Newport-Mesa Unified
Public school district based in Costa Mesa, California. NCES district ID 0627240; state ID CA-3066597.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
32
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
17,540
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
927.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,671 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,192 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,221 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,202 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,202 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,192 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,220 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,271 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,330 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,437 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,463 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,523 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,616 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 5.9% | |
| Black or African American | 0.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 45.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 7.8% | |
| White | 39.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.0% | |
| Male | 52.0% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 32.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona del Mar High Newport Beach | 7–12 | Regular | 2,106 | 96.2 | 21.9 | City: Small |
| Newport Harbor High Newport Beach | 9–12 | Regular | 2,084 | 92.1 | 22.6 | City: Small |
| Costa Mesa High Costa Mesa | 7–12 | Regular | 1,730 | 88.9 | 19.5 | City: Midsize |
| Estancia High Costa Mesa | 9–12 | Regular | 976 | 52.6 | 18.5 | City: Midsize |
| Horace Ensign Intermediate Newport Beach | 7–8 | Regular | 875 | 41.8 | 20.9 | City: Small |
| Mariners Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 573 | 30.6 | 18.7 | City: Small |
| Maude B. Davis Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 570 | 24.5 | 23.3 | City: Midsize |
| Heinz Kaiser Elementary Costa Mesa | 3–6 | Regular | 539 | 25.3 | 21.3 | City: Midsize |
| Newport Heights Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 502 | 26.1 | 19.3 | City: Small |
| Charles W. Tewinkle Middle Costa Mesa | 7–8 | Regular | 501 | 32.7 | 15.3 | City: Midsize |
| Woodland Elementary Costa Mesa | K–2 | Regular | 487 | 22.4 | 21.7 | City: Midsize |
| College Park Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 473 | 25.4 | 18.6 | City: Midsize |
| Killybrooke Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 473 | 26.0 | 18.2 | City: Midsize |
| Whittier Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 454 | 26.4 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Newport Coast Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 429 | 22.0 | 19.5 | City: Small |
| California Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 373 | 21.5 | 17.4 | City: Midsize |
| Paularino Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 371 | 23.5 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Sonora Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 367 | 19.4 | 18.9 | City: Midsize |
| Eastbluff Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 364 | 18.6 | 19.6 | City: Small |
| Roy O. Andersen Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 353 | 16.2 | 21.7 | City: Small |
| Harbor View Elementary Corona Del Mar | K–6 | Regular | 344 | 17.6 | 19.5 | City: Small |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 344 | 21.1 | 16.3 | City: Midsize |
| Newport Elementary Newport Beach | K–6 | Regular | 339 | 17.4 | 19.4 | City: Small |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Corona Del Mar | K–6 | Regular | 336 | 23.6 | 14.2 | City: Small |
| Wilson Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 323 | 17.4 | 18.5 | City: Midsize |
| Adams Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 321 | 23.4 | 13.7 | City: Midsize |
| Victoria Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 301 | 20.8 | 14.5 | City: Midsize |
| Pomona Elementary Costa Mesa | K–6 | Regular | 264 | 15.7 | 16.8 | City: Midsize |
| Early College High Costa Mesa | 9–12 | Alternative | 177 | 11.9 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Back Bay High Costa Mesa | 9–12 | Alternative | 143 | 17.5 | 8.2 | City: Midsize |
| Monte Vista Independent Study Costa Mesa | 7–12 | Alternative | 48 | 8.8 | 5.5 | City: Midsize |
| Harper Costa Mesa | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.