Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724002341
Victoria Elementary
1025 Victoria St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · (949) 515-6985 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
172 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
56%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
49.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.7pp since 2014
Math
37.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.1% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 26.9% |
| Math | 17.5% | 19.9% | 25.3% | 37.4% |
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 | 49.7% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 53.8% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 56.3% | 48.1% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 38.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.9% | 46.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 39.8% | 34.5% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Victoria Elementary
Victoria Elementary's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Elementary this school | 301 | 57.1% | 47.4% |
| Grover Heights Elementary Grover Beach | 290 | 59.3% | 39.2% |
| Rockford Elementary Porterville | 301 | 62.5% | 29.3% |
| Plainfield Elementary Woodland | 257 | 57.2% | 44.7% |
| Oak Valley Elementary Buellton | 377 | 56.8% | 43.4% |
| Madera Elementary Simi Valley | 264 | 54.9% | 48.7% |
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 Victoria Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,896 of 5,151 | #223 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,509 of 5,172 ▼ 452 | #261 of 382 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #2,058 of 5,172 ▼ 528 | #229 of 382 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #183 of 5,116 | #9 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #4,758 of 5,915 | #378 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #24 of 5,352 | #3 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,245 of 5,354 | #188 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #3,598 of 5,625 | #211 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,768 of 3,837 | #161 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
301
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 301 | 20.8 | 14.5:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18.7 | 15.6:1 | 61% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 19.9 | 15.1:1 | 66% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 66% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 66% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 65% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | N/A | N/A | 59% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 49% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Victoria Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (363 to 301); teachers up 16% (18 to 20.8).
About Victoria Elementary
Victoria Elementary is one of the public schools in Costa Mesa, California. It is a small elementary school. Enrollment is 301 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 35% lower.
Newport-Mesa Unified runs Victoria Elementary along with 30 other schools, enrolling 17,540 students in total.
At Victoria Elementary, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. It is also 38% White and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. Victoria Elementary's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.5:1. This ratio sits 7.8 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
allk12 grades Victoria Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 46.1% for a school in California with Victoria Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Victoria Elementary posts 47.4%.
Orange County census figures show that the median household income is $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
The closest public school, Wilson Elementary, is about 0.6 miles from Victoria Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Victoria Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Victoria Elementary the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 28 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.1 to 14.5 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Heinz Kaiser ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Charles W. Tewinkle MiddleMiddle · 501 students
Other Victoria Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Victoria Elementary. Victoria Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Victoria ElementaryRiverside, CA · 488 students
- Victoria ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 474 students
- VICTORIA ELEMENTARYVICTORIA, MN · 670 students
- Victoria ElementaryVictoria, VA · 400 students
- Victoria ElementaryVictoria, KS · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.6 mi · 323
- Estancia High0.6 mi · 976
- Pomona Elementary0.8 mi · 264
- Whittier Elementary0.8 mi · 454
- Everett A. Rea Elementary0.9 mi · 344
- John H. Eader Elementary1.5 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Victoria ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Victoria Elementary?
Victoria Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Victoria Elementary serve?
Victoria Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Victoria Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Victoria Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Victoria Elementary?
At Victoria Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Victoria Elementary?
Victoria Elementary is overseen by Newport-Mesa Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.