How does Newport Coast Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Newport Beach?

Newport Coast Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 72.9/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 57% of students exceed standard, with a total of 960 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Newport Coast Elementary?

57.0% of students at Newport Coast Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 80.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Newport Coast Elementary improving or declining?

Newport Coast Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Newport Coast Elementary?

9.3% of students at Newport Coast Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Newport Coast Elementary

Newport-Mesa Unified Newport Beach Orange County 92657

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

960 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

469 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

17%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 8.3%

White 55.6%

Asian 24.3%

Other 11.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Newport Coast Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	57.0%
Met Standard	23.4%
Below Standard	19.6%

Exceeded

57.0%

Met

23.4%

Below

19.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Newport Coast Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

57.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.0 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.3 points higher (vs 50.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.