Estancia High

Summary:

Estancia High is a public high school located in Costa Mesa, California, serving 1,040 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which is ranked 430 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estancia High has shown consistent academic performance, with its students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. The school maintains a high graduation rate of 93.7%, which is higher than the state average. Estancia High has also demonstrated strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as its White and Hispanic students, who rank highly compared to other California high schools. However, the school has struggled with lower rankings for its Special Education and Disabled student populations, indicating a need to address achievement gaps.

While Estancia High's overall performance is solid, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Huntington Beach Union High School District, such as Fountain Valley High and Edison High. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while lower than the state average, has fluctuated over the years, suggesting a need to investigate the factors contributing to student absences and implement strategies to improve attendance. By addressing these areas, Estancia High can continue to enhance its academic outcomes and provide a more equitable education for all its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2323 Placentia Ave.
       Costa Mesa, CA  92627-3305


(949) 515-6500

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
679th of 2,323 California High Schools


Feeder schools for Estancia High:

Elementary:    Adams Elementary
    California Elementary
    Pomona Elementary
    Victoria Elementary
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Middle:    Charles W. Tewinkle Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  1,040

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.6%
White:
11.2%
Asian:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.2% Help


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Compare Details Estancia High ranks better than 70.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked high schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.13. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Estancia High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.6%), White (11.2%), Asian (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Estancia High is 19.2. 3 high schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Estancia High:

SchoolDigger ranks Estancia High 679th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Estancia High in the ranking list.)

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Newport-Mesa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Newport-Mesa Unified 430th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Estancia High

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Rank History for all students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.89 440th 1653 73.4%
2005 52.11 552nd 1901 71.0%
2006 50.44 628th 1968 68.1%
2007 51.77 622nd 2063 69.8%
2008 46.59 750th 2117 64.6%
2009 47.47 805th 2238 64.0%
2010 54.88 623rd 2281 72.7%
2011 51.58 747th 2367 68.4%
2012 47.89 840th 2354 64.3%
2013 47.60 853rd 2426 64.8%
2015 53.93 901st 1994 54.8%
2016 67.89 620th 2039 69.6%
2017 43.31 1169th 2021 42.2%
2018 50.08 1014th 2017 49.7%
2019 51.50 945th 2133 55.7%
2021 47.86 638th 1290 50.5%
2022 50.86 909th 2123 57.2%
2023 55.56 744th 2348 68.3%
2024 58.13 679th 2323 70.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.38 334th 938 64.4%
2019 41.26 432nd 941 54.1%
2021 55.09 146th 467 68.7%
2022 55.39 251st 1044 76.0%
2023 35.35 599th 1323 54.7%
2024 46.89 315th 1350 76.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.48 867th 1547 44.0%
2024 23.73 1221st 1534 20.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.92 991st 1862 46.8%
2019 48.38 975th 1937 49.7%
2021 46.82 597th 1126 47.0%
2022 51.17 827th 1943 57.4%
2023 55.26 738th 2247 67.2%
2024 59.69 608th 2235 72.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.67 97th 290 66.6%
2023 23.39 326th 417 21.8%
2024 66.00 119th 451 73.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.21 1046th 1760 40.6%
2019 48.60 883rd 1833 51.8%
2021 45.54 562nd 1054 46.7%
2022 50.33 813th 1858 56.2%
2023 57.74 649th 2118 69.4%
2024 53.04 754th 2098 64.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.88 319th 1052 69.7%
2019 51.25 398th 1117 64.4%
2021 24.51 453rd 555 18.4%
2022 26.13 949th 1161 18.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 52.27 104th 234 55.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.06 894th 1834 51.3%
2019 48.94 889th 1880 52.7%
2021 43.67 596th 1122 46.9%
2022 48.11 869th 1916 54.6%
2023 51.97 762nd 2207 65.5%
2024 59.88 601st 2172 72.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.68 897th 1742 48.5%
2019 50.01 873rd 1814 51.9%
2022 52.86 770th 1861 58.6%
2023 53.75 749th 2142 65.0%
2024 63.42 523rd 2125 75.4%
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Rank History for White students at Estancia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.16 423rd 1173 63.9%
2019 77.70 217th 1222 82.2%
2022 66.35 374th 1204 68.9%
2023 79.82 180th 1434 87.4%
2024 90.69 56th 1406 96.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Estancia High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1053 10 171 319 1 n/a n/a 0 1554
1989 872 13 170 371 0 n/a n/a 0 1426
1990 739 17 142 468 0 n/a n/a 0 1366
1991 675 18 137 561 0 n/a n/a 0 1391
1992 639 14 134 637 0 n/a n/a 0 1424
1993 637 10 119 639 0 n/a n/a 0 1405
1994 580 12 104 644 0 n/a n/a 0 1340
1995 416 14 78 577 0 n/a n/a 0 1085
1996 416 14 78 577 0 n/a n/a 0 1085
1997 413 19 80 617 0 n/a n/a 0 1129
1998 382 12 62 644 0 n/a n/a 0 1100
1999 356 10 68 677 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
2000 359 15 66 696 2 n/a n/a 0 1138
2001 345 16 67 787 3 n/a n/a 0 1218
2002 422 13 65 825 13 n/a n/a 0 1338
2003 422 13 65 825 13 n/a n/a 0 1338
2004 418 15 66 811 10 n/a n/a 0 1320
2005 449 14 69 861 9 n/a n/a 0 1402
2006 428 8 60 832 3 n/a n/a 0 1331
2007 381 9 55 799 1 n/a n/a 2 1247
2008 376 10 53 858 2 n/a n/a 0 1299
2009 329 13 34 924 3 2 1 0 1306
2010 337 24 37 981 0 6 0 0 1385
2011 313 27 38 921 0 11 0 0 1310
2012 290 27 34 942 0 14 4 0 1311
2013 283 29 35 908 2 16 6 0 1279
2014 276 18 36 909 5 17 10 0 1271
2015 276 14 42 976 4 15 8 0 1335
2016 253 8 39 896 5 15 8 0 1224
2017 242 9 36 989 3 13 8 0 1300
2018 216 7 37 984 2 13 10 0 1269
2019 209 7 46 982 2 12 10 0 1268
2020 190 5 44 940 3 6 11 0 1199
2021 179 7 40 883 3 5 14 0 1131
2022 157 9 42 924 1 3 16 1 1153
2023 116 5 25 859 1 7 23 4 1040

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Estancia High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1554 76.3 20.3 n/a
1989 1426 62.8 22.7 n/a
1990 1366 57.9 23.5 n/a
1991 1391 58.2 23.9 n/a
1992 1424 59.1 24.0 38.3
1993 1405 58.9 23.9 42.3
1994 1340 52.6 25.5 45.1
1995 1085 49.1 22.1 52.4
1996 1085 49.1 22.1 52.4
1997 1129 49.0 23.0 48.7
1998 1100 49.2 22.4 48.4
1999 1111 50.6 22.0 52
2000 1138 54.6 20.8 55.8
2001 1218 51.0 23.9 53.4
2002 1338 58.7 22.8 55.5
2003 1338 58.7 22.8 55.5
2004 1320 50.1 26.3 58
2005 1402 57.4 24.4 58.1
2006 1331 57.9 23.0 55.1
2007 1247 49.9 25.0 59.9
2008 1299 62.8 20.7 60.3
2009 1306 57.9 19.6 78.9
2010 1385 53.4 25.9 51.3
2011 1310 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 1311 51.1 25.6 n/a
2013 1279 55.3 23.1 66.6
2014 1271 55.9 22.7 73.3
2015 1335 53.0 25.1 71.7
2016 1224 56.0 21.8 71.7
2017 1300 54.4 23.8 70.6
2018 1269 54.2 23.4 71.6
2019 1268 54.2 23.3 72.8
2020 1199 n/a n/a 68.8
2021 1131 54.3 20.7 79.5
2022 1153 57.3 20.0 51.6
2023 1040 53.9 19.2 82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Estancia High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1554 76.3 20.3 n/a
1989 1426 62.8 22.7 n/a
1990 1366 57.9 23.5 n/a
1991 1391 58.2 23.9 n/a
1992 1424 59.1 24.0 38.3
1993 1405 58.9 23.9 42.3
1994 1340 52.6 25.5 45.1
1995 1085 49.1 22.1 52.4
1996 1085 49.1 22.1 52.4
1997 1129 49.0 23.0 48.7
1998 1100 49.2 22.4 48.4
1999 1111 50.6 22.0 52
2000 1138 54.6 20.8 55.8
2001 1218 51.0 23.9 53.4
2002 1338 58.7 22.8 55.5
2003 1338 58.7 22.8 55.5
2004 1320 50.1 26.3 58
2005 1402 57.4 24.4 58.1
2006 1331 57.9 23.0 55.1
2007 1247 49.9 25.0 59.9
2008 1299 62.8 20.7 60.3
2009 1306 57.9 19.6 78.9
2010 1385 53.4 25.9 51.3
2011 1310 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 1311 51.1 25.6 n/a
2013 1279 55.3 23.1 66.6
2014 1271 55.9 22.7 73.3
2015 1335 53.0 25.1 71.7
2016 1224 56.0 21.8 71.7
2017 1300 54.4 23.8 70.6
2018 1269 54.2 23.4 71.6
2019 1268 54.2 23.3 72.8
2020 1199 n/a n/a 68.8
2021 1131 54.3 20.7 79.5
2022 1153 57.3 20.0 51.6
2023 1040 53.9 19.2 82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Estancia High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 945th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 744th of 2348 High schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Estancia High)60.160
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Newport-Mesa Unified)63.757.3
 6.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Estancia High)23.221.5
 1.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Newport-Mesa Unified)40.333.1
 7.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Estancia High)25.827.4
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (Newport-Mesa Unified)43.634
 9.6%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Estancia High)15.625.4
 9.8%
   12th Grade Science (Newport-Mesa Unified)34.734.9
 0.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12681040
 18%
African American75
 28.6%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian4625
 45.7%
Hispanic982859
 12.5%
Pacific Islander127
 41.7%
White209116
 44.5%
Two or More Races1023
 130%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.8%82.2%
 9.4%


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Students at Estancia High are 83% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Estancia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : California Elementary
Elementary : Pomona Elementary
Elementary : Victoria Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Charles W. Tewinkle Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,040 students attended Estancia High.

Estancia High ranks 679th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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