Suncoast Preparatory Academy

Suncoast Preparatory Academy, located in Newport Beach, California, is a large combined-grade school. The school enrolls 1,459 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in California is about 602, so this school runs 142% larger than that.

Suncoast Preparatory Academy reports to Suncoast Preparatory Academy District.

White students account for 57% of enrollment at Suncoast Preparatory Academy. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 43% White share among all Orange County residents. Suncoast Preparatory Academy has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Staffing totals 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 30.1:1. For comparison, combined schools in California average 18.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 38%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.

County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is 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 public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.

The school nearest to Suncoast Preparatory Academy is ACCESS County Community, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data. Suncoast Preparatory Academy is a virtual school according to federal records.

In 2020-21 the school reported 74 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 1,459. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. By 2024-25, the school had 30.1 students per teacher, compared with 24.7 in 2020-21.

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