Best Public Schools in Costa Mesa, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)	CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Coastline Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1001 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Coastline Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 979-1955	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	Public	10-12	2910 Red Hill Ave. Ste. 200	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 966-3528	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
International School for Science and Culture	Public, Charter	K-8	1770 Tustin Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	International School for Science and Culture District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(949) 441-4500	69			62.3%	11 (15.9%)	1 (1.4%)	45 (65.2%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.1%)								(n/a)
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 Victoria St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6985	331	20	18.0	64.0%	86 (26.0%)	3 (0.9%)	219 (66.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	56.1	2251^st of 5789 public elementary schools	61.1%		39.5	3192^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	43.6%	941		31.0				57.9	52.6	40.5	51.1				68.4	50.0	26.2	44.7				87.0	89.0	93.0	96.0	87.0	92.0
California Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 CA Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 424-7940	416	16	26.1	38.7%	179 (43.0%)	6 (1.4%)	168 (40.4%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	37 (8.9%)	81	1122^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	80.6%		79.8	1142^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	79.8%	20		42.3				76.0	51.0	73.1	74.2				82.0	47.1	63.5	59.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
College Park Elementary	Public	K-6	2380 Notre Dame Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7960	512	25	21.4	58.0%	69 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	405 (79.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.5%)	26.3	4245^th of 5789 public elementary schools	26.7%		22	4513^th of 5662 public elementary schools	20.3%	268		12.7				42.7	23.6	26.8	41.9				45.3	35.1	9.9	23.0				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Costa Mesa High	Public	7-12	2650 Fairview Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-8700	1,864	85	21.8	61.8%	415 (22.3%)	26 (1.4%)	1,189 (63.8%)	153 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (1.7%)	47 (2.5%)	59.4	756^th of 2133 public high schools	64.6%		55.7	893^rd of 2017 public high schools	55.7%	137			36.4		22.9					54.3	44.4	55.6					36.4	33.8	26.6
Estancia High	Public	9-12	2323 Placentia Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6500	1,199	54	23.3	68.8%	190 (15.8%)	5 (0.4%)	940 (78.4%)	44 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (0.9%)	51.5	945^th of 2133 public high schools	55.7%		50.1	1014^th of 2017 public high schools	49.7%	69				25.8	15.6							60.1							23.2
Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	3-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6950	676	25	25.8	29.0%	398 (58.9%)	2 (0.3%)	195 (28.8%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.8%)	85.8	863^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	85.1%		87.8	747^th of 5662 public elementary schools	86.8%	116		45.6				64.9	71.9	68.6	74.8				63.5	73.1	62.7	71.9
Killybrooke Elementary	Public	K-6	3155 Killybrooke Ln.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7945	367	18	22.8	58.6%	70 (19.1%)	6 (1.6%)	240 (65.4%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	88.8	716^th of 5789 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.6	818^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.6%	102		52.8				72.3	60.5	90.6	71.2				68.8	65.1	81.5	66.0				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6900	161	12	13.7	71.4%	35 (21.7%)	3 (1.9%)	118 (73.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	11.3	1959^th of 2133 public high schools	8.2%		10.3	1827^th of 2017 public high schools	9.4%	132				1.9	1.6							1.9							0.0
Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7950	410	22	18.7	63.4%	67 (16.3%)	8 (2.0%)	253 (61.7%)	51 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.6%)	65.3	1827^th of 5789 public elementary schools	68.4%		62.6	1934^th of 5662 public elementary schools	65.8%	107		50.0				60.0	56.3	64.8	58.6				62.0	46.9	42.6	25.4				85.0	89.0	96.0	≥98.0	86.0	86.0
Pomona Elementary	Public	K-6	2051 Pomona Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6980	424	20	21.9	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3481^st of 5789 public elementary schools	39.9%		37.6	3297^th of 5662 public elementary schools	41.8%	184		14.6				46.8	50.0	32.7	47.3				33.9	49.2	10.9	24.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-6	966 Sonora Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7955	398	20	20.7	74.4%	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	303 (76.1%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	20 (5.0%)	75.2	1371^st of 5789 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.8	1626^th of 5662 public elementary schools	71.3%	255		35.6				65.2	76.0	63.8	57.1				59.7	88.0	50.9	44.4				97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 CA Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7965	669	33	18.7	70.4%	78 (11.7%)	5 (0.7%)	558 (83.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.9%)	40	1445^th of 2715 public middle schools	46.8%		39.6	1378^th of 2480 public middle schools	44.4%	67			20.4							45.1	38.8						32.8	32.4
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 Whittier Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6990	553	28	22.1	80.8%	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	536 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.1	4092^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	29.3%		22.3	4482^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	20.8%	390	13.9	13.8				41.8	42.7	37.5	37.3				38.5	39.3	12.5	15.5				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6995	410	18	23.3	82.4%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	397 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.9	4548^th of 5789 public elementary schools	21.4%		28.4	3958^th of 5662 public elementary schools	30.1%	590		17.2				39.3	28.3	37.5	25.4				45.2	22.7	18.8	12.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Everett A. Rea Elementary	Public	K-6	661 Hamilton St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6905	382	18	22.6	73.0%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	370 (96.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25.2	4345^th of 5789 public elementary schools	24.9%		15.8	5028^th of 5662 public elementary schools	11.2%	683		20.4				35.9	32.1	31.5	34.9				41.3	32.1	24.1	13.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Maude B. Davis Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	1050 Arlington Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	Yes	No	No	(714) 424-7930	556	21	26.9	24.3%	275 (49.5%)	6 (1.1%)	147 (26.4%)	39 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.0%)	96	219^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.1	282^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	95.0%	63		73.8				81.8	80.0	80.0	85.7				83.1	82.4	72.6	78.1				95.0	96.0	97.0	≥98.0	96.0	95.0
Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6900	56	1	88.5	30.4%	46 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	30.1	1428^th of 2133 public high schools	33.1%		34.7	1316^th of 2017 public high schools	34.8%	112				8.3								46.2							4.8
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Club House Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7935	402	19	20.9	53.2%	53 (13.2%)	9 (2.2%)	313 (77.9%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	65.2	1835^th of 5789 public elementary schools	68.3%		49.3	2610^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.9%	775		26.6				66.7	56.0	53.1	66.7				58.3	56.0	35.9	55.6				94.0	94.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	94.0	94.0
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-2	2025 Garden Ln.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6945	518	24	21.6	21.6%	312 (60.2%)	4 (0.8%)	129 (24.9%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.8%)								(n/a)																				94.0	98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0
Early College High	Public	9-12	2990 Mesa Verde Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 241-6108	202	9	20.3	59.4%	61 (30.2%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (61.9%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	96.9	57^th of 2133 public high schools	97.3%		97.3	43^rd of 2017 public high schools	97.9%	14				62.8	45.8							94.1							66.7
Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	No	(714) 966-4130	366	41	9.1	22.1%	90 (24.6%)	15 (4.1%)	191 (52.2%)	59 (16.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)					0.0					0.0		23.5					5.9		0.0	87.0	87.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	91.0	≥95.0
Access Juvenile Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 966-4012	281	36	8.2	98.9%	22 (7.8%)	14 (5.0%)	229 (81.5%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)					6.3						0.0	12.2							0.0							$25,331
Access County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	No	(714) 966-4012	1,615	75	20.8	73.9%	210 (13.0%)	40 (2.5%)	1,262 (78.1%)	39 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (3.4%)								(n/a)			1.2		7.7					6.5	5.6	13.9					0.0	0.0	0.6							$15,655

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Ana	1.41 mi	94	604^th
Fountain Valley	2.44 mi	14	116^th
Newport Beach	2.76 mi	10	45^th
Huntington Beach	2.82 mi	37	118^th
Garden Grove	4.26 mi	53	227^th

Best Public Schools in Costa Mesa, CA

Early College High

Maude B. Davis Elementary

Killybrooke Elementary

Heinz Kaiser Elementary

California Elementary

Sonora Elementary

Paularino Elementary

Adams Elementary

Costa Mesa High

Victoria Elementary

Estancia High

Charles W. Tewinkle Middle

Pomona Elementary

Monte Vista High

Whittier Elementary

College Park Elementary

Everett A. Rea Elementary

Wilson Elementary

Back Bay High

Access County Community

Access Juvenile Hall

Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)

Coastline Regional Occupational Program

International School for Science and Culture

Orange County Special Education

Woodland Elementary

Cities Near Costa Mesa