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Costa Mesa, CA
Public School Ratings




Costa Mesa Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Newport Mesa Unified School District details

Newport Mesa Unified School District
2985 Bear St. Bldg. A
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

17,768 Students enrolled in District

32 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Newport Mesa Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.0% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
41%
60%
47%
48%
35%
54%
41%
60%
47%
48%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
3101 Pacific View Dr.
Corona Del Mar, CA, 92625
KG-06
Adams Elementary School
2850 Club House Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
KG-06
Back Bay High School
390 Monte Vista Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92627
09-12
California Elementary School
3232 California Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
KG-06
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle School
3224 California Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
07-08
College Park Elementary School
2380 Notre Dame Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
KG-06
Corona Del Mar High School
2101 Eastbluff Dr.
Newport Beach, CA, 92660
07-12
Costa Mesa High School
2650 Fairview Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
07-12
Early College High School
2990 Mesa Verde Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
09-12
Eastbluff Elementary School
2627 Vista Del Oro
Newport Beach, CA, 92660
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.1% 22.0%
Black 0.9% 5.2%
Hispanic 50.2% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.2% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 42.9% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.3% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,885 $211,166,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,295 $23,007,000 5.9%
Staff $1,328 $23,599,000 6.1%
General Administration $198 $3,511,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,439 $25,560,000 6.6%
Operation $2,511 $44,612,000 11.4%
Transportation $399 $7,083,000 1.8%
Other $1,303 $23,150,000 5.9%
Total Support $8,472 $150,522,000 38.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,580 $28,069,000 7.2%
Total Expenditures $21,936 $389,757,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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