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High Schools in Newport-Mesa Unified

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At a glance

DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified229^th of 968 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

7,264

Students

5-star school

Top rankedEarly College High96^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Monte Vista Independent Study up 596 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Back Bay High 8.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Newport-Mesa Unified has seven high schools, with three serving grades 7–12 and four serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average proficiency was 52% in ELA and 37% in science, slightly above the state averages of 49% and 36%; in math, the school average was 36%, below the state’s 38%. The most important finding is how widely results vary: the gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools was 74 percentage points in ELA, 53 in math and 51 in science.

Early College High led all three subjects, with 83% proficiency in ELA, 66% in math and 64% in science—about 36, 35 and 32 points above the other six schools’ average, respectively. Corona del Mar High was the strongest large school, ranking second in each subject at 68% ELA, 59% math and 47% science, and exceeding the state in all three. At the other end, Back Bay High had the lowest ELA and science results, at 9% and 13%; Monte Vista Independent Study had the lowest math result, at 13%. SchoolDigger rated Early College five stars and ranked it 96 of 2,137 schools; Back Bay received one star and ranked 1,696 of 2,137.

Across the seven schools, average ELA proficiency fell 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math rose 2 points and science rose 1, but individual schools moved in different directions. Monte Vista improved by 19 points in ELA, 5 in math and 9 in science; Early College fell by 12, 9 and 11 points, respectively. SchoolDigger rankings also improved for Back Bay, by 438 places over three years, and Monte Vista, by 292. School size and student-teacher ratios do not sort neatly with results: Early College had 177 students and a 14.9 ratio, while Back Bay had 143 students and an 8.1 ratio. Early College’s free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 65% in school year 2024–2025, compared with 23% at Corona del Mar and 84% at Estancia; these figures offer context, not an explanation for outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)		CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Corona del Mar High	Public	7-12	2101 Eastbluff Dr.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6000	2,106	96	21.8	22.9%	1,295 (61.5%)	17 (0.8%)	297 (14.1%)	277 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	213 (10.1%)	89.1	225^th of 2137 public high schools	89.5%		87.7	252^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.3%	27															38.8	55.8		47.4	71.9	58.7	74.2	68.4	66.9	57.0	55.3	59.5	$21,193	$20,450	$743
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	1,730	89	19.4	73.2%	261 (15.1%)	20 (1.2%)	1,215 (70.2%)	109 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.3%)	98 (5.7%)	50.1	1031^st of 2137 public high schools	51.8%		62.4	752^nd of 2162 public high schools	65.2%	279															28.3	27.9		28.0	39.9	37.1	51.7	42.6	32.9	28.6	26.4	29.2	$22,919	$21,618	$1,301
Estancia High	Public	9-12	2323 Placentia Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6500	976	53	18.5	83.9%	105 (10.8%)	5 (0.5%)	819 (83.9%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	24 (2.5%)	55	917^th of 2137 public high schools	57.1%		59.2	845^th of 2162 public high schools	60.9%	72																34.7		34.7			55.4	55.4			24.2	24.2	$25,313	$23,916	$1,397
Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6900	143	18	8.1	79.7%	31 (21.7%)	4 (2.8%)	103 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	17.6	1696^th of 2137 public high schools	20.6%		12.1	1908^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%	212																9.1		12.8			8.6	8.6			17.1	17.1	$62,670	$60,494	$2,176
Newport Harbor High	Public	9-12	600 Irvine Ave.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6300	2,084	92	22.6	42.7%	1,079 (51.8%)	8 (0.4%)	769 (36.9%)	61 (2.9%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	161 (7.7%)	77.2	465^th of 2137 public high schools	78.2%		82	383^rd of 2162 public high schools	82.3%	82		29.6	29.7		22.2	21.6		18.5	16.2		11.1	13.5		74.1		45.6	9.1	44.8			65.1	65.1			43.7	43.7	$21,718	$20,922	$796
Monte Vista Independent Study	Public	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	48	9	5.4	66.7%	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (50.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	46.7	1104^th of 2137 public high schools	48.3%		19.6	1700^th of 2162 public high schools	21.4%	596																37.5		24.0			50.0	41.9			12.5	12.9
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	177	12	14.9	65.0%	48 (27.1%)	1 (0.6%)	105 (59.3%)	14 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	94.8	96^th of 2137 public high schools	95.5%		98.7	21^st of 2162 public high schools	99.0%	75																63.8		63.8			83.0	83.0			66.0	66.0	$33,548	$32,394	$1,154

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvine Unified	2.36 mi	45	69^th
International School for Science and Culture District	3.22 mi	1	76^th
Suncoast Preparatory Academy District	3.74 mi	1
Laguna Beach Unified	3.8 mi	4	32^nd
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	4.14 mi	1

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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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