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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 92626

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Schools

1,376

Students

Top rankedHorace Ensign Intermediate411^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 92626 in Costa Mesa, there is one public middle school, Charles W. Tewinkle Middle, serving grades 7-8 within the Newport-Mesa Unified district.

Charles W. Tewinkle Middle serves a student population where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science all falling below both the district and state averages for the 2024-2025 school year. The gap is most pronounced in science, where only about 19% of students are proficient, and in math, where about 30% are proficient. The school's statewide ranking has also recently declined slightly to the 49th percentile.

Despite these academic struggles, the school benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1 and a high per-student spending level. A notable concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 19.8%, which is higher than the district average. For parents, this analysis suggests the school is navigating the complex challenges of serving a high-needs community, and while resources are available, academic results have not yet aligned with district performance.

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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)			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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horace Ensign Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Cliff Dr.	Newport Beach	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6910	875	42	20.9	47.2%	432 (49.4%)	3 (0.3%)	364 (41.6%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	83.2	411^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.1%		86.6	353^rd of 2783 public middle schools	87.3%	58	6.5	6.7	6.5	16.1	13.3	15.2	25.8	6.7	19.6	0.0	20.0	6.5	44.2	44.2	68.8	64.0	66.4	56.8	51.0	53.9	$23,580	$22,574	$1,006
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle	Public	7-8	3224 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7965	501	33	15.3	80.8%	57 (11.4%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (81.8%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	42.7	1401^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%		43.3	1361^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	40													18.9	18.9	46.3	44.5	45.4	29.0	31.5	30.3	$27,773	$26,116	$1,657

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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