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Heinz Kaiser Elementary

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Heinz Kaiser Elementary ranks 626 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heinz Kaiser Elementary is a district school in Costa Mesa serving grades 2–6, with 539 students in Newport-Mesa Unified. In 2025–2026, 72% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 69% in math and 59% in science. Those results were above both district and state rates in all three subjects, making strong achievement across subjects the school’s most important finding.

Math is Heinz’s strongest result relative to the state and district: its proficiency rate was 31 percentage points above the state and 17 points above the district. Its ELA and science results were also well ahead—23 and 23 points above the state, and 11 and 16 points above the district, respectively. Heinz ranked third among eight comparable nearby district schools in each subject, scoring 15 points above the local ELA average, 17 above the math average and 12 above the science average. Newport Heights Elementary and Maude B. Davis Elementary scored higher overall. Within Heinz, fourth grade was a relative soft spot, at 61% in ELA and 60% in math; third-grade math was a local standout at 78%, and fifth-grade ELA was 80%, second among comparable schools.

Results have risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased by about 1 percentage point, math by 4 and science by 5. Heinz’s SchoolDigger standing was the 89th percentile, with four stars and a rank of 624 out of 5,804 schools in 2025–2026. Its 21.3 students per teacher in 2024–2025 was above the comparable-school average of 19.2. The school reported 35% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California is identified as a statewide-free-meals state, so this is context rather than a direct measure of which students receive meals. A notable past subgroup result is the SchoolDigger statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students: the group was at the 20th percentile in 2017–2018, compared with 87th overall, then reached the 69th percentile in 2018–2019 and 70th in 2021–2022, compared with 84th overall that year. The supplied subgroup data do not provide a continuous annual series.

539

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,419

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2130 Santa Ana Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1826

(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 — 85th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

California avg42%

626^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified

390^th of 1,530Newport-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
2026	90.4	626 of 5817	89.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	87.1	720 of 5581	87.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.5	567 of 5094	88.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.0	384 of 5423	92.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	91.2	508 of 5603	90.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	74.3	188 of 753	75.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.6	263 of 2927	91.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.8	444 of 2536	82.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics69%+31 vs state

Science59%+23 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	2-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	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%)	90.4	626^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.2%		88.5	746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%	120	58.7		58.7	74.1	60.9	80.2	74.2			72.2	78.4	59.9	68.3	69.4			69.0			$20,419	$19,140	$1,279
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-1	2025 Garden Ln.	Costa Mesa	92626	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)																		97%	0%	$22,020	$20,776	$1,244
Mariners Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Mariners Dr.	Newport Beach	92626	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%)	86.6	821^st of 5817 public elementary schools	85.9%		92.8	486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%	335	49.5		49.5	63.8	70.4	69.5	85.3			71.6	67.0	64.2	54.3	76.3			64.6	≥ 98%		$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%)	89.1	695^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.1%		88.1	768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%	73			66.7	90.9	53.3					73.1	91.7	80.0					86.5	≥ 95%		$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%)	38.8	3303^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.1	3062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%	241	30.8		30.8	45.7	41.6	40.4	35.2			40.2	34.8	32.9	28.9	31.0			31.8	≥ 99%		$25,408	$23,362	$2,046
Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92626	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%)	83	1016^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.5%		80.7	1132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%	116	47.1		47.1	51.0	61.4	62.0	75.5			62.5	69.4	63.0	62.8	71.4			66.7	91%	2%	$23,297	$21,952	$1,345
Everett A. Rea Elementary	Public	2-6	661 Hamilton St.	Costa Mesa	92626	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%)	38.4	3338^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.6%		46.9	2768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%	570	28.0		28.0	25.0	39.2	52.0	44.4			40.0	32.5	29.7	34.7	30.5			31.8	89%	0%	$27,171	$24,712	$2,459
Pomona Elementary	Public	K-1	2051 Pomona Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	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%)								(n/a)																		≥ 95%		$31,608	$28,936	$2,672
Newport Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East 15th St.	Newport Beach	92626	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%)	94.3	389^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.4	448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%	59	79.7		79.7	76.5	78.3	89.1	69.2			78.2	70.6	75.0	82.8	64.6			73.2	93%	0%	$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%)	93.6	434^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.5	440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%	6	76.8		76.8	66.2	78.2	82.7	78.3			76.5	64.9	84.6	67.9	71.1			72.1	97%	1%	$18,500	$17,092	$1,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Heinz Kaiser Elementary

Is Heinz Kaiser Elementary a good school?

Heinz Kaiser Elementary ranks 626^th of 5817 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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