Public school · Newport-Mesa Unified · Costa Mesa, California

Estancia High — Rating & test scores

Costa Mesa · 9–12 · 976 students (2024–25)

2323 Placentia Avenue, 92627estancia.nmusd.us ↗(949) 515-6500
47thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
55

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (228 of 246); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 246
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 9% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Newport-Mesa Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Estancia a good high school?

Estancia High scores higher than 47 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 47th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average Newport-Mesa Unified high school. 3.5% of students (34 of 983) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 31 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 52% of low-income students in grade 11 at Estancia High in Costa Mesa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 16 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 42 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 222 in English, 223 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 222 tested

Advanced
23%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
45%
This school55%
California57%
Newport-Mesa Unified62%

55% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 223 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
76%
This school24%
California32%
Newport-Mesa Unified40%

24% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 31 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 63% to 55% and math from 22% to 24%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202563%227 tested
→
202655%222 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202522%229 tested
→
202624%223 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school23%32%30%15%222
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Newport-Mesa Unified30%32%22%16%1,367
Math, grade 11 · This school9%15%27%49%223
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Newport-Mesa Unified20%20%25%35%1,366

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202655%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202624%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 48% in 2017 to 55% in 2026. In math, it went from 17% in 2017 to 24% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201748%
276 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201848%
265 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201960%
263 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202254%
213 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202360%
230 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202462%
234 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202563%
227 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202655%
222 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201717%
277 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201820%
266 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201923%
263 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202215%
217 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202322%
237 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202425%
236 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202522%
229 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202624%
223 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Estancia’s results?

Newport-Mesa Unified’s board decides Estancia’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Estancia in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Newport-Mesa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Newport-Mesa Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Newport-Mesa Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Newport-Mesa Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 50% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 228 of 246 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

50%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 123 of 247 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

43%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 99 of 228 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

71% enrolled in college within 12 months · 212 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓14 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓16 · 8%
  • California community college107 · 50%
  • In-state private10 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled62 · 29%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 16 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course16 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • 3-D Art and Design
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
42 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 228 of 246 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 123 of 247 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 99 of 228 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
43
Admitted
32
Enrolled
13

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 33 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 31 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 27 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 25 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 16 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 15 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 13 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 11 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 43 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 48 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2023Applied 45 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2022Applied 44 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2021Applied 62 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2020Applied 50 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2019Applied 40 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 50 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2017Applied 53 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2016Applied 40 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 14

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
72
Admitted
72
Enrolled
20

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 264 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 251 · Admitted 221 · Enrolled 42
  • San Diego StateApplied 173 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 120 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 17
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 115 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 8
  • Chico StateApplied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 37 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 30 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 25 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 21 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 72 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 85 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 58 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 78 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 74 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 24

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 11 in 100 at the average Newport-Mesa Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 120 of 974 students counted for it; suspension: 34 of 983 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Newport-Mesa Unified high school 1.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school
11 in 100At the average Newport-Mesa Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

120 of 974 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.5%

of students were suspended at least once (34 of 983). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Estancia

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Newport-Mesa Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
EstanciaSame group, California
  • Low-income189 tested52%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino188 tested51%Same group, California 49%
  • Students with disabilities30 tested27%Same group, California 19%
  • English learners42 tested10%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 21%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 83%2. White: 11%3. Two or more races: 3%4. Asian: 1%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino83%
  2. White11%
  3. Two or more races3%
  4. Asian1%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

55% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 83 of 151 English learners55%
Newport-Mesa Unified · 890 of 1,65554%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

84%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 819 of 976. California: 63%.

67teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

76%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Newport-Mesa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 189 tested in English, 190 in math
English52%052%+349%
Math21%−526%−223%
Hispanic or Latino · 188 tested in English, 190 in math
English51%051%+249%
Math19%−726%−221%
English learners · 42 tested in English, 44 in math
English10%+28%+28%
Math2%−57%−68%
Students with disabilities · 30 tested
English27%+720%+819%
Math0%−66%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Newport-Mesa Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino83%
White11%
Two or more races3%
Asian1%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 76% of teaching positions, 43.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 57.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Estancia, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Victoria Elementary
    66th · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
    42nd · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Estancia High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Victoria Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    66th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • California Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    85th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Pomona Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Wilson Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    35th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Adams Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    76th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Everett A. Rea Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    46th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

  • College Park Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    42nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

  • Killybrooke Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    73rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Maude B. Davis Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • Paularino Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    58th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Sonora Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    81st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Charles W. Tewinkle Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    42nd percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Newport-Mesa Unified which school serves your address.

School website: estancia.nmusd.us ↗Office: (949) 515-6500Administrator: Michael Halt

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2323 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa 92627

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Newport-Mesa Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 63% in 2025 to 55% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (44 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (949) 515-65002323 Placentia Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #784 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 5 in Newport-Mesa Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)50%5320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math43%5518%
Chronically absent11 in 100655%
Suspension rate3.7% (37 of 1,008)505%
English learners: top level21%585%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–255547#784California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1914 in 1006.1% (81 of 1,325)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2412 in 1003.2% (34 of 1,076)
2024–2511 in 1003.7% (37 of 1,008)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1122223%32%30%15%55%57%−2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 112239%15%27%49%24%32%−8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English22223%55%
2026 · Math2239%24%
2025 · English22724%63%
2025 · Math22910%22%
2024 · English23421%62%
2024 · Math2368%25%
2023 · English23024%60%
2023 · Math23710%22%
2022 · English21318%54%
2022 · Math2175%15%
2019 · English26321%60%
2019 · Math2636%23%
2018 · English26516%48%
2018 · Math2663%20%
2017 · English27613%48%
2017 · Math2773%17%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English22763%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math22922%
2024 · Grade 11 · English23462%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math23625%
2023 · Grade 11 · English23060%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math23722%
2022 · Grade 11 · English21354%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math21715%
2019 · Grade 11 · English26360%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math26323%
2018 · Grade 11 · English26548%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math26620%
2017 · Grade 11 · English27648%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math27717%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2228%27%58%7%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income18952%0+3
Hispanic or Latino18851%0+2
English learners4210%+2+2
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.7% (37 of 1,008) → 2025–26 · 3.5% (34 of 983) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female15 in 10014 in 100−1 in 100
Male12 in 10010 in 100−2 in 100
Asian15 in 1000 in 100−15 in 100
Filipino10 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10013 in 100−1 in 100
Pacific Islander8 in 100——
Two or more races8 in 1004 in 100−4 in 100
White14 in 10013 in 100−1 in 100
Students with disabilities34 in 10021 in 100−13 in 100
English learners18 in 10015 in 100−3 in 100
Foster youth67 in 100——
Low-income14 in 10013 in 100−1 in 100
All students14 in 10012 in 100−2 in 100
Homeless—25 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 50% · numerator 123 students classified Prepared · denominator 247 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 58% · AP-pathway numerator 71 · denominator 123 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 123 of 247 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
58%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
43%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
71%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254332133.813.924.06
20244836213.874.004.05
20234527143.853.984.09
20224430143.893.984.14
20216236133.693.883.98
20205033103.703.783.84
2019402193.633.823.88
20185028173.784.004.05
20175334163.834.014.11
20164026143.803.954.07

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202515under 3under 3
Berkeley202415under 3under 3
Berkeley20231863
Berkeley20222064
Berkeley2021243under 3
Davis2025113under 3
Davis202483under 3
Davis2023149under 3
Davis2022179under 3
Davis2021229under 3
Irvine202533106
Irvine202439167
Irvine2023326under 3
Irvine20223384
Irvine202142135
Los Angeles202531under 3under 3
Los Angeles20242494
Los Angeles2023293under 3
Los Angeles20223333
Los Angeles20214143
Merced20251414under 3
Merced202455under 3
Merced202255under 3
Merced20211212under 3
Riverside2025138under 3
Riverside2024179under 3
Riverside2023117under 3
Riverside2022118under 3
Riverside2021175under 3
San Diego20252512under 3
San Diego202433213
San Diego202329105
San Diego20222514under 3
San Diego20212810under 3
Santa Barbara2025279under 3
Santa Barbara2024208under 3
Santa Barbara2023268under 3
Santa Barbara2022217under 3
Santa Barbara2021337under 3
Santa Cruz20251610under 3
Santa Cruz20242216under 3
Santa Cruz2023179under 3
Santa Cruz2022128under 3
Santa Cruz20211712under 3
Universitywide2025433213
Universitywide2024483621
Universitywide2023452714
Universitywide2022443014
Universitywide2021623613

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count15
AP enrollment (male/female)236
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 42 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,025

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California147%
California State University168%
California community college10750%
In-state private105%
Out-of-state, 4-year21%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled6229%

212 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 71% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,937 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,559 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$206 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 976

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,191 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 976

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,980 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 56%Instruction support 15%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$270,043,63256.32%56%
Instruction support$70,734,15214.75%15%
Student services$35,734,0337.45%8%
Administration$40,261,9878.40%8%
Buildings & maintenance$57,328,61111.96%12%
Other$5,340,1691.11%1%
Total$479,442,584100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $479,442,584 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$17,937 per pupil
2020$15,765 per pupil
2019$15,125 per pupil
2018$14,459 per pupil
2017$13,433 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92627 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92627 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$108,994
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44%
ZIP-area population60,393
Median age36.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92627 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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