📍 200 Kalmus Dr., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92626
ACCESS Juvenile Hall is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacqueline Cardenas. It is part of the Orange County Department of Education school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
ACCESS Juvenile Hall enrolls 234 students across grades K–12. The student body is 88% male and 12% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Two or more races and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 14% |
| White | 17 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 234 students (99%) 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.
ACCESS Juvenile Hall is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
ACCESS Juvenile Hall is one of 5 schools in Orange County Department of Education, based in Costa Mesa, California. The district serves 2,290 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 234 students, ACCESS Juvenile Hall is smaller than the district average of about 458 students per school.
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