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Adams Elementary

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Adams Elementary ranks 1473 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 321 students in Costa Mesa's Newport-Mesa Unified district, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide for those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and showing dramatic improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism to 11.7%, which is better than both the district and state averages. While its overall English Language Arts proficiency of 64.5% outpaces comparable schools in its own district like Wilson Elementary and Pomona Elementary, there is a noted opportunity for growth in 6th-grade math and in support for students with special needs.

Compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Gisler (Robert) Elementary in Fountain Valley Elementary or Ralph E. Hawes Elementary in Huntington Beach City Elementary, Adams operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, a model that appears successful for its specific community context and demonstrates a strong post-pandemic recovery trajectory.

321

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,133

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2850 Club House Rd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-4705

(714) 424-7935

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
High:	Estancia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

White:

16.8%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,473^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	73.0	1473 of 5857	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	2081 of 5869	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2631 of 5859	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2676 of 5883	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	671 of 1417	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1835 of 5789	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2610 of 5662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	2167 of 5692	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.5	2325 of 5614	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.9	3335 of 5611	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.6	3487 of 5530	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3698 of 5390	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.8	4411 of 5377	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	3296 of 5314	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.2	2862 of 5193	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	2382 of 5113	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	2184 of 5113	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.4	2533 of 4818	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.1	3103 of 4822	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	2969 of 4809	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	465 of 3162	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	1616 of 3245	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	755 of 3311	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	41.0	292 of 602	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	603 of 3275	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	1480 of 3246	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	1690 of 5597	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2264 of 5612	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2438 of 5609	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2845 of 5635	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	625 of 1267	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	2146 of 5492	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2881 of 5413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	671 of 5107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1193 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	1925 of 5087	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	2195 of 5084	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	953 of 4963	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	1998 of 4830	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	459 of 5460	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	1214 of 5517	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	1780 of 5363	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2180 of 5264	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	405 of 1110	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	920 of 5173	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	2106 of 5084	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1367 of 5628	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1817 of 5643	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2673 of 5638	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2394 of 5663	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	561 of 1272	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	1506 of 5510	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	2220 of 5431	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science40%+7 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92627	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%)	19.8	4842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		22.5	4629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	213	12.5	12.5	28.9	22.2	25.5	27.5	26.0	43.5	15.2	12.5	16.7	22.0						$26,761	$24,394	$2,367
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
Oka (Isojiro) Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Yorktown Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4260	504	20	25.2	34.1%	242 (48.0%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (25.0%)	70 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (11.9%)	95.8	256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.3	403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	147	63.9	63.9	77.4	84.8	79.8		80.8	77.0	86.8	74.7		79.8	92.9	94.6	94.6	92.9	94.6	$17,636	$16,864	$772
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
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
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%)	95.1	318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.6	204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	114	75.6	75.6	71.1	86.1	86.1		81.2	69.7	89.2	68.6		75.4	98.5	98.5		98.5		$16,790	$15,756	$1,034
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 Victoria St.	Costa Mesa	92627	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%)	52.5	2469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.5	2006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	463	32.5	32.5	46.9	61.5	57.5	40.4	49.7	40.8	50.0	27.5	35.3	37.4						$25,716	$23,896	$1,820
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						$27,171	$24,712	$2,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 1473^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Adams Elementary in?

Newport-Mesa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
High : Estancia High

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Adams Elementary.

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