Total enrollment
17,540
-775 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in Newport-Mesa Unified
California · 17,540 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 education in Newport-Mesa Unified runs across 32 schools with combined enrollment of about 17,540 students, averaging 548 per school.
4-year change in Newport-Mesa Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newport-Mesa Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #120 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,540 | #71 of 587 | #464 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #45 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #76 of 587 | #8,080 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.7% | #382 of 587 | #4,068 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #163 of 530 | #1,328 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Newport-Mesa Unified
State test results across the district's 27 scored schools run from Roy O. Andersen Elementary at 81.3% proficient to Wilson Elementary at 24.6%, a gap of 56.7 points. That is the 51st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 21,216 to 17,540 students (down 17%) and from 888 to 927 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Newport-Mesa Unified
Newport-Mesa Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district oversees 32 schools and hosts approximately 17,540 students.
In terms of grade levels, Newport-Mesa Unified is made up of 23 elementary, 2 middle, and 7 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 4%: 18,315 students in SY 2020-21 versus 17,540 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Newport-Mesa Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.