Woodland Elementary

Woodland Elementary is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Costa Mesa, California, run under Newport-Mesa Unified, with 487 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.

Woodland Elementary is one of 31 schools operated by Newport-Mesa Unified, a district that serves 17,540 students overall.

Demographically, Woodland Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 27% of students at Woodland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Woodland Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Heinz Kaiser Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 29% to 24% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.