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College Park Elementary

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College Park Elementary ranks 3062 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

College Park Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 473 students in Costa Mesa, part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, and has shown steady improvement over the last decade, moving from a lower-performing to a mid-range state ranking.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which at 20.9% is notably higher than the district average and most nearby schools like Maude B. Davis Elementary (8.0%). Academically, it performs below the district average in all subjects, with a particularly large gap in sixth-grade math and science proficiency. Interestingly, several schools with similar student demographics, such as Adams Elementary and Killybrooke Elementary, achieve significantly higher academic results, indicating that high need does not predetermine outcomes.

Despite these hurdles, College Park is on a positive trajectory, having consistently raised its state ranking. Key opportunities for further growth include reducing absenteeism, strengthening upper-grade instruction, and learning from the effective practices of higher-performing peer schools within the same district that serve similar communities.

473

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,489

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2380 Notre Dame Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-6400

(714) 424-7960

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Students who attend College Park Elementary usually attend:

High:

Costa Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

14.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Newport-Mesa Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,062^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified

437^th of 1,543Newport-Mesa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	3062 of 5857	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3717 of 5869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2965 of 5859	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3137 of 5883	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	736 of 1417	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4245 of 5789	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4513 of 5662	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	4239 of 5692	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	4536 of 5614	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	4274 of 5611	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3971 of 5530	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	4583 of 5390	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	4967 of 5377	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	4537 of 5314	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4324 of 5193	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3900 of 5113	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.1	777 of 2227	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	983 of 2128	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1709 of 3162	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2000 of 3245	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	1094 of 3311	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	306 of 602	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1558 of 3275	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	2801 of 3246	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3415 of 5597	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3385 of 5612	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2441 of 5609	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2275 of 5635	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	675 of 1267	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4401 of 5492	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4403 of 5413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2610 of 5107	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3144 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2439 of 5087	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	2383 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	3584 of 4963	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3934 of 4830	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	2357 of 5460	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	3863 of 5517	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2881 of 5363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2900 of 5264	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	357 of 1110	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	3744 of 5173	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4060 of 5084	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2625 of 5628	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	3666 of 5643	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3144 of 5638	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3785 of 5663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	660 of 1272	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3749 of 5510	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4228 of 5431	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1533 of 2847	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1860 of 2635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1123 of 2420	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	1173 of 2598	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	517 of 2661	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	1367 of 2726	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science26%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 1, 2018

communication is horrible, no homework or field trips for first grade. just seems like they dont really care about the education of the students Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Park Elementary	Public	K-6	2380 Notre Dame Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7960	473	25	18.6	78.4%	68 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	368 (77.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.7%)	42.1	3062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		32.7	3717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	655	25.7	25.7	43.8	35.2	47.1	36.1	41.1	51.3	27.3	37.1	19.4	35.2				$25,489	$2,196	$23,293
Maude B. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 Arlington Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7930	570	24	23.3	33.2%	252 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	164 (28.8%)	64 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (14.4%)	93.5	440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.5	669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	229	57.1	57.1	84.4	80.8	70.2	80.0	78.7	81.8	79.5	61.9	68.8	72.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	$23,292	$1,674	$21,618
Everett A. Rea Elementary	Public	K-6	661 Hamilton St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6905	344	21	16.2	93.3%	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	331 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	46.9	2768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		43.2	2981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	213	31.8	31.8	28.2	39.0	60.0	32.0	40.0	40.0	38.1	48.9	35.3	40.5				$28,915	$2,623	$26,292
Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	3-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6950	539	25	21.3	34.9%	311 (57.7%)	2 (0.4%)	145 (26.9%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.1%)	88.5	746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		91.9	578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	168	54.6	54.6	65.7	73.7	65.0	74.6	69.5	63.4	72.9	62.2	70.8	67.1				$24,387	$1,507	$22,880
Pomona Elementary	Public	K-6	2051 Pomona Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6980	264	16	16.7	94.3%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	257 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.3	3634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		22.7	4606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	972	11.4	11.4	32.4	62.2	27.3	48.2	41.6	29.4	51.4	13.6	14.3	27.3				$28,505	$2,880	$25,625
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6995	323	17	18.5	94.1%	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	310 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.8	4842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		22.5	4629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	213	12.5	12.5	28.9	22.2	25.5	27.5	26.0	43.5	15.2	12.5	16.7	22.0				$26,776	$2,398	$24,378
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-6	966 Sonora Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7955	367	19	18.8	74.7%	56 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	263 (71.7%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	21 (5.7%)	67.1	1741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.4	2129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	388	43.2	43.2	48.9	64.8	57.1	58.8	57.7	44.7	51.8	40.9	41.2	45.0	96.7			$25,657	$2,278	$23,379
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-2	2025 Garden Ln.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6945	487	22	21.7	26.7%	297 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	117 (24.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.7%)								(n/a)																$22,977	$1,503	$21,474
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Club House Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7935	321	23	13.7	73.8%	54 (16.8%)	6 (1.9%)	237 (73.8%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	73	1473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		59.6	2081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	608	40.0	40.0	65.6	65.6	57.6	68.2	64.5	48.5	59.4	45.7	40.0	47.6				$28,051	$2,405	$25,646
Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7950	371	23	15.8	70.6%	63 (17.0%)	8 (2.2%)	242 (65.2%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.5%)	44.3	2928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		46.6	2755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	173	23.5	23.5	51.2	40.4	33.3	38.1	41.1	48.8	44.7	36.4	22.0	38.3				$27,777	$2,388	$25,389

Frequently Asked Questions about College Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of College Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Costa Mesa High

How many students attend College Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended College Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of College Park Elementary?

Students at College Park Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is College Park Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

Is College Park Elementary a good school?

College Park Elementary ranks 3062^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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