# Newport-Mesa Unified

Newport-Mesa Unified is a unified district in Orange County, California. Reading proficiency is 61.7%, +2.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 50.3%, +2.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/newport-mesa-unified |
| County | Orange |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 30 |
| Students | 17,540 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $25,967 |
| Low-Income Students | 8,963 (50.8%) |
| English Learners | 2,722 (15.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 58.8% | 8,764 |
| 2024 | 59.5% | 8,639 |
| 2025 | 61.7% | 8,574 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 48.0% | 8,794 |
| 2024 | 48.1% | 8,703 |
| 2025 | 50.3% | 8,633 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 44.3% | 75.5% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | 77.2% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | 76.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.8% | 66.8% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | 67.7% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | 67.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.8% | 69.5% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 70.4% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | 71.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.9% | 59.4% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | 60.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | 60.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea McElroy | Member | amcelroy@nmusd.us | 2025 | 2026 |
| Ashley Anderson | Member | aanderson@nmusd.us | 2018 | 2026 |
| Carol Crane | Member | ccrane@nmusd.us | 2020 | 2028 |
| Krista Weigand | Member | kweigand@nmusd.us | 2020 | 2028 |
| Leah Ersoylu | President | lersoylu@nmusd.us | 2020 | 2028 |
| Lisa Pearson | Clerk | lmpearson@nmusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Michelle Murphy | Vice President | mamurphy@nmusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Early College High | Costa Mesa | 95.0% | 75.0% | 85.0% | +2.5 | +7.1 |
| 2 | Roy O. Andersen Elementary | Newport Beach | 80.3% | 84.4% | 82.3% | -0.8 | -1.0 |
| 3 | Newport Coast Elementary | Newport Beach | 82.8% | 78.1% | 80.4% | +3.3 | +4.3 |
| 4 | Harbor View Elementary | Corona Del Mar | 81.6% | 78.1% | 79.8% | +3.9 | -0.9 |
| 5 | Maude B. Davis Elementary | Costa Mesa | 78.7% | 72.7% | 75.7% | +2.8 | +5.5 |
| 6 | Newport Heights Elementary | Newport Beach | 79.3% | 70.5% | 74.9% | +9.6 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Mariners Elementary | Newport Beach | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.1% | +0.1 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Newport Elementary | Newport Beach | 74.2% | 66.5% | 70.3% | +2.0 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary | Corona Del Mar | 72.3% | 66.1% | 69.2% | -1.0 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Heinz Kaiser Elementary | Costa Mesa | 69.5% | 67.0% | 68.3% | -2.0 | +1.9 |
| 11 | California Elementary | Costa Mesa | 65.8% | 62.0% | 63.9% | +1.5 | +5.7 |
| 12 | Corona del Mar High | Newport Beach | 70.6% | 56.4% | 63.5% | +0.8 | -2.7 |
| 13 | Eastbluff Elementary | Newport Beach | 63.9% | 60.7% | 62.3% | -14.4 | -7.9 |
| 14 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | Newport Beach | 66.3% | 53.9% | 60.1% | -3.9 | -2.3 |
| 15 | Killybrooke Elementary | Costa Mesa | 63.0% | 55.9% | 59.5% | +1.2 | -2.2 |
| 16 | Adams Elementary | Costa Mesa | 64.5% | 47.6% | 56.1% | +17.7 | +16.4 |
| 17 | Newport Harbor High | Newport Beach | 68.7% | 42.8% | 55.8% | +15.0 | +11.0 |
| 18 | Sonora Elementary | Costa Mesa | 57.7% | 45.0% | 51.3% | +5.2 | +3.3 |
| 19 | Victoria Elementary | Costa Mesa | 49.7% | 37.4% | 43.5% | -4.1 | -10.2 |
| 20 | Estancia High | Costa Mesa | 63.0% | 22.3% | 42.6% | +3.0 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Everett A. Rea Elementary | Costa Mesa | 40.0% | 40.5% | 40.2% | +1.2 | +11.5 |
| 22 | Paularino Elementary | Costa Mesa | 41.1% | 38.3% | 39.7% | -2.6 | +2.6 |
| 23 | Costa Mesa High | Costa Mesa | 49.9% | 29.4% | 39.7% | +4.5 | +0.5 |
| 24 | College Park Elementary | Costa Mesa | 41.1% | 35.2% | 38.2% | +1.4 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Charles W. Tewinkle Middle | Costa Mesa | 45.4% | 30.3% | 37.8% | +12.6 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Pomona Elementary | Costa Mesa | 41.5% | 27.3% | 34.4% | +10.8 | +0.9 |
| 27 | Whittier Elementary | Costa Mesa | 31.9% | 24.9% | 28.4% | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Wilson Elementary | Costa Mesa | 26.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | -6.9 | +0.6 |
| 29 | Monte Vista High/Cloud Campus | Costa Mesa | 23.1% | 7.7% | 15.4% | -33.4 | -34.9 |
| 30 | Back Bay High | Costa Mesa | 12.5% | 4.3% | 8.4% | +10.7 | +4.3 |