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Corona del Mar High

Q: Is Corona del Mar High a good school?

Corona del Mar High ranks 252 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Corona del Mar High is a large, top-performing public high school (grades 7-12) serving over 2,100 students in the affluent community of Newport Beach within the Newport-Mesa Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California high schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well above state and district averages, and it boasts a very high graduation rate of 96.5% with remarkably low chronic absenteeism. While the school benefits from its community's resources, it is notably effective in supporting its at-risk student subgroups, with economically disadvantaged and special education students ranking in the 88th and 89th percentiles statewide, respectively. This performance is achieved with relatively efficient per-student spending compared to other district schools like Estancia High or Back Bay High, which spend more for significantly lower outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, CdM is a pillar of stability, though it faces interesting contrasts. Within its own district, a specialized program like Early College High achieves higher metrics, while comprehensive schools like Newport Harbor High are close peers. When looking at neighboring districts, schools like University High in Irvine Unified achieve similar results with different resource models. Parents should note that while CdM's overall performance is strong and consistent, support for specific student groups has shown year-to-year volatility, and science proficiency, while solid, is an area where there is room for growth relative to its other strengths.

2,106

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,703

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Eastbluff Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660-4530

(949) 515-6000

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Feeder schools for Corona del Mar High:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Eastbluff Elementary
	Harbor View Elementary
	Newport Coast Elementary
	More...
	Roy O. Andersen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg53%

California avg41%

Middle school

359^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

252^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	359 of 2761	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	295 of 2783	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	214 of 2781	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	273 of 2740	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	299 of 2715	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	345 of 2480	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	385 of 2508	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	91.0	203 of 2497	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	249 of 2477	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	88.1	121 of 2379	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	153 of 2259	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	154 of 2236	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	288 of 2179	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.9	220 of 2063	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	374 of 2005	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	383 of 1999	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	245 of 1804	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	85.7	182 of 1777	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	266 of 1769	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	348 of 739	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	368 of 743	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	176 of 715	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	285 of 733	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	202 of 745	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	281 of 700	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	248 of 1531	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	252 of 1491	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	321 of 1369	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	159 of 1478	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	448 of 1521	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	333 of 2533	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	342 of 2551	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	250 of 2531	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	268 of 2509	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	236 of 2380	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	315 of 2262	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	103 of 2395	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	101 of 2388	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	116 of 2374	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	296 of 2359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	210 of 2213	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	131 of 2072	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	600 of 2542	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	461 of 2579	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	169 of 2531	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	417 of 2458	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	193 of 2369	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	52.9	886 of 2230	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	375 of 2534	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	242 of 2552	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	158 of 2538	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	223 of 2527	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	340 of 2407	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	348 of 2273	84.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.0	55 of 192	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	306 of 726	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	191 of 701	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	95 of 677	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	173 of 665	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	278 of 1566	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	191 of 1552	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	96.9	37 of 1531	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	571 of 1520	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	431 of 1537	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	290 of 1543	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	307 of 1555	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	414 of 1602	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	496 of 1496	66.8%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	252 of 2162	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	292 of 2159	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	247 of 2170	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	288 of 2123	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	254 of 1290	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.2	75 of 2133	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	106 of 2017	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	58 of 2021	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	198 of 2039	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.7	38 of 1994	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	98 of 2426	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	121 of 2354	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	125 of 2367	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	114 of 2281	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	74 of 2238	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	98 of 2117	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	59 of 2063	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	73 of 1968	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	81.9	79 of 1901	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	67.7	228 of 1653	86.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	292 of 585	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	316 of 573	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	216 of 591	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	230 of 581	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	94 of 582	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	234 of 581	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	283 of 1161	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	218 of 555	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.0	84 of 1117	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	122 of 1052	88.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	231 of 1085	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	193 of 1906	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	240 of 1915	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	191 of 1915	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	218 of 1858	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	206 of 1054	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	96.5	51 of 1833	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	66 of 1760	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	286 of 1900	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	358 of 1902	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	180 of 1917	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	117 of 1861	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	37 of 1814	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	259 of 1742	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	250 of 2013	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	456 of 2026	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	136 of 2030	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.5	416 of 1943	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	78 of 1126	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	56 of 1937	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	232 of 1942	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	306 of 1948	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	258 of 1963	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	357 of 1916	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	242 of 1122	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	100 of 1880	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	142 of 1834	92.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	163 of 577	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	74 of 574	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	303 of 541	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	278 of 515	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	216 of 366	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	137 of 1252	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	29.4	837 of 1216	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	617 of 1197	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	341 of 1155	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	405 of 1173	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	281 of 1193	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	467 of 1204	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	139 of 1222	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	109 of 1173	90.7%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2024)71st percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-34 vs school

High school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-38 vs school

Military Connected (2024)43rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th 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	92660	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%)	87.7	252^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.3%		86.6	292^nd of 2159 public high schools	86.5%	40										44.2	48.1	11.1	45.3	66.8	68.8	75.4	70.6	56.5	59.6	53.4	56.4	$23,703	$1,292	$22,411
Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	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%)	12.1	1908^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%		8.7	2134^th of 2159 public high schools	1.2%	226											6.3		5.4			12.5	12.5			4.3	4.3	$44,859	$3,050	$41,809
Newport Harbor High	Public	9-12	600 Irvine Ave.	Newport Beach	92663	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%)	82	383^rd of 2162 public high schools	82.3%		83.8	347^th of 2159 public high schools	83.9%	36	18.5	18.5	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	70.4		46.1	21.1	45.2			68.7	68.7			42.8	42.8	$23,334	$1,376	$21,958
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)
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)
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%)	19.6	1700^th of 2162 public high schools	21.4%		33.9	1396^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	304										12.5	11.8		14.7		12.5	33.3	23.1		12.5	0.0	7.7	$44,736	$701	$44,035
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%)	62.4	752^nd of 2162 public high schools	65.2%		56.6	847^th of 2159 public high schools	60.8%	95										31.4	35.2		33.3	42.4	50.2	58.3	49.9	27.3	34.0	26.4	29.4	$25,199	$2,037	$23,162
University High	Public	9-12	4771 Campus Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7600	2,307	88	26.1	23.0%	727 (31.5%)	58 (2.5%)	281 (12.2%)	1,019 (44.2%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	211 (9.1%)	88.5	228^th of 2162 public high schools	89.5%		94	132^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.9%	96											60.9	31.6	59.9			62.5	62.5			62.7	62.7	$14,260	$404	$13,856
Estancia High	Public	9-12	2323 Placentia Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	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%)	59.2	845^th of 2162 public high schools	60.9%		62.3	714^th of 2159 public high schools	66.9%	131											31.3		31.3			63.0	63.0			22.3	22.3	$27,857	$2,113	$25,744
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%)	98.7	21^st of 2162 public high schools	99.0%		98.3	33^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.5%	12											75.0		75.0			95.0	95.0			75.0	75.0	$25,583	$1,360	$24,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Corona del Mar High

How many students attend Corona del Mar High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,106 students attended Corona del Mar High.

What schools feed into Corona del Mar High?

Corona del Mar High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Eastbluff Elementary
Elementary : Harbor View Elementary
Elementary : Newport Coast Elementary
Elementary : Roy O. Andersen Elementary

Is Corona del Mar High a good school?

Corona del Mar High ranks 252^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Corona del Mar High in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Corona del Mar High?

Students at Corona del Mar High are 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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