Mira Costa High

As a big 9-12 campus in Manhattan Beach, California, Mira Costa High works with 2,473 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Manhattan Beach Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Mira Costa High sits 195% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Manhattan Beach Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 5,887 students, Mira Costa High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mira Costa High lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Mira Costa High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.3%; this one delivers 65.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Mira Costa High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mira Costa High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 81.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Mira Costa High's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 2,541 (now 2,473).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.