,222 (68.8%)	114 (6.4%)	4 (0.2%)	25 (1.4%)	81 (4.6%)	51.3	829^th of 2323 public high schools	64.3%		51.4	836^th of 2348 public high schools	64.4%	7									27.3	33.0	7.1	29.5					49.3	40.6	51.8	47.2					40.1	26.7	19.6	28.9
Estancia High	Public	9-12	2323 Placentia Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6500	1,040	54	19.2	82.2%	116 (11.2%)	5 (0.5%)	859 (82.6%)	25 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	23 (2.2%)	58.1	679^th of 2323 public high schools	70.8%		55.6	744^th of 2348 public high schools	68.3%	65										27.4		27.4							61.5	61.5							25.4	25.4
Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7950	335	21	16.2	71.6%	57 (17.0%)	7 (2.1%)	216 (64.5%)	28 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.3%)	46.6	2750^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.1%		48.7	2594^th of 5874 public elementary schools	55.8%	156								23.9				23.9	46.8	41.7	39.1	55.3				46.0	34.0	29.7	24.4	40.8				32.6
Pomona Elementary	Public	K-6	2051 Pomona Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6980	303	17	18.0	97.7%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	4600^th of 5862 public elementary schools	21.5%		28.3	4039^th of 5874 public elementary schools	31.2%	561								10.7				10.7	23.1	30.0	14.3	36.2				27.9	23.1	34.2	14.3	12.1				20.5
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-6	966 Sonora Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7955	380	19	20.3	73.7%	54 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (73.4%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (5.0%)	58.4	2125^th of 5862 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.4	2041^st of 5874 public elementary schools	65.3%	84								23.5				23.5	60.8	52.3	57.7	50.9				55.5	48.1	35.6	34.6	34.6				38.2	96.7
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7965	506	31	16.4	82.6%	62 (12.3%)	6 (1.2%)	415 (82.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	43.3	1357^th of 2777 public middle schools	51.1%		36.5	1577^th of 2802 public middle schools	43.7%	220									21.1			21.1					43.8	38.4		41.2					28.7	28.2		28.5
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 Whittier Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6990	476	24	19.5	91.0%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	460 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	22.5	4622^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	21.2%		30.4	3851^st of 5874 public elementary schools	34.4%	771	28.3	2.9	5.9	10.8			13.2	8.8				8.8	33.8	19.6	23.2	28.4				26.7	45.8	21.7	8.7	13.2				22.4	97.1
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6995	361	16	22.0	95.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	352 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.5	4623^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	21.1%		27	4171^st of 5874 public elementary schools	29.0%	452								4.4				4.4	25.5	40.4	23.9	32.1				30.6	26.0	30.6	13.0	10.3				19.7
Everett A. Rea Elementary	Public	K-6	661 Hamilton St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6905	333	14	24.6	93.7%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	325 (97.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43.2	2976^th of 5862 public elementary schools	49.2%		37.1	3342^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	43.1%	366								12.5				12.5	38.1	52.4	25.5	58.8				44.0	36.4	55.6	20.8	22.2				33.0
Maude B. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 Arlington Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7930	545	22	24.6	28.6%	237 (43.5%)	3 (0.6%)	170 (31.2%)	49 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (15.4%)	90.5	668^th of 5862 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.3	551^st of 5874 public elementary schools	90.6%	117								55.4				55.4	81.7	63.1	63.9	77.8				71.5	76.8	67.9	62.7	66.7				68.5	97.0	97.0		97.0
Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6900	135	14	9.4	74.1%	27 (20.0%)	1 (0.7%)	96 (71.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	6.9	2257^th of 2323 public high schools	2.8%		7.1	2262^nd of 2348 public high schools	3.7%	5										0.0		0.0							3.5	3.5							0.0	0.0
Monte Vista Independent Study	Public, Virtual	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	199	21	9.4	67.3%	63 (31.7%)	6 (3.0%)	101 (50.8%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	38.8	1161^st of 2323 public high schools	50.0%		65.3	556^th of 2348 public high schools	76.3%	605										20.0		26.9							46.7	43.8							0.0	21.9
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Club House Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7935	355	22	16.3	79.2%	49 (13.8%)	10 (2.8%)	261 (73.5%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.8%)	59.6	2077^th of 5862 public elementary schools	64.6%		48.1	2635^th of 5874 public elementary schools	55.1%	558								26.1				26.1	58.3	58.8	60.9	45.5				55.6	50.0	54.3	34.8	25.5				39.9
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-2	2025 Garden Ln.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6945	435	23	18.5	32.6%	252 (57.9%)	5 (1.1%)	118 (27.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Early College High	Public	9-12	2990 Mesa Verde Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7990	201	12	17.3	59.7%	61 (30.3%)	3 (1.5%)	109 (54.2%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	97.4	43^rd of 2323 public high schools	98.1%		97.7	41^st of 2348 public high schools	98.3%	2										67.3		67.3							92.3	92.3							65.4	65.4
Harper	Public	K	425 East 18th St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 515-6632	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	3-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6950	553	23	23.6	36.3%	320 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (28.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.3%)	91.9	577^th of 5862 public elementary schools	90.2%		90.6	667^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.6%	90								57.5				57.5	76.8	68.8	72.5	68.0				71.3	76.8	71.4	64.2	68.6				70.2
Killybrooke Elementary	Public	K-6	3155 Killybrooke Ln.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7945	423	21	20.4	69.5%	87 (20.6%)	9 (2.1%)	266 (62.9%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	77	1289^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.0%		80	1170^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.1%	119								47.3				47.3	60.4	46.5	62.5	56.8				57.1	63.0	52.4	60.7	45.7				56.1	95.3		96.9
Mariners Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Mariners Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6960	524	28	18.8	19.5%	360 (68.7%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (14.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.6%)	89.1	740^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.5	676^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.5%	64								46.0				46.0	61.7	76.4	70.4	76.3				70.3	69.9	73.6	62.2	71.2				69.1
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Pacific View Dr.	Corona Del Mar	92625	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6955	306	17	17.7	32.0%	158 (51.6%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (16.7%)	62 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	90.1	694^th of 5862 public elementary schools	88.2%		90.6	672^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	88.6%	22								50.0				50.0	73.2	72.6	79.1	72.3				74.2	64.3	69.2	63.6	58.7				64.1	94.1			94.1
Newport Elementary	Public	K-6	1327 West Balboa Blvd.	Newport Beach	92661	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6965	313	17	18.9	26.2%	218 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (16.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	92.2	558^th of 5862 public elementary schools	90.5%		90.5	675^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.5%	117								50.0				50.0	89.5	65.2	76.1	79.5				76.9	94.7	62.2	73.9	69.2				74.4
Newport Harbor High	Public	9-12	600 Irvine Ave.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6300	2,268	95	23.8	44.4%	1,231 (54.3%)	17 (0.7%)	822 (36.2%)	64 (2.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	128 (5.6%)	80.4	322^nd of 2323 public high schools	86.1%		60.8	643^rd of 2348 public high schools	72.6%	321										44.1	11.8	43.0							69.0	69.0							42.0	42.0
Newport Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East 15th St.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6970	461	22	20.4	32.8%	283 (61.4%)	5 (1.1%)	115 (24.9%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	88	815^th of 5862 public elementary schools	86.1%		87.8	831^st of 5874 public elementary schools	85.9%	16								47.2				47.2	80.3	70.0	70.4	68.3				72.2	78.7	67.1	46.3	58.3				63.3	95.2			96.8
Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	322	20	16.3	20.2%	195 (60.6%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.8%)	39 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	77.1	1278^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.2%		91.9	579^th of 5874 public elementary schools	90.1%	699								42.6				42.6	53.2	58.3	64.3	64.3				60.1	54.7	49.1	51.9	61.7				54.6
Newport Coast Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Ridge Park Rd.	Newport Beach	92657	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6975	456	22	21.0	16.7%	260 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.3%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.3%)	96.6	202^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.2	338^th of 5874 public elementary schools	94.2%	136								68.2				68.2	78.4	87.2	80.6	83.1				81.9	84.0	85.1	64.2	78.2				77.5
Harbor View Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Goldenrod Ave.	Corona Del Mar	92625	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6940	295	18	16.5	11.9%	207 (70.2%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.2%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.9%)	94	432^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	92.6%		94.8	371^st of 5874 public elementary schools	93.7%	61								63.4				63.4	90.3	62.8	82.9	76.1				77.0	83.9	69.8	73.2	67.4				72.7	93.2		93.2
Horace Ensign Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Cliff Dr.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6910	915	42	21.6	47.5%	436 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	377 (41.2%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.7%)	86.6	351^st of 2777 public middle schools	87.4%		90.7	265^th of 2802 public middle schools	90.5%	86					6.7	10.7	9.3		46.7			46.7					64.6	67.7		66.2					51.4	56.5		54.0
Corona del Mar High	Public	7-12	2101 Eastbluff Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6000	2,059	93	22.2	20.0%	1,353 (65.7%)	14 (0.7%)	282 (13.7%)	235 (11.4%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.6%)	161 (7.8%)	85.4	243^rd of 2323 public high schools	89.5%		88.6	203^rd of 2348 public high schools	91.4%	40									44.0	42.6		42.9					69.4	67.4	69.4	68.7					62.4	59.1	52.4	58.0
Roy O. Andersen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Port Seabourne Way	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6935	298	16	19.0	4.7%	205 (68.8%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.1%)	96.5	208^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.3	165^th of 5874 public elementary schools	97.2%	43								68.3				68.3	70.5	84.8	85.4	80.5				80.2	79.6	80.4	82.9	75.6				79.7

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvine Unified	2.36 mi	45	108^th
International School for Science and Culture District	3.22 mi	1
Suncoast Preparatory Academy District	3.74 mi	1
Laguna Beach Unified	3.8 mi	4	42^nd
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	4.14 mi	1

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