📍 1060 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
Paularino Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bonnie Hinton. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Paularino Elementary enrolls 335 students across grades K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 8.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 64% |
| White | 57 | 17% |
| Asian | 28 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 335 students (72%) 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.
Paularino 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.
Paularino 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 335 students, Paularino Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.
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