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)
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
Coastline Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1001 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange	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	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)
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 Victoria St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6985	351	20	18.0	66.1%	87 (24.8%)	3 (0.9%)	233 (66.4%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	56.1	2084^th of 5288 public elementary schools	60.6%		39.5	3192^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	43.6%	1108		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(714) 424-7940	429	16	26.1	43.6%	182 (42.4%)	3 (0.7%)	173 (40.3%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	48 (11.2%)	81	1059^th of 5288 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.8	1142^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	79.8%	83		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7960	535	25	21.4	74.0%	59 (11.0%)	4 (0.7%)	438 (81.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (4.3%)	26.3	3859^th of 5288 public elementary schools	27.0%		22	4513^th of 5662 public elementary schools	20.3%	654		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-8700	1,846	85	21.8	62.7%	452 (24.5%)	20 (1.1%)	1,164 (63.1%)	148 (8.0%)	4 (0.2%)	24 (1.3%)	34 (1.8%)	59.4	597^th of 1727 public high schools	65.4%		55.7	893^rd of 2017 public high schools	55.7%	296			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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6500	1,268	54	23.3	72.8%	209 (16.5%)	7 (0.6%)	982 (77.4%)	46 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (0.9%)	10 (0.8%)	51.5	739^th of 1727 public high schools	57.2%		50.1	1014^th of 2017 public high schools	49.7%	275				25.8	15.6							60.1							23.2
Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	3-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6950	647	25	25.8	30.4%	366 (56.6%)	4 (0.6%)	184 (28.4%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.4%)	85.8	820^th of 5288 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.8	747^th of 5662 public elementary schools	86.8%	73		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7945	411	18	22.8	62.5%	80 (19.5%)	6 (1.5%)	264 (64.2%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.0%)	88.8	678^th of 5288 public elementary schools	87.2%		86.6	818^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.6%	140		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6900	169	12	13.7	66.9%	39 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (74.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	11.3	1560^th of 1727 public high schools	9.7%		10.3	1827^th of 2017 public high schools	9.4%	267				1.9	1.6							1.9							0.0
Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7950	412	22	18.7	70.4%	66 (16.0%)	6 (1.5%)	268 (65.0%)	45 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	21 (5.1%)	65.3	1701^st of 5288 public elementary schools	67.8%		62.6	1934^th of 5662 public elementary schools	65.8%	233		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6980	438	20	21.9	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	436 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.7	3167^th of 5288 public elementary schools	40.1%		37.6	3297^th of 5662 public elementary schools	41.8%	130		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7955	414	20	20.7	75.4%	52 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	324 (78.3%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	14 (3.4%)	75.2	1288^th of 5288 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.8	1626^th of 5662 public elementary schools	71.3%	338		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7965	626	33	18.7	79.9%	85 (13.6%)	4 (0.6%)	511 (81.6%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	40	1171^st of 2155 public middle schools	45.7%		39.6	1378^th of 2480 public middle schools	44.4%	207			20.4							45.1	38.8						32.8	32.4
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 Whittier Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6990	619	28	22.1	90.0%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	606 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.1	3723^rd of 5288 public elementary schools	29.6%		22.3	4482^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	20.8%	759	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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6995	420	18	23.3	87.6%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.9	4140^th of 5288 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.4	3958^th of 5662 public elementary schools	30.1%	182		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(949) 515-6905	416	18	22.6	81.7%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (96.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25.2	3954^th of 5288 public elementary schools	25.2%		15.8	5028^th of 5662 public elementary schools	11.2%	1074		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	Yes	No	No	(714) 424-7930	565	21	26.9	25.7%	279 (49.4%)	11 (1.9%)	147 (26.0%)	43 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (15.0%)	96	211^th of 5288 public elementary schools	96.0%		95.1	282^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	95.0%	71		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6900	62	1	88.5	29.0%	40 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	5 (8.1%)	30.1	1112^th of 1727 public high schools	35.6%		34.7	1316^th of 2017 public high schools	34.8%	204				8.3								46.2							4.8
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Club House Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 424-7935	408	19	20.9	71.6%	48 (11.8%)	4 (1.0%)	328 (80.4%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	65.2	1707^th of 5288 public elementary schools	67.7%		49.3	2610^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.9%	903		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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 515-6945	520	24	21.6	28.1%	309 (59.4%)	4 (0.8%)	151 (29.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)								(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	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(714) 241-6108	184	9	20.3	62.0%	49 (26.6%)	1 (0.5%)	114 (62.0%)	15 (8.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	96.9	50^th of 1727 public high schools	97.1%		97.3	43^rd of 2017 public high schools	97.9%	7				62.8	45.8							94.1							66.7
Occs:chep/Pchs	Public, Alternative	K-12	2910 Redhill Ave. Ste. 200	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	No	(714) 327-1000	613	23	26.6	27.2%	285 (46.5%)	8 (1.3%)	207 (33.8%)	57 (9.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)								(n/a)		50.0	50.0		35.8	47.1	55.6	72.2	75.0	87.1	83.3	75.6	35.3	42.3	38.9	33.3	58.1	50.0	22.4
Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	No	(714) 966-4130	376	41	9.1	31.4%	91 (24.2%)	17 (4.5%)	190 (50.5%)	64 (17.0%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)								(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 County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange	Orange County Department of Education	No	No	No	No	(714) 245-6403	1,566	75	20.8	84.8%	209 (13.3%)	36 (2.3%)	1,210 (77.3%)	33 (2.1%)	15 (1.0%)	8 (0.5%)	55 (3.5%)								(n/a)			1.2		7.7					6.5	5.6	13.9					0.0	0.0	0.6

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Ana	1.41 mi	96	650^th
Fountain Valley	2.45 mi	14	112^th
Newport Beach	2.76 mi	12	44^th
Huntington Beach	2.82 mi	37	120^th
Garden Grove	4.26 mi	53	221^st

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

Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)

Coastline Regional Occupational Program

Occs:chep/Pchs

Orange County Special Education

Woodland Elementary

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