📍 2850 Club House Rd., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
Adams Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joe Erven. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Adams Elementary enrolls 355 students across grades K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 74% |
| White | 49 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 355 students (79%) 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.
Adams 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.
Adams 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 355 students, Adams Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.