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Does Estancia High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
976
High
DISTRICT 1,038 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724004114
Estancia High
2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · (949) 515-6500 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
819 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 220 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 247 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 264 | 27% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.2% | 38.8% | 20.7% | 16.3% |
| Math | 9.6% | 12.7% | 28.8% | 48.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 25.4% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 14.8% |
| 2020-21 | 57.2% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.3% | 20.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.2% | 16.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Estancia High
Estancia High's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estancia High this school | 976 | 83.9% | 43.1% |
| Don Antonio Lugo High Chino | 1,256 | 82.2% | 43.1% |
| Vista Real Charter High Oxnard | 1,271 | 84.1% | N/A |
| North Monterey County High Castroville | 1,250 | 84.5% | 30.1% |
| King City High King City | 1,199 | 82.2% | 39.5% |
| Coalinga High Coalinga | 1,256 | 80.3% | 22.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Estancia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #456 of 1,052 | #51 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #609 of 1,056 ▼ 152 | #56 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #400 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #45 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #203 of 1,044 | #7 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #781 of 2,093 | #67 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #349 of 1,352 | #14 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,013 of 1,351 | #67 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #499 of 1,575 | #35 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #129 of 802 | #11 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
976
-155 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,391
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 976 | 52.6 | 18.5:1 | 84% (819) |
| 2023-24 | 1,030 | 54.4 | 18.9:1 | 84% (866) |
| 2022-23 | 1,040 | 54 | 19.3:1 | 82% (855) |
| 2020-21 | 1,131 | 54 | 20.9:1 | 79% (899) |
| 2017-18 | 1,269 | 54.2 | 23.4:1 | 72% (909) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 55 | 22.3:1 | 72% (877) |
| 2010-11 | 1,310 | N/A | N/A | 65% (855) |
| 2000-01 | 1,218 | 51 | 23.9:1 | 53% (650) |
| 1990-91 | 1,391 | 58 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estancia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,269 to 976); teachers down 3% (54.2 to 52.6).
About Estancia High
Estancia High is a mid-sized high school in California, located in Costa Mesa. The school enrolls 976 students in grades 9 through 12.
Estancia High is a school in Newport-Mesa Unified. The district has 31 schools and 17,540 students.
Hispanic students are 84% of those enrolled at Estancia High. The next largest groups are 11% White and 2% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Estancia High are from different groups.
There are 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Estancia High, giving a ratio of 18.5:1. That is in line with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. A total of 819 students, or 84%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Estancia High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of California public high schools.
Test results at Estancia High are 12.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.1% actual, 30.4% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
Wilson Elementary sits about 0.2 miles from Estancia High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.3%, lower than Estancia High's 43.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.5 students per teacher, compared with 20.9 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Estancia High is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport-Mesa Unified
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · 2,084 students
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementary · 570 students
Other schools in Costa Mesa
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- ACCESS County CommunityCombined · 1,315 students
- Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Heinz Kaiser ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Charles W. Tewinkle MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Other Estancia High schools
One other US public school is named Estancia High. Estancia High is the largest of the 2.
- ESTANCIA HIGHESTANCIA, NM · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.2 mi · 323
- Victoria Elementary0.6 mi · 301
- Pomona Elementary0.7 mi · 264
- Everett A. Rea Elementary0.8 mi · 344
- Adams Elementary1.1 mi · 321
- Whittier Elementary1.3 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Estancia HighHow large is Estancia High?
Estancia High enrolls approximately 976 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Estancia High serve?
Estancia High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Estancia High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Estancia High is approximately 18.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Estancia High?
Estancia High reports a student body of 11% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Estancia High?
Estancia High is overseen by Newport-Mesa Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.