📍 966 Sonora Rd., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
Sonora Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mia Doidge. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Sonora Elementary enrolls 380 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 5.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 279 | 74% |
| White | 54 | 14% |
| Asian | 22 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 380 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.
Sonora 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.
Sonora 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 380 students, Sonora Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.