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Newport-Mesa Unified

Costa Mesa High

2650 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5537

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Summary

Costa Mesa High is underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 58th percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 49.9% of students met California's reading standard, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker: 29.4% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency49.9%
Current Math Proficiency29.4%
Reading State Rank604/1751 (66th percentile)
Math State Rank879/1754 (50th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio20:1
Student Enrollment1,730
Low-Income Students1,277 (73.8%)
English Learners298 (17.2%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +4.5%Trend up•Math +0.5%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +4.1%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +1.5%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -2.2%Trend down•
English Native +7.7%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +0.1%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income -2.5%Trend down
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.7%Trend down•
English Native +1.1%Trend up
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