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What's the state of after-school transportation at Newport Coast Elementary?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724008544
Newport Coast Elementary
6655 Ridge Park Rd., Newport Beach, CA 92657 · (949) 515-6975 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test 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.
- CThree-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
19.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
82 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
62%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
82.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
78.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 57.6% | 25.2% | 10.1% | 7.1% |
| Math | 56.6% | 21.5% | 14.1% | 7.8% |
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 | 82.8% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 77.5% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 73.8% |
| 2021-22 | 83.3% | 78.1% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 76.2% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 80.7% |
| 2017-18 | 84.0% | 74.4% |
| 2016-17 | 79.4% | 77.0% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Newport Coast Elementary
Newport Coast Elementary's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Coast Elementary this school | 429 | 19.1% | 80.2% |
| Valle Verde Elementary Walnut Creek | 485 | 15.9% | 71.9% |
| Austin Creek Elementary Santa Rosa | 366 | 16.4% | 78.0% |
| Torrey Pines Elementary La Jolla | 465 | 16.8% | 83.7% |
| Canyon Vista Elementary Aliso Viejo | 533 | 19.7% | 81.8% |
| Wagon Wheel Elementary Coto De Caza | 441 | 20.0% | 79.8% |
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 Newport Coast Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #216 of 5,151 | #30 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #303 of 5,172 ▲ 22 | #41 of 382 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #167 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #21 of 382 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,702 of 5,116 | #133 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #3,292 of 5,915 | #256 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #717 of 5,352 | #31 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,671 of 5,354 | #143 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #5,179 of 5,625 | #364 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,236 of 3,837 | #116 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
429
+58 (+16%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 429 | 22 | 19.5:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 21.6 | 21.1:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | N/A | N/A | 3% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 2% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Coast Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (548 to 429); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Newport Coast Elementary
Newport Coast Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Newport Beach, California. In all, 429 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
Federal data list 31 schools in Newport-Mesa Unified, with 17,540 students enrolled.
At Newport Coast Elementary, 55% of students are White. Other students are 24% Asian, 14% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is higher than the 43% White share among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Newport Coast Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 19% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Newport Coast Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Newport Coast Elementary's results are 11.9 points above predicted: 80.2% against 68.3%.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
Measured in a straight line, Vista Verde is about 1.6 miles from Newport Coast Elementary. The five-mile area around Newport Coast Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 76.5%, lower than Newport Coast Elementary's 80.2%.
NCES assigns Newport Coast Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Newport Coast Elementary enrolled 371 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 429.
This page is set up for the Newport Coast Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Newport Beach
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · 2,084 students
- Suncoast Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,459 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Newport Heights ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Verde1.6 mi · 837
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary2.0 mi · 336
- Roy O. Andersen Elementary2.0 mi · 353
- Bonita Canyon Elementary2.0 mi · 395
- Harbor View Elementary2.5 mi · 344
- El Morro Elementary2.9 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Newport Coast ElementaryHow large is Newport Coast Elementary?
Newport Coast Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-06.
Is Newport Coast Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newport Coast Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newport Coast Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newport Coast Elementary is approximately 19.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newport Coast Elementary?
Student demographics at Newport Coast Elementary are roughly 55% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Newport Coast Elementary public or private?
Newport Coast 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.