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What's the one class at Newport Harbor High every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,084
High
DISTRICT 1,038 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724004124
Newport Harbor High
600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92663 · (949) 515-6300 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,084 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
22.6:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
889 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 9 | 496 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 518 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 544 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 526 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%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
68.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
42.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.5% | 32.3% | 19.3% | 11.9% |
| Math | 22.8% | 20.0% | 23.2% | 34.0% |
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 | 68.7% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.8% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 36.5% |
| 2020-21 | 66.3% | 43.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 66.5% | 38.0% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Harbor High
Newport Harbor High's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Harbor High this school | 2,084 | 42.7% | 55.6% |
| Dana Hills High Dana Point | 1,725 | 42.0% | 60.0% |
| Point Loma High San Diego | 1,724 | 43.3% | 52.6% |
| West Hills High Santee | 1,624 | 42.7% | 54.6% |
| Santana High Santee | 1,621 | 46.0% | 52.6% |
| Arroyo Grande High Arroyo Grande | 2,012 | 47.2% | 50.5% |
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 Newport Harbor High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #240 of 1,052 | #39 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #235 of 1,056 ▼ 6 | #37 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #278 of 1,056 ▼ 24 | #34 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #240 of 1,044 | #11 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,084 | #241 of 2,093 | #27 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #949 of 1,352 | #47 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #440 of 1,351 | #34 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #1,250 of 1,575 | #68 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #431 of 802 | #45 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
2,084
-182 (-8%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 2,084 | 92.1 | 22.6:1 | 43% (889) |
| 2023-24 | 2,217 | 95.8 | 23.1:1 | 43% (964) |
| 2022-23 | 2,268 | 95 | 23.9:1 | 44% (1,008) |
| 2020-21 | 2,266 | 82 | 27.6:1 | 36% (808) |
| 2017-18 | 2,335 | 88 | 26.6:1 | 36% (833) |
| 2015-16 | 2,349 | 85 | 27.6:1 | 35% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 2,507 | N/A | N/A | 27% (686) |
| 2000-01 | 2,218 | 91 | 24.4:1 | 17% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 55 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Harbor High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,335 to 2,084); teachers up 5% (88 to 92.1).
About Newport Harbor High
Newport Harbor High is a high school in Newport Beach, California, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 2,084 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 149% above the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Newport-Mesa Unified is the local district for Newport Harbor High. It runs 31 schools with 17,540 students.
The share of White students at Newport Harbor High is 52%, a majority. It is also 37% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 43% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. The school has 92.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 4.4 students per teacher. In all, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
Newport Harbor High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of California public high schools.
Newport Harbor High scores 55.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.5%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Newport Harbor High, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Horace Ensign Intermediate, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Newport Harbor High places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2,266 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 2,084 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 27.6 to 22.6 over 4 years.
Newport Harbor High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementary · 570 students
Other schools in Newport Beach
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Suncoast Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,459 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Newport Heights ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Newport Coast ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Ensign Intermediate0.4 mi · 875
- Newport Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 502
- International School for Science and Culture0.7 mi · 97
- Mariners Elementary0.7 mi · 573
- Newport Elementary1.3 mi · 339
- Woodland Elementary1.3 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Newport Harbor HighWhat is the total enrollment at Newport Harbor High?
Newport Harbor High enrolls approximately 2,084 students in grades 09-12.
Is Newport Harbor High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newport Harbor High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newport Harbor High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newport Harbor High is approximately 22.6:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newport Harbor High?
At Newport Harbor High, the student body is approximately 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Newport Harbor High public or private?
Newport Harbor High 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.