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Costa Mesa High

Q: Is Costa Mesa High a good school?

Costa Mesa High ranks 1031 st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Costa Mesa High serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 1,730 students in Costa Mesa, California, among a nearby group of nine schools. Its latest test results are below both the state and district in ELA, math, and science, but its graduation rate is a standout: 97% in 2025–2026, compared with 88% statewide. The most important takeaway is this contrast between broad test-score shortfalls and strong graduation outcomes.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject in comparisons with nearby schools, while science is its weakest. Among nearby schools’ 11th-grade results, Costa Mesa ranked fourth of nine in ELA, with 52% proficiency compared with a nearby-school average of 54%; it ranked fifth in math, at 26% versus a 32% average, and seventh in science, at 28% versus a 38% average. Across all grades, ELA proficiency was 43%, below the state’s 49% and the Newport-Mesa Unified rate of 61%. Math was 29% versus 38% statewide and 52% in the district; science was 28% versus 36% and 43%, respectively. Science is the closest of the three to the district result, even though it ranks lowest among nearby schools.

Results have weakened in ELA and science over the four supplied years: ELA fell 3 percentage points and its gap to the state widened by 6 points; science fell 2 points and its gap widened to 8 points. Math was nearly flat, rising by less than a point. SchoolDigger places the school at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars, versus the district’s 76th percentile and 4 stars. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.4, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—context, not an explanation of results. SchoolDigger’s group rankings suggest notably different outcomes for some students: Homeless Students ranked at the 81st percentile for how well the school serves that group, above the school’s overall standing; Special Education Students ranked at the 26th percentile, down from the 60th percentile the prior year. The 12th-grade science result is suppressed and cannot be assessed.

1,730

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,919

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2650 Fairview Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5537

(714) 424-8700

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Feeder schools for Costa Mesa High:

Elementary:	College Park Elementary
	Killybrooke Elementary
	Paularino Elementary
	Sonora Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

White:

15.1%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg54%

California avg42%

Middle school

1,542^nd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,031^st of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified

229^th of 968Newport-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
2026	37.9	1542 of 2703	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	1210 of 2761	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	1080 of 2783	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1096 of 2781	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	1111 of 2740	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	993 of 2715	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1142 of 2480	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	1213 of 2508	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.9	1296 of 2497	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.4	1114 of 2477	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	990 of 2379	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	1028 of 2259	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	909 of 2236	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	928 of 2179	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	847 of 2063	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.2	1009 of 2005	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	1012 of 1999	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	835 of 1804	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	699 of 1777	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.2	916 of 1769	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	303 of 769	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	304 of 739	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	284 of 743	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	152 of 715	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	242 of 745	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	399 of 700	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	755 of 1531	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	386 of 1491	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	521 of 1369	61.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	630 of 1478	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	321 of 1521	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	1033 of 1540	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	422 of 1442	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	29.3	1035 of 1364	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1114 of 2483	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	1164 of 2533	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1027 of 2551	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	1008 of 2531	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	1037 of 2509	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1021 of 2380	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1200 of 2262	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1527 of 2325	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	1277 of 2395	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1143 of 2388	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	1029 of 2374	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	915 of 2359	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	1004 of 2213	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	1182 of 2072	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	252 of 442	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	206 of 477	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	138 of 394	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	226 of 320	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	245 of 336	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	1534 of 2493	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	1297 of 2542	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	1074 of 2579	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	969 of 2531	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1011 of 2458	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	871 of 2369	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1181 of 2230	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	1694 of 2478	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	1137 of 2534	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	1020 of 2552	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	1017 of 2538	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	1005 of 2527	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	859 of 2407	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	987 of 2273	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	105 of 192	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	449 of 734	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.8	298 of 726	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	180 of 701	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	288 of 677	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	328 of 665	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1273 of 1586	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	613 of 1566	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	470 of 1552	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	577 of 1531	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	821 of 1482	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	685 of 1520	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	439 of 1537	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	534 of 1543	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	511 of 1555	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	461 of 1602	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	553 of 1496	63.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	1031 of 2137	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	752 of 2162	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	847 of 2159	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	813 of 2170	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	595 of 2123	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	410 of 1290	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	756 of 2133	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	893 of 2017	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	841 of 2021	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	933 of 2039	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	652 of 1994	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	644 of 2426	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.8	471 of 2354	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	278 of 2367	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	207 of 2281	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	67.3	299 of 2238	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	489 of 2117	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	61.4	428 of 2063	79.3%	★★★★☆
2006	57.6	515 of 1968	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	65.6	328 of 1901	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	62.6	301 of 1653	81.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	296 of 575	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	303 of 573	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.9	31 of 591	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	54.9	300 of 581	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	363 of 582	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	470 of 581	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	397 of 1161	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	280 of 555	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	786 of 1117	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	897 of 1052	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	788 of 1085	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	898 of 1064	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.7	156 of 1044	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	150 of 467	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	581 of 941	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	665 of 938	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	1085 of 1865	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	782 of 1906	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	898 of 1915	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	831 of 1915	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	610 of 1858	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	352 of 1054	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	757 of 1833	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	946 of 1760	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	944 of 1880	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	834 of 1900	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	845 of 1902	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	998 of 1917	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	631 of 1861	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	793 of 1814	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	983 of 1742	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	69 of 358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	86 of 410	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	53 of 328	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	36.4	183 of 299	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.8	44 of 290	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	1022 of 1999	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	707 of 2013	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	823 of 2026	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	883 of 2030	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	555 of 1943	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	368 of 1126	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	762 of 1937	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	944 of 1862	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	872 of 1932	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	674 of 1942	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	712 of 1948	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	719 of 1963	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	529 of 1916	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	405 of 1122	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	712 of 1880	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	769 of 1834	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.8	154 of 175	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	157 of 183	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	362 of 588	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.1	168 of 577	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	293 of 574	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	915 of 1235	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.4	507 of 1252	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	568 of 1216	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	508 of 1197	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	820 of 1132	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	81.7	176 of 1155	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	423 of 1173	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	452 of 1193	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	223 of 1204	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	492 of 1222	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	397 of 1173	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Asian (2026)61st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2024)45th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Homeless (2026)81st percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-7 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

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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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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%)	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
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
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)
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
Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,376	100	23.8	80.6%	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	2,206 (92.8%)	123 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	65.5	699^th of 2137 public high schools	67.3%		67	657^th of 2162 public high schools	69.6%	42		40.8		40.4			64.5	64.5			27.6	27.6			$23,371	$22,352	$1,019
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
Saddleback High	Public	7-12	2801 South Flower	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-2900	1,451	78	18.5	94.0%	12 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1,390 (95.8%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	23.9	1598^th of 2137 public high schools	25.2%		23.3	1628^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%	30	39.0	14.8		19.3	61.5	71.2	32.2	43.1	33.9	32.2	12.6	19.2			$26,888	$26,032	$856

Frequently Asked Questions about Costa Mesa High

Is Costa Mesa High a good school?

Costa Mesa High ranks 1031^st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Costa Mesa High?

Costa Mesa High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : College Park Elementary
Elementary : Killybrooke Elementary
Elementary : Paularino Elementary
Elementary : Sonora Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Costa Mesa High?

Students at Costa Mesa High are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

How many students attend Costa Mesa High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,730 students attended Costa Mesa High.

What district is Costa Mesa High in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

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