📍 390 Monte Vista Ave., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92627
Back Bay High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Mazurier. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
Back Bay High enrolls 135 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 72% |
| White | 27 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 135 students (74%) 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.
Back Bay 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.
Back Bay 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 135 students, Back Bay High is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.