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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724004116
Heinz Kaiser Elementary
2130 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · (949) 515-6950 · Orange County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
188 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newport-Mesa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
67.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.3% | 31.2% | 17.7% | 12.8% |
| Math | 39.0% | 28.0% | 19.2% | 13.7% |
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 | 69.5% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 70.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.5% | 65.2% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 66.7% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 61.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.2% | 67.8% |
| 2017-18 | 69.7% | 68.1% |
| 2016-17 | 66.6% | 63.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Heinz Kaiser Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz Kaiser Elementary this school | 539 | 34.9% | 69.7% |
| Ocean View Elementary Arroyo Grande | 547 | 34.0% | 70.3% |
| Ione Elementary Ione | 564 | 34.2% | 26.4% |
| Valencia Elementary Aptos | 487 | 37.0% | 60.3% |
| Newport Heights Elementary Newport Beach | 502 | 30.3% | 71.2% |
| Sun Valley Elementary San Rafael | 523 | 30.0% | 72.0% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Heinz Kaiser Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #667 of 5,151 | #106 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #729 of 5,172 ▼ 134 | #109 of 382 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #767 of 5,172 ▼ 121 | #122 of 382 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,847 of 5,116 | #127 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #1,992 of 5,915 | #147 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,708 of 5,352 | #70 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #2,042 of 5,354 | #170 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #4,567 of 5,625 | #279 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #1,584 of 3,837 | #144 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
539
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 539 | 25.3 | 21.3:1 | 35% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 25.1 | 20.7:1 | 36% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 23.4 | 23.7:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 28% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 26 | 25.4:1 | 29% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 25 | 28.3:1 | 32% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | N/A | N/A | 39% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 28% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heinz Kaiser Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (661 to 539); teachers down 3% (26 to 25.3).
About Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Heinz Kaiser Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Costa Mesa, California, administered by Newport-Mesa Unified. The school teaches grades 3 through 6 and enrolls 539 students.
Heinz Kaiser Elementary is part of Newport-Mesa Unified, where 31 schools serve 17,540 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at Heinz Kaiser Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Orange County's population at about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Heinz Kaiser Elementary, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Heinz Kaiser Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Heinz Kaiser Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.7%; the prediction is 59.1%.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Heinz Kaiser Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Heinz Kaiser Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Woodland Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Heinz Kaiser Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 539 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.3:1) than in 2020-21 (22.6:1).
People who know Heinz Kaiser Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Other schools in Costa Mesa
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- ACCESS County CommunityCombined · 1,315 students
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Charles W. Tewinkle MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Elementary0.3 mi · 487
- Back Bay High0.9 mi · 143
- International School for Science and Culture1.0 mi · 97
- Mariners Elementary1.0 mi · 573
- College Park Elementary1.2 mi · 473
- Eastbluff Elementary1.3 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Heinz Kaiser ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Heinz Kaiser Elementary?
Heinz Kaiser Elementary enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Heinz Kaiser Elementary serve?
Heinz Kaiser Elementary serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Heinz Kaiser Elementary have?
Heinz Kaiser Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Heinz Kaiser Elementary?
Student demographics at Heinz Kaiser Elementary are roughly 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Heinz Kaiser Elementary public or private?
Heinz Kaiser Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newport-Mesa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.