Math
4%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Public high school
Back Bay High
No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
13% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 4% in math. 87.5% graduate in four years. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(949) 515-6900
DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified
PrincipalScott Mazurier
Grades9-12
Enrollment143 students
English
13%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
143Total enrollment
Graduation
87.5%Four-year graduation rate
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grade 11 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0% | 2% |
| 2022 | 0% | 3% |
| 2023 | 0% | 2% |
| 2024 | 0% | 4% |
| 2025 | 4% | 13% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
0%ProficientStandard Met
4%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
15%MinimalStandard Not Met
81%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
0%ProficientStandard Met
13%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
27%MinimalStandard Not Met
60%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
8% of students here meet the standard. 0% clear it by a lot.
ELA13% met or exceeded
Exceeded 0%Met 13%Nearly Met 27%Not Met 60%
Math4% met or exceeded
Exceeded 0%Met 4%Nearly Met 15%Not Met 81%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California high schools · average20% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 0% | 8% | 87.5% | 100.0% | 70.4% | 4.7% |
| CA average · High School | 54 | 20% | 43% | 92.5% | 43.0% | 23.1% | 3.3% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope4454
% Exceeded0%20%
% Met+8%43%
Grad rate87.5%92.5%
College readiness100.0%43.0%
Absence70.4%23.1%
Suspension4.7%3.3%
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.
At Back Bay High in Costa Mesa, 12.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 47.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Back Bay High trails its district average for low-income students by 35.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (5.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (11.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 12.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 40 students tested.
Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 26 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 8% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 8%, district —, state 43%8%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 9%, district 41%, state 32%9% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 8%, district 39%, state 32%8% · −0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 8%, district 56%, state 42%8% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 9%, district 56%, state 44%9% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 6%, district 12%, state 11%6% · −2 vs school
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: this school 18%, district 29%, state 22%18% · +10 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
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Where graduates go
What happens after high school?
27%
Enrolled in college within a year
Class of 2023 · 21 of 77 completers · includes community colleges
77Completers
1%
Other colleges1 completers · Outside the California community college system
26%
California community colleges20 completers · Enrolled within a year
73%
Not recorded enrolled56 completers · No college enrollment in this reporting window
Destination data describes this earlier graduating class, separately from current-year test results and graduation. Percentages are rounded.
College destinations and the full graduate record
2024–25
Where graduates go
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Where the class of 2023 went
27%enrolled in college within a year
- California community college20 (26%)
- In-state private1 (1%)
- Not enrolled56 (73%)
CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ completers, our arithmetic
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What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 8 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher8 · district 20
Teaching staff23 teachers
Avg. experience14.0 years
Fully credentialed90%
First-year teachers9%
PrincipalScott Mazurier
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Teacher salary schedule$66,494 – $159,400
Principal salary$183,874 – $216,170
Superintendent salary$418,747
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Course breadth
AP exam qualifiers1 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.
70.4% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 23.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 70.4%, district 14.1%, state 23.1%70.4% · +47.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.7%, district —, state 3.3%4.7% · +1.4pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1282.7%
Resources & neighborhood
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What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $51,701 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
$1,099 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $51,701, CA average $14,491$51,701 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,099 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,980 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 56%Instruction support 15%Student services 7%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$17,937 per pupil
2019$15,765 per pupil
2018$15,125 per pupil
2017$14,459 per pupil
2016$13,433 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Three in four of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 143 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 5% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino72.0% · district 46.5% · CA 56.1%
White22.4% · district 38.6% · CA 19.9%
Black2.8% · district 0.7% · CA 4.8%
Other2.8% · district 8.8% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 43.4% · Male 55.9% · Non-binary 0.7%
Free or reduced lunch79.7% · CA 64%
Median income$109K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.13M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+44% · CA 35%
ZIP population60,393
Median age36 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
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2025 · high schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
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| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bay Highcontinuation comparison group | Public | Strong | 0% | 8% | School being viewed | |
| Corona del Mar High | Public | Strong | 33% | 64% | 1.5 mi | |
| Early College High | Public | Strong | 60% | 85% | 2.9 mi | |
| Newport Harbor High | Public | Strong | 30% | 56% | 2.4 mi |
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Back Bay High a good high school?
Back Bay High has a Scope Score of 44 out of 100, placing it in the 99th percentile of California continuation high schools and ranked #3 in that group. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 0.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 19.8 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Back Bay High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 8.4% of students at Back Bay High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 0.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 8.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 0.0% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 95 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Back Bay High rank among California continuation high schools?
Back Bay High ranks #3 among California continuation high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 99th percentile. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Back Bay High?
70.4% of students at Back Bay High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 4.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Back Bay High compare to other schools in Costa Mesa?
Back Bay High scores 44/100 (99th percentile) among California continuation high schools. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 143 students. Use the schools in Costa Mesa page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Back Bay High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Back Bay High in Costa Mesa, 12.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 47.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Back Bay High trails its district average for low-income students by 35.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (5.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (11.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 12.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 40 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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How the Scope Score is calculated
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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 7 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 87.5% | 92.5% | 25% |
| Exceeded standard | 0.0% | 19.8% | 22% |
| College readiness | 100.0% | 43.0% | 20% |
| Met or exceeded | 8.4% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 70.4% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 14.7% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Back Bay High: reading the evidence
Back Bay posts 8% meeting the standard and 0.0% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Back Bay High is ranked #3 of California continuation high schools.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 87.5% | 92.5% | 25% |
| Exceeded standard | 0.0% | 19.8% | 22% |
| College readiness | 100.0% | 43.0% | 20% |
| Met or exceeded | 8.4% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 70.4% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 14.7% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Graduation rate
- ↓ vs CA 92.5% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 19.8% · index 33 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- College readiness
- ↑ vs CA 43.0% · index 88 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 43.2% · index 30 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 23.1% · index 17 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 2.0pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 45 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 9.4pp lower vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 48 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 48 | 0% | 13% | 27% | 60% | 13% | −36 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 47 | 0% | 4% | 15% | 81% | 4% | −19 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 56 | 0% | 5% | 71% | 23% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 40 | 12.5% | −35 | −26 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 36 | 11.1% | −35 | −28 |
| English Learners | 16 | 0.0% | −11 | −10 |
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bay High ← | — | 44 | 0.0% | 8.4% | 4.7% |
| Corona del Mar High | 1.5 mi | 75 | 32.9% | 64.4% | 2.2% |
| Early College High | 2.9 mi | 74 | 60.0% | 85.0% | 1.0% |
| Newport Harbor High | 2.4 mi | 68 | 29.6% | 55.8% | 1.2% |
| California average | — | 54 | 19.8% | 43.2% | 3.3% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
Graduation Rate
87.5%
AP Exam Prepared
100.0%
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
27.3%
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42 | 99 | #3 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 62.9% | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 41 | 99 | #5 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 70.3% | 11.6% |
| 2023 | 40 | 97 | #10 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 74.1% | 17.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | 97 | #9 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 72.4% | 14.1% |
| 2025 | 44 | 99 | #3 | 0.0% | 8.4% | 70.4% | 4.7% |
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — This school's rank and percentile are computed against California continuation high schools, not California's comprehensive campuses — see the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 26 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 83.1% | 90.8% | +7.7pp |
| Male | 69.8% | 76.6% | +6.8pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 69.9% | 80.6% | +10.7pp |
| White | 86.0% | 94.1% | +8.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 83.9% | 84.1% | +0.2pp |
| English Learners | 67.3% | 75.9% | +8.6pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 70.8% | 83.3% | +12.5pp |
| All Students | 73.5% | 82.7% | +9.2pp |
| Homeless | — | 86.2% | — |
06Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
ShowHide table 06 — Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not offered |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment | not reported |
| IB participation | not offered |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Total enrollment (CRDC) | 127 |
Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.
07College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
ShowHide table 07 — College destinations
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0.0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0.0% |
| California community college | 20 | 26.0% |
| In-state private | 1 | 1.3% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0.0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not enrolled | 56 | 72.7% |
77 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 27% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-08
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