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Maude B. Davis Elementary

Public Grades K-6

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maude B. Davis Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 570 students in Costa Mesa, part of the Newport-Mesa Unified district, and it consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding both district and state averages. What truly sets Maude B. Davis apart is its exceptional success with all student groups, ensuring every child has a strong foundation for learning. Furthermore, students are highly engaged, with chronic absenteeism rates less than half the state average, indicating a positive and supportive school environment.

This excellence is particularly notable when compared to some neighboring schools like Sonora Elementary, College Park Elementary, and Paularino Elementary, where academic proficiency rates are considerably lower. Maude B. Davis achieves these outstanding results efficiently, operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some district schools, such as Adams Elementary, while maintaining superior academic performance.

570

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,292

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Arlington Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5626

(714) 424-7930

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newport-Mesa Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg53%

California avg41%

440^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	93.5	440 of 5857	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	669 of 5869	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	550 of 5859	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	287 of 5883	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	74 of 1417	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	219 of 5789	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	282 of 5662	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	373 of 5692	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	255 of 5614	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	297 of 5611	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.3	158 of 5530	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	124 of 5390	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	894 of 5377	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	1183 of 5314	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	33.5	3469 of 5193	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.9	3600 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.5	3068 of 5113	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	2682 of 4818	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.2	2998 of 4822	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.4	2720 of 4809	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	451 of 1203	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	90.0	178 of 2585	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	343 of 5597	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	666 of 5612	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	549 of 5609	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	333 of 5635	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	52 of 1267	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	245 of 5492	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	408 of 5413	92.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	197 of 5107	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	348 of 5107	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	307 of 5087	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	71 of 5084	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	33 of 4963	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	65 of 4830	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	319 of 5460	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	360 of 5517	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	361 of 5363	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	173 of 5264	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 1110	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	41 of 5173	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	21 of 5084	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	496 of 5628	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	632 of 5643	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	549 of 5638	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	241 of 5663	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	85 of 1272	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	251 of 5510	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	224 of 5431	95.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	99 of 718	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	246 of 670	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	123 of 669	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	106 of 610	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	76 of 445	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	232 of 2847	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	421 of 2598	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	494 of 2651	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	448 of 2661	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	228 of 2726	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	393 of 2834	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	308 of 2737	88.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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Excellent school! Friendly staff and really motivated teachers. Close Quote

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$23,292	$1,674	$21,618
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				$25,657	$2,278	$23,379
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					$25,489	$2,196	$23,293
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					$27,777	$2,388	$25,389
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		$24,573	$2,153	$22,420
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					$24,387	$1,507	$22,880
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					$28,051	$2,405	$25,646
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					$24,155	$1,642	$22,513
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					$28,915	$2,623	$26,292
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)																	$22,977	$1,503	$21,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Maude B. Davis Elementary

Is Maude B. Davis Elementary a good school?

Yes. Maude B. Davis Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Maude B. Davis Elementary?

Students at Maude B. Davis Elementary are 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 11% Asian.

How many students attend Maude B. Davis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Maude B. Davis Elementary.

What district is Maude B. Davis Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

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