📍 3232 CA Ave., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
California Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Kuncewicki. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
California Elementary enrolls 375 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 161 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 20 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 375 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
California Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
California Elementary is one of 32 schools in Newport-Mesa Unified, based in Costa Mesa, California. The district serves 17,635 students district-wide and employs 902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, California Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.
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