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Newport Harbor High

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Newport Harbor High ranks 383 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 82% of California high schools

Summary

Newport Harbor High School is a large, well-regarded public high school serving approximately 2,084 students in grades 9-12 within the Newport-Mesa Unified district in Newport Beach, CA, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide.

Academically, the school presents a notable profile: it excels in English Language Arts, significantly outperforming state averages and local peers like Estancia High and Costa Mesa High, but faces a clear challenge in mathematics, where its proficiency lags behind top district schools such as Corona del Mar High and cross-district University High. The school achieves an excellent 96.8% graduation rate, comparable to these high performers, and does so with per-student spending that is efficient relative to other schools in its district.

Newport Harbor serves a more economically diverse student population than some neighboring high-achieving schools and shows exceptional support for specific groups, including military-connected and homeless students. While its year-to-year state rankings have shown some volatility, it remains a solid, crucial middle-tier performer in a district with wide variations in school outcomes, providing strong college preparatory education to a broad community.

2,084

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,718

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Irvine Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92663-5412

(949) 515-6300

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Feeder schools for Newport Harbor High:

Elementary:	Heinz Kaiser Elementary
	Mariners Elementary
	Newport Elementary
	Newport Heights Elementary
	More...
	Whittier Elementary
	Woodland Elementary
Middle:	Horace Ensign Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

36.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Listening scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

California avg41%

383^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	383 of 2162	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	347 of 2159	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	672 of 2170	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	442 of 2123	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	288 of 1290	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	293 of 2133	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	440 of 2017	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	494 of 2021	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	305 of 2039	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	390 of 1994	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	295 of 2426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	239 of 2354	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	334 of 2367	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	278 of 2281	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	263 of 2238	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	263 of 2117	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	171 of 2063	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	74.6	209 of 1968	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	173 of 1901	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	79.3	80 of 1653	95.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	36 of 585	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	38.0	393 of 573	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.6	129 of 581	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	326 of 582	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	318 of 581	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	434 of 1161	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	102 of 555	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	217 of 1117	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	244 of 1052	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	273 of 1085	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.8	691 of 1064	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	741 of 1044	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	214 of 467	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	254 of 941	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	32.3	589 of 938	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	395 of 1906	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	280 of 1915	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	584 of 1915	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	384 of 1858	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	292 of 1054	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	359 of 1833	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	414 of 1760	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	737 of 1900	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	565 of 1902	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	681 of 1917	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	716 of 1861	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	678 of 1814	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	839 of 1742	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	89 of 410	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	60 of 328	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	125 of 299	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	154 of 290	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	586 of 2013	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	569 of 2026	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	792 of 2030	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	609 of 1943	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	284 of 1126	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	573 of 1937	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	778 of 1862	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	321 of 1942	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	384 of 1948	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	656 of 1963	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	461 of 1916	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	249 of 1122	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	270 of 1880	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	450 of 1834	75.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	48 of 175	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	99 of 183	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	102 of 577	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	130 of 574	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	346 of 541	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	322 of 515	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	229 of 422	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	336 of 1252	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	326 of 1216	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	735 of 1197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	280 of 1155	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	226 of 1173	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	626 of 1193	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	403 of 1204	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	198 of 1222	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	289 of 1173	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking70%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Overall19%+9 vs state

Listening15%-11 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Reading11%+3 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 (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	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
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	$21,718	$20,922	$796
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	$21,193	$20,450	$743
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	$62,670	$60,494	$2,176
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	$25,313	$23,916	$1,397
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	$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%)	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
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)
Edison High	Public	9-12	21400 Magnolia	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-1356	2,049	95	21.6	27.3%	1,184 (57.8%)	11 (0.5%)	384 (18.7%)	243 (11.9%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	208 (10.2%)	86.1	281^st of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		91.1	198^th of 2159 public high schools	90.8%	83											47.3	16.7	46.4			72.7	72.7			49.3	49.3	$30,765	$29,884	$881
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	$33,548	$32,394	$1,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Newport Harbor High

How many students attend Newport Harbor High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,084 students attended Newport Harbor High.

What schools feed into Newport Harbor High?

Newport Harbor High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Elementary : Mariners Elementary
Elementary : Newport Elementary
Elementary : Newport Heights Elementary
Elementary : Whittier Elementary
Elementary : Woodland Elementary
Middle : Horace Ensign Intermediate

Is Newport Harbor High a good school?

Newport Harbor High ranks 383^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newport Harbor High?

Students at Newport Harbor High are 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Newport Harbor High in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

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