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Wilson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a K–6 school in Costa Mesa’s Newport-Mesa Unified area, serving 323 students. In 2025–2026, 28% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 25% in math and 19% in science—below both district and state rates in every subject. This broad gap across all three subjects is the most important finding for families to weigh.

Math is Wilson’s strongest subject relative to district and state results: its proficiency rate was 25%, compared with 38% statewide and 52% in the district, a smaller gap than in ELA or science. ELA is weakest by comparison, at 28% versus 49% statewide and 61% districtwide. Wilson’s rates were also below the average of seven nearby schools with comparable all-grade results—53% in ELA, 45% in math and 40% in science. It ranked lowest among those schools in ELA and second-lowest in math and science. Grade-level results show a more mixed picture: third-grade math reached 60%, above the state rate of 47% and just below the district’s 63%, while Wilson’s math proficiency in grades 4–6 ranged from 11% to 16%.

Wilson’s trends are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 5 percentage points, math rose 3 points and science rose 10 points; only science narrowed its gap with the state. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 31% in 2021–2022 to 9% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger gave Wilson 1 star and a 23rd-percentile statewide rank in 2025–2026, compared with 4 stars and the 76th percentile for the district. Its 18.5 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was close to the nearby average of 18.6. As context, 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup trend is that the statewide percentile for English Language Learner Students fell from 43 in 2021–2022 to 24 in 2023–2024, a 19-point decline in the measure of how well the school serves that group.

323

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,761

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

801 Wilson St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-3333

(949) 515-6995

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
High:	Estancia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

2.2%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg54%

California avg42%

4,442^nd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 20Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	4442 of 5804	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	4842 of 5857	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4629 of 5869	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4161 of 5859	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4323 of 5883	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	854 of 1417	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4548 of 5789	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3958 of 5662	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	3737 of 5692	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	3400 of 5614	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	3575 of 5611	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	3619 of 5530	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.8	4469 of 5390	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	4633 of 5377	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	4734 of 5314	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	4606 of 5193	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	4098 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	3847 of 5113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	3868 of 4818	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	4055 of 4822	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	4384 of 4809	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	2391 of 3162	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	2448 of 3245	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1902 of 3311	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	140 of 602	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	1083 of 3275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	1624 of 3246	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	4366 of 5569	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	4920 of 5597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4008 of 5612	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3745 of 5609	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3102 of 5635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	682 of 1267	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4164 of 5492	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3899 of 5413	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3667 of 5085	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	3990 of 5107	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3674 of 5107	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3189 of 5087	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3285 of 5084	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3440 of 4963	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3018 of 4830	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3812 of 5412	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	4198 of 5460	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3852 of 5517	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3318 of 5363	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3393 of 5264	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	396 of 1110	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	3717 of 5173	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3076 of 5084	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	4169 of 5590	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	4234 of 5628	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4777 of 5643	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4242 of 5638	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5093 of 5663	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	804 of 1272	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4341 of 5510	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3665 of 5431	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6995	323	17	18.5	94.1%	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	310 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.1	4442^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.8	4842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%	400																					18.6	18.6	34.9	23.8	18.6	33.3	27.8	60.5	16.3	11.4	12.5	24.7				$26,761	$24,394	$2,367
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)																																				$31,608	$28,936	$2,672
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	3331^st of 5804 public elementary schools	42.6%		46.9	2768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%	563																					28.0	28.0	25.0	39.2	52.0	44.4	40.0	32.5	29.7	34.7	30.5	31.8				$27,171	$24,712	$2,459
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 Victoria St.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6985	301	21	14.4	57.1%	114 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (54.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	59	2112^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.6%		52.5	2469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%	357																					40.0	40.0	46.9	42.9	68.0	56.8	51.8	53.1	40.8	54.2	29.7	43.0				$25,716	$23,896	$1,820
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 Whittier Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6990	454	26	17.2	89.4%	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	435 (95.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18.4	4936^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.0%		25.4	4361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%	575	11.4	2.3	11.9	3.0	7.4	29.6	7.0	40.5	6.1	21.6	18.2	7.0	7.1	9.1	10.5	11.4	2.3	9.5	0.0	6.2	14.5	14.5	24.6	23.7	34.2	32.3	29.0	20.0	23.7	15.8	16.1	18.7	97.1			$26,324	$24,188	$2,136
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%)	66.4	1757^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.7%		73	1473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%	284																					33.3	33.3	64.1	58.3	60.6	51.4	58.7	60.0	52.8	51.5	22.9	47.2				$26,133	$23,990	$2,143
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	3296^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.1	3062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%	234																					30.8	30.8	45.7	41.6	40.4	35.2	40.2	34.8	32.9	28.9	31.0	31.8				$25,408	$23,362	$2,046
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary	Public	K-5	9682 Yellowstone Dr.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 963-8302	516	23	22.4	18.4%	254 (49.2%)	2 (0.4%)	99 (19.2%)	62 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (18.8%)	96.4	202^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.1	318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%	116																					69.7	69.7	82.0	81.0	81.6		81.5	86.0	78.5	73.7		78.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$16,790	$15,756	$1,034
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	624^th of 5804 public elementary schools	89.2%		88.5	746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%	122																					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)																																				$22,020	$20,776	$1,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
High : Estancia High

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