📍 2990 Mesa Verde Dr., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
Early College High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Martinez. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Early College High enrolls 201 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 39% male and 61% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 55% |
| White | 61 | 31% |
| Asian | 18 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 201 students (60%) 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.
Early College 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.
Early College 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 201 students, Early College High is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.