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Killybrooke Elementary

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Killybrooke Elementary ranks 1330 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Killybrooke Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 473 students in Costa Mesa, part of the Newport-Mesa Unified district, and it consistently ranks in the top quarter of all California elementary schools despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above the state average. What makes Killybrooke particularly interesting is how it performs compared to other nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as College Park Elementary and Paularino Elementary; Killybrooke achieves notably higher test scores. The school has also shown impressive improvement in reducing chronic student absences over the past few years.

Killybrooke's performance is a testament to effective programs and teaching. While other high-performing schools in the area like Maude B. Davis Elementary have different demographics, Killybrooke demonstrates that a school can achieve excellent outcomes for all its students. Its consistent track record and efficient use of resources make it a compelling choice for families in the community.

473

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,963

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3155 Killybrooke Ln.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-2613

(714) 424-7945

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Students who attend Killybrooke Elementary usually attend:

High:

Costa Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,330^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	76.0	1330 of 5857	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	1292 of 5869	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	1167 of 5859	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	1062 of 5883	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	382 of 1417	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	716 of 5789	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	818 of 5662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	1075 of 5692	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	1350 of 5614	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	1279 of 5611	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	1709 of 5530	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.7	1910 of 5390	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	1956 of 5377	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	2019 of 5314	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.1	2543 of 5193	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.6	1820 of 5113	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	1810 of 5113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.8	2147 of 4818	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.4	2638 of 4822	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.1	3234 of 4809	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.1	578 of 3245	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	89 of 602	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	94 of 3275	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	82 of 3246	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1322 of 5597	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	1252 of 5612	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1264 of 5609	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1077 of 5635	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	363 of 1267	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	633 of 5492	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	910 of 5413	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	878 of 5107	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	777 of 5107	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	544 of 5087	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	382 of 5084	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	171 of 4963	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	269 of 4830	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	840 of 5460	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	939 of 5517	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	512 of 5363	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	381 of 5264	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	52 of 1110	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	228 of 5173	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	222 of 5084	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	1272 of 5628	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1301 of 5643	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1012 of 5638	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1164 of 5663	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	317 of 1272	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	851 of 5510	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	735 of 5431	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	115 of 2598	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	127 of 2651	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	4 of 2834	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)96th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Killybrooke Elementary	Public	K-6	3155 Killybrooke Ln.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7945	473	26	18.1	71.0%	98 (20.7%)	10 (2.1%)	294 (62.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	76	1330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		77	1292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	38	37.5	37.5	74.1	50.0	56.3	70.5	63.0	69.0	51.6	43.8	57.4	55.9	95.3			96.9			$23,963	$21,868	$2,095
California Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7940	373	21	17.3	41.3%	178 (47.7%)	7 (1.9%)	139 (37.3%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.2%)	82.6	1039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		74.9	1368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	329	41.5	41.5	68.2	67.6	69.8	58.5	65.8	72.7	56.8	64.2	54.7	62.0							$23,363	$21,946	$1,417
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							$22,635	$20,562	$2,073
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						$25,945	$23,788	$2,157
Greenville Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-3400	817	34	23.9	79.9%	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	725 (88.7%)	46 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	45.4	2858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.9	2669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	189	25.9	25.9	39.0	50.0	49.7		46.2	36.3	41.9	30.1		35.8	92.1	94.1	96.1	96.7	94.7	96.7	$26,445	$25,458	$987
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
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							$26,133	$23,990	$2,143
Jim Thorpe Fundamental	Public	K-5	2450 West Alton	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5800	738	29	25.3	71.8%	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	661 (89.6%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	49.2	2640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.5	2214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	426	26.5	26.5	40.3	54.4	48.7		47.7	41.5	43.7	30.8		38.9	97.4	97.4		98.0	97.4	98.0	$24,886	$24,124	$762
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
Gisler (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-5	18720 Las Flores St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4211	470	20	23.5	25.5%	148 (31.5%)	4 (0.9%)	99 (21.1%)	151 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	61 (13.0%)	95	338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	123	60.5	60.5	76.8	82.1	82.6		80.7	91.3	77.2	65.1		76.9							$20,653	$19,990	$663

Frequently Asked Questions about Killybrooke Elementary

What schools do graduates of Killybrooke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Killybrooke Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Costa Mesa High

How many students attend Killybrooke Elementary?

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

Is Killybrooke Elementary a good school?

Killybrooke Elementary ranks 1330^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Killybrooke Elementary?

Students at Killybrooke Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Killybrooke Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

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