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Newport-Mesa Unified schools

Newport-Mesa Unified’s 20 public elementary schools run from the 8th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in all four bands, from Strong to Needs Support.

Elementary · 20 schools

from 8th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Roy O. Andersen Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Newport Heights Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Harbor View Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Newport Coast Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Maude B. Davis Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Heinz Kaiser Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
  • California Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Newport Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Sonora Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Eastbluff Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Mariners Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Adams Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Killybrooke Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Victoria Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Paularino Elementary: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Everett A. Rea Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • College Park Elementary: 42nd percentile, Developing
  • Wilson Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Whittier Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
3Developing
3Solid
13Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 2 schools

from 42nd to 89th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Horace Ensign Intermediate: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Charles W. Tewinkle Middle: 42nd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 5 schools

from 47th to 99th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Early College High: 99th percentile, Strong
  • Corona del Mar High: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Newport Harbor High: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Costa Mesa High: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Estancia High: 47th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
0Solid
3Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Newport-Mesa Unified

29 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Newport-Mesa Unified score highest?

Roy O. Andersen Elementary is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Newport-Mesa Unified

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

Show the other 17 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Newport-Mesa Unified had 10 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Newport-Mesa Unified score highest?

Horace Ensign Intermediate is highest, at the 89th percentile.

That’s higher than 89 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Newport-Mesa Unified

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

High schools

Which high schools in Newport-Mesa Unified score highest?

Early College High is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Newport-Mesa Unified

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

Show the other 2 high schools
Context

The average high school in Newport-Mesa Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind. The others have no statewide percentile this year.

The district

Where does Newport-Mesa Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Newport-Mesa Unified spent $28,980 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Newport-Mesa Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction56%
  • Instruction support15%
  • Student services8%
  • Administration8%
  • Buildings & maintenance12%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$300.0 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 75 funded actions in 6 goals. That’s 55% of its $544.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 161 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 57% of the money. The plan itself puts 87% of it toward staff.

  • General Instructional Staffing $120.8 million
  • Facilities Maintenance $28.2 million
  • Intensive Support $21.7 million
  • 72 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

12 of the plan’s 75 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $0.8 million
  • Math under $0.1 million
  • Catch-up help $25.4 million
  • English learners $2.2 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • Staffing for Academic Support and Training (Universal)$12.2 million
  • Elementary Academic Interventions (Targeted)$5.9 million
  • Academic Interventions (Title I)$3.8 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $25.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $26.5 million and estimates it spent $24.4 million, $2.1 million (8%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $2.1 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 562%61%down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 5 and 650%52%up 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 2 and 614 in 10013 in 1001 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 2 and 52.0%1.6%down 0.4 pts

Goals 1, 3 and 4 aren’t shown because they track other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • General Instructional Staffing · $120,792,105
  • Facilities Maintenance · $28,235,604
  • Intensive Support · $21,674,371
The full plan6 goals, 40 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($300.0 million).

Where does the money go?

55% to Goal 4. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G4

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Increase the academic achievement of students to prepare them for success in college and careers$84.5 million28% of action budgets

33 funded actions · p. 26 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Staffing for Academic Support and Training (Universal)$12.2 millionaction 1.1 · p. 112 ↗
  2. After School Education & Safety (ASES) and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P)$8.3 millionaction 1.27 · p. 114 ↗
  3. Elementary Academic Interventions (Targeted)$5.9 millionaction 1.19 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Career Technical Education$4.1 millionaction 1.4 · p. 112 ↗
  5. Elementary Transitional Kindergarten (Targeted)$3.9 millionaction 1.20 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

23 more funded actions in this goal

  • Academic Interventions (Title I) · action 1.23 · p. 113 ↗$3.8 million
  • Summer Programs · action 1.26 · p. 114 ↗$3.2 million
  • Early College High School · action 1.14 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.0 million
  • Classified Staffing (District Funded) · action 1.16 · p. 113 ↗$2.5 million
  • Regional Occupational Program (ROP) · action 1.24 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.4 million
  • Assessment (Universal) · action 1.9 · p. 112 ↗$1.6 million
  • Academic Interventions (Secondary Learning Loss) · action 1.22 · p. 113 ↗$1.3 million
  • Secondary Academic Interventions (Targeted) · action 1.21 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • Teacher Training (Universal) · action 1.6 · p. 112 ↗$1.2 million
  • Classified Staffing (Targeted) · action 1.15 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • English Learner Program Staffing, Non-Staffing, and Professional Development · action 1.13 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
  • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) · action 1.25 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
  • Intensive Individualized Reading Intervention · action 1.37 · p. 114 ↗$0.8 million
  • Newcomer English learners – Student Support · action 1.33 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
  • Teacher and Administrator Training and Professional Development (Title II) · action 1.7 · p. 112 ↗$0.7 million
  • Extended School Year · action 1.38 · p. 114 ↗$0.6 million
  • Newcomer English learners – Student Support (Title III) · action 1.32 · p. 114 ↗$0.4 million
  • Work Experience & Job Coaching · action 1.39 · p. 114 ↗$0.4 million
  • Digital Platforms · action 1.10 · p. 112 ↗$0.2 million
  • Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate · action 1.3 · p. 112 ↗$0.1 million
  • Data Analysis & Progress Monitoring System (Universal) · action 1.8 · p. 112 ↗$0.1 million
  • Data System for Progress Monitoring (Targeted) · action 1.18 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Advanced Placement and SAT Fee Waivers and Proctoring · action 1.31 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

5 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 112 ↗

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 26. p. 26 ↗

Goal 2Address student mental health and physical wellness. Engage students in programs that support behaviors that…$44.6 million15% of action budgets

“Address student mental health and physical wellness. Engage students in programs that support behaviors that contribute to a better learning environment” p. 54 ↗

14 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Intensive Support$21.7 millionaction 2.23 · p. 116 ↗
  2. Special Education Staffing and Supports$3.6 millionaction 2.22 · p. 116 ↗
  3. Staffing: Behavior, Mental Health, and Physical Health (Targeted)$0.7 millionaction 2.11 · p. 115 ↗
  4. Restorative Practices Tier 3$0.5 millionaction 2.16 · p. 116 ↗
  5. Homeless Student Support$0.5 millionaction 2.26 · p. 116 ↗

3 more funded actions in this goal

  • Wraparound Services · action 2.24 · p. 116 ↗$0.5 million
  • Drug/​Alcohol Intervention (Intensive) · action 2.19 · p. 116 ↗$0.1 million
  • Drug/​Alcohol Intervention (Targeted) · action 2.14 · p. 116 ↗under $0.1 million

3 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 115 ↗

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 2 quoted

  • Suspension rates for K-12 students CA School Dashboard p. 57 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 All students: 3.3% …
    Target for year 3
    All students: 1.0% or less …
  • Graduation rates, using the combined four-and five-year graduation rate report CA School Dashboard p. 58 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 All students: 94.7% …
    Target for year 3
    All students: 95% …

9 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Engage families in programs that support positive student behaviors that contribute to a better learning…$4.7 million2% of action budgets

“Engage families in programs that support positive student behaviors that contribute to a better learning environment. Involve families in decision-making and in programs that support student wellness and academic achievement. Cultivate partnerships with community organizations and industry” p. 69 ↗

9 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. School Community Facilitators$3.4 millionaction 3.9 · p. 117 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Translation/ Interpretation$0.5 millionaction 3.10 · p. 117 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Special Education Translation/​Interpretation$0.3 millionaction 3.13 · p. 117 ↗
  4. General Parent/​Family Communication$0.2 millionaction 3.4 · p. 117 ↗
  5. Site-Based Parent/​Family Education (Title I)under $0.1 millionaction 3.3 · p. 117 ↗

3 more funded actions in this goal

  • Site-Based Parent/​Family Education · action 3.2 · p. 116 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • District Surveys · action 3.5 · p. 117 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution · action 3.16 · p. 117 ↗under $0.1 million

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 117 ↗

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 69 ↗.

Goal 4To support all students in learning to the best of their abilities, students will continue to learn from…$166.0 million55% of action budgets

“To support all students in learning to the best of their abilities, students will continue to learn from instructional materials aligned to state standards, have access to a broad course of study, and receive instruction provided by credentialed teachers in facilities in good repair” p. 77 ↗

12 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. General Instructional Staffing$120.8 millionaction 4.2 · p. 117 ↗
  2. Facilities Maintenance$28.2 millionaction 4.5 · p. 118 ↗
  3. Infrastructure$9.7 millionaction 4.3 · p. 117 ↗
  4. Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials$2.0 millionaction 4.1 · p. 117 ↗
  5. Access to Devices$1.9 millionaction 4.4 · p. 118 ↗

4 more funded actions in this goal

  • Supplemental Materials, Staffing and Learning Environment · action 4.10 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
  • Special Education Instructional Materials · action 4.11 · p. 118 ↗$0.1 million
  • Special Education Assistive Technology · action 4.12 · p. 118 ↗$0.1 million
  • Early College Instructional Materials · action 4.9 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

3 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 118 ↗

How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 3 quoted

  • Percentage of appropriately assigned and fully credentialed teachers CAL-SASS p. 77 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 99.60%
    Target for year 3
    100%
  • Percentage of students who have access to standards-aligned instructional materials SARC p. 78 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 100%
    Target for year 3
    100%
  • Percentage of facilities maintained in good repair SARC p. 78 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 100%
    Target for year 3
    100%

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5Increase student engagement and positive behavior as measured by attendance rates, suspension rates, and…$229,884under 1% of action budgets

“Increase student engagement and positive behavior as measured by attendance rates, suspension rates, and graduation rates. Connect students to hands-on learning experiences and career pathways as measured by counts of participating students” p. 84 ↗

5 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Additional Staffing – BB$210,884action 5.1 · p. 118 ↗
  2. CTE Course Alignment – BB$15,000action 5.3 · p. 118 ↗
  3. Professional Development – BB$2,500action 5.5 · p. 118 ↗
  4. Field Trips and Out-of-Class Experiences – BB$1,000action 5.4 · p. 118 ↗
  5. Focus on Kindness – BB$500action 5.6 · p. 118 ↗

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 3 quoted

  • Suspension rates CA School Dashboard p. 85 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 All: 17.4% …
    Target for year 3
    All: 6.0% or less …
  • Graduation Rate CA School Dashboard p. 85 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 87.7%
    Target for year 3
    95% or more
  • Percentage of students placed in the “Prepared” level on the College/Career Indicator CA School Dashboard p. 85 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 All: 2.5% …
    Target for year 3
    All: 55% …

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 6Increase student engagement and positive behavior as measured by attendance rates, percentage of students…$39,951under 1% of action budgets

“Increase student engagement and positive behavior as measured by attendance rates, percentage of students meeting full apportionment, and graduation rates. Connect students to hands-on learning experiences and career pathways as measured by counts of participating students” p. 90 ↗

2 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Field Trips and Out-of-Class Experiences – MV$31,961action 6.5 · p. 119 ↗
  2. Math and Reading Intervention – MV$7,990action 6.7 · p. 119 ↗

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted

  • Attendance: Percentage of students completing full apportionment Aeries Monthly Attendance Summary p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 50% of required weekly workload
    Target for year 3
    80% or more of required weekly workload
  • Graduation Rate CA School Dashboard p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 84.6%
    Target for year 3
    85%
  • Student participation in traditional learning experiences (art & field trips) p. 91 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 0
    Target for year 3
    2 experiences per student per year

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 17,635 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 46%2. White: 39%3. Two or more races: 7%4. Asian: 5%5. Not reported: 1%6. Black or African American: <1%7. Filipino: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%9. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino46%
  2. White39%
  3. Two or more races7%
  4. Asian5%
  5. Not reported1%
  6. Black or African American<1%
  7. Filipino<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

51%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 8,760 of 17,053 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Newport-Mesa Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 54% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (890 of 1,655 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Newport-Mesa Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Roy O. Andersen Elementary, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: Horace Ensign Intermediate, 89th percentile (Strong). High: Early College High, 99th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Newport-Mesa Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Newport-Mesa Unified good?

Newport-Mesa Unified’s 20 public elementary schools run from the 8th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 13 Strong, 3 Solid, 3 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Newport-Mesa Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 42nd to the 89th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Developing. Newport-Mesa Unified’s 5 public high schools run from the 47th to the 99th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 3 Strong and 2 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Newport-Mesa Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Newport-Mesa Unified had 10 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average high school in Newport-Mesa Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Newport-Mesa Unified spend per student?

Newport-Mesa Unified spent $28,980 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Newport-Mesa Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Newport-Mesa Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $300.0 million into 75 funded actions in 6 goals, 55% of its $544.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $166.0 million, 55% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Newport-Mesa Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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