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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 92626

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At a glance

Schools

8,900

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRoy O. Andersen Elementary194^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pomona Elementary up 972 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Adams Elementary 13.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

This analysis covers seven elementary schools serving grades K-6 in Costa Mesa's 92626 zip code, all part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district, revealing significant differences in performance and resources among neighborhood schools.

Maude B. Davis Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide with the highest test scores and lowest chronic absenteeism, while College Park Elementary faces the greatest challenges with the lowest ranking and proficiency rates. Adams Elementary shows remarkable improvement, jumping over 1,150 positions in state rankings in recent years, and California Elementary also performs strongly with excellent attendance.

Key findings show that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, and chronic absenteeism is a strong predictor of academic performance. While all schools exceed state averages in math and science, performance gaps widen in higher grades, particularly in 6th-grade math. Parents should note that even within this single zip code and district, school quality varies dramatically, making individual school research essential.

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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)					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 (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 (2025)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Pacific View Dr.	Corona Del Mar	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6955	336	24	14.2	35.1%	178 (53.0%)	6 (1.8%)	55 (16.4%)	60 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.4%)	86.2	869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		90.1	695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	174																					43.8	43.8	55.6	75.0	77.1	80.9	72.3	55.6	70.5	63.3	75.0	66.1	94.1			94.1	$26,969	$25,406	$1,563
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%)	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
Roy O. Andersen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Port Seabourne Way	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6935	353	16	21.7	9.3%	232 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	35 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.9%)	96.5	194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.5	208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	14																					73.9	73.9	74.0	68.2	88.9	92.3	80.3	86.0	81.8	82.6	87.2	84.4					$24,169	$22,932	$1,237
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
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
Harbor View Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Goldenrod Ave.	Corona Del Mar	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6940	344	18	19.5	12.2%	235 (68.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.0%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	94.9	342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94	432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	90																					56.5	56.5	73.9	85.4	76.1	91.3	81.6	73.9	87.8	71.7	80.0	78.1	93.2		93.2		$27,348	$25,980	$1,368
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%)	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					$20,419	$19,140	$1,279
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
Mariners Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Mariners Dr.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6960	573	31	18.7	21.6%	396 (69.1%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (14.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	92.8	486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.1	741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	255																					63.8	63.8	66.2	73.2	81.2	77.9	74.4	67.5	72.2	75.4	80.5	73.8					$21,319	$20,088	$1,231
Newport Elementary	Public	K-6	1327 West Balboa Blvd.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6965	339	17	19.4	19.8%	232 (68.4%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (15.3%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.2%)	89.5	686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.2	559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	127																					50.0	50.0	72.1	73.3	73.8	76.9	74.2	67.4	66.7	54.8	75.0	66.5					$25,585	$24,376	$1,209
Newport Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East 15th St.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6970	502	26	19.2	30.3%	301 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	131 (26.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	93.4	448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		88	816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	368																					62.1	62.1	68.8	81.3	78.8	89.5	79.3	68.8	70.3	74.2	68.4	70.5	95.2			96.8	$22,376	$21,058	$1,318
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
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%)	34.3	3634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		22.7	4606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	972																					11.4	11.4	32.4	62.2	27.3	48.2	41.6	29.4	51.4	13.6	14.3	27.3					$31,608	$28,936	$2,672
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
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%)	25.4	4361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		22.5	4628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	267	2.3	23.8	0.0	2.8	7.8	32.6	28.6	21.2	11.1	24.0	9.3	33.3	0.0	13.9	14.9	0.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	5.8	4.9	4.9	33.3	33.3	21.3	38.8	31.9	49.2	28.0	8.2	15.7	24.9	97.1				$26,324	$24,188	$2,136
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%)	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
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%)	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
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
Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	364	19	19.6	39.3%	219 (60.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.3%)	80.7	1132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		77.1	1281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	149																					55.1	55.1	51.1	52.1	75.0	77.1	63.9	64.0	47.2	57.1	75.5	60.7					$23,297	$21,952	$1,345
Newport Coast Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Ridge Park Rd.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6975	429	22	19.4	19.1%	237 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	101 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.8%)	96.2	224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.6	202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	22																					65.4	65.4	83.0	80.8	84.6	83.3	82.8	72.2	79.7	80.8	79.0	78.1					$24,788	$23,494	$1,294
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 92626

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Costa Mesa	0.39 mi	30	453^rd
Santa Ana	1.41 mi	93	601^st
Newport Beach	2.42 mi	10	125^th
Fountain Valley	2.44 mi	16	130^th
Huntington Beach	2.82 mi	31	154^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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