Top 10 Elementary Schools in Costa Mesa, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Costa Mesa based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 40.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 18.5% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Maude B. Davis Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	63.3	47.3%	75.9%	8.0%	0.2%
2	Heinz Kaiser Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	62.5	38.8%	68.5%	8.0%	0.4%
3	California Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	59.8	36.5%	64.0%	7.9%	0.5%
4	Adams Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	53.1	26.6%	56.3%	11.7%	0.6%
5	Sonora Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	53.0	25.9%	51.1%	13.1%	0.3%
6	Everett A. Rea Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	50.4	16.2%	40.2%	13.9%	2.0%
7	Killybrooke Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	49.5	31.3%	59.1%	16.1%	2.2%
8	Victoria Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	48.5	23.9%	44.7%	12.1%	2.9%
9	Paularino Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	41.4	18.3%	39.4%	19.8%	0.3%
10	College Park Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified	Orange	41.2	13.4%	37.4%	20.9%	1.0%

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Costa Mesa, California

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