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Back Bay High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

390 Monte Vista Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · (949) 515-6900 · Part of Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Costa Mesa’s School Grade A− better than 81% of California school districts

Directions
Students
143
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Back Bay High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 44 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

390 Monte Vista Ave., Costa Mesa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 93
Grade 104
Grade 1147
Grade 1289
Enrollment over time
127’20
134’21
135’22
150’23
143’24

Up 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 22%Black 3%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Back Bay High from Costa Mesa families.

Other schools in Newport-Mesa Unified School District

The district →
Mariners Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Newport Beach
A
573 students19:1
Maude B. Davis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Costa Mesa
A+
570 students23:1
Newport Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Newport Beach
A
502 students19:1
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Costa Mesa
487 students22:1
College Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Costa Mesa
B−
473 students19:1
Killybrooke Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Costa Mesa
A−
473 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Costa Mesa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.