📍 2650 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
Costa Mesa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 1,776 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeff Giles. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Costa Mesa High enrolls 1,776 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 6.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,222 | 69% |
| White | 298 | 17% |
| Asian | 114 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 25 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,335 of the school's 1,776 students (75%) 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.
Costa Mesa High 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.
Costa Mesa High 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 1,776 students, Costa Mesa High is larger than the district average of about 551 students per school.