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Heinz Kaiser Elementary

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Heinz Kaiser Elementary ranks 746 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heinz Kaiser Elementary is a public school serving 539 students in grades 3-6 within the Newport-Mesa Unified district in Costa Mesa, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its balanced academic excellence, where all student groups—including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and those in special education—perform at very high levels compared to schools statewide. This equitable success, sometimes called the "Kaiser Effect," challenges assumptions, as the school achieves results similar to schools in more affluent areas like Mariners Elementary and Newport Heights Elementary, despite serving a more diverse population. Furthermore, Heinz Kaiser maintains exceptionally low chronic absenteeism (around 8%), less than half the state average, which strongly correlates with its high achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, Heinz Kaiser is notably efficient, achieving strong outcomes with a student-teacher ratio of 21:1 and per-student spending lower than some peers with weaker results, such as Pomona Elementary. While a local charter, the International School for Science and Culture, posts slightly higher test scores with less funding, Heinz Kaiser's exceptional performance across all student subgroups within the public system makes it a model of equitable and effective education.

539

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,419

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2130 Santa Ana Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627-1826

(949) 515-6950

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Students who attend Heinz Kaiser Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horace Ensign Intermediate
High:	Newport Harbor High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg53%

California avg41%

746^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	88.5	746 of 5857	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	578 of 5869	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	666 of 5859	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	939 of 5883	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	174 of 1417	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	863 of 5789	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	747 of 5662	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.6	834 of 5692	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	828 of 5614	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.5	802 of 5611	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	1275 of 5530	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.5	1200 of 5390	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	1026 of 5377	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	824 of 5314	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	740 of 5193	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	86.9	660 of 5113	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	1018 of 5113	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	1100 of 4818	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	69.0	1378 of 4822	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	65.8	1449 of 4809	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	445 of 2227	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	31 of 293	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	379 of 2585	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	331 of 2128	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	986 of 3311	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	1031 of 3275	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	2612 of 3246	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	813 of 5597	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	823 of 5612	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	835 of 5609	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	1053 of 5635	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	212 of 1267	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	1109 of 5492	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	773 of 5413	85.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	517 of 5107	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	268 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	570 of 5087	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1177 of 5084	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	745 of 4963	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	578 of 4830	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	444 of 5460	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	351 of 5517	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	493 of 5363	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	695 of 5264	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	166 of 1110	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	1123 of 5173	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	1085 of 5084	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	701 of 5628	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	350 of 5643	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	509 of 5638	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	818 of 5663	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	143 of 1272	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	715 of 5510	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	771 of 5431	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	300 of 718	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.8	109 of 670	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	58 of 669	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	96 of 610	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	172 of 445	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	197 of 2847	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	127 of 2635	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	352 of 2420	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	604 of 2598	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	483 of 2651	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	494 of 2661	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	581 of 2726	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	740 of 2834	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	549 of 2737	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)70th percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science55%+22 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/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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$20,419	$19,140	$1,279
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)																		$22,020	$20,776	$1,244
Mariners Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Mariners Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6960	573	31	18.7	21.6%	396 (69.1%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (14.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	92.8	486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.1	741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	255	63.8	63.8	66.2	73.2	81.2	77.9	74.4	67.5	72.2	75.4	80.5	73.8						$21,319	$20,088	$1,231
International School for Science and Culture	Public, Charter	K-8	1770 Tustin Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	International School for Science and Culture District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 441-4500	97	5	19.4	41.2%	19 (19.6%)	1 (1.0%)	44 (45.4%)	16 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.5%)	88.1	768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%					(n/a)		64.3	93.3	100.0			86.3	86.7	41.7			72.6	64.7	79.4	76.5	76.5	79.4	$32,929	$31,528	$1,401
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						$25,408	$23,362	$2,046
Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	364	19	19.6	39.3%	219 (60.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.3%)	80.7	1132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		77.1	1281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	149	55.1	55.1	51.1	52.1	75.0	77.1	63.9	64.0	47.2	57.1	75.5	60.7						$23,297	$21,952	$1,345
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						$27,171	$24,712	$2,459
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						$31,608	$28,936	$2,672
Newport Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East 15th St.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6970	502	26	19.2	30.3%	301 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	131 (26.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	93.4	448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		88	816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	368	62.1	62.1	68.8	81.3	78.8	89.5	79.3	68.8	70.3	74.2	68.4	70.5	95.2			96.8		$22,376	$21,058	$1,318
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		$18,500	$17,092	$1,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Heinz Kaiser Elementary

Is Heinz Kaiser Elementary a good school?

Heinz Kaiser Elementary ranks 746^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heinz Kaiser Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Heinz Kaiser Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heinz Kaiser Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heinz Kaiser Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Ensign Intermediate
High : Newport Harbor High

What district is Heinz Kaiser Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Heinz Kaiser Elementary?

Students at Heinz Kaiser Elementary are 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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