Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92661

Summary:

Zip code 92661 in Newport Beach contains one public elementary school, Newport Elementary, serving grades K-6 within the Newport-Mesa Unified school district.

Newport Elementary is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the top 12% of all California elementary schools. Its students achieve test scores well above both district and state averages, with over 74% proficient in English and over 66% proficient in mathematics. The school has maintained this strong position for the last three years, and it benefits from a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the state average, which supports student success.

An interesting pattern in the school's performance shows that while English scores steadily improve from 3rd to 6th grade, math and science scores dip in 5th grade before rebounding strongly in 6th grade. The school operates with a student-teacher ratio of 19.4 to 1 and spending of over $25,000 per student. As the only school in this zip code, it serves as a cornerstone of the community and notably outperforms the average for its already above-average district.

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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)					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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newport Elementary	Public	K-6	1327 West Balboa Blvd.	Newport Beach	92661	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	$25,822	$1,457	$24,365

Cities Near Zip Code 92661

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport Beach	0.96 mi	10	125^th
Corona Del Mar	1.88 mi	2	62^nd
Costa Mesa	1.96 mi	30	453^rd
Huntington Beach	4.55 mi	32	154^th
Irvine	4.64 mi	53	64^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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