Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0Newport Beach’s public schools outscore 80% of California districts
Math proficiency in Newport Beach’s districts is 47%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Newport Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Newport Beach’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 275 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newport Beach’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,216 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Isea International (private), Newport Christian School (private), Our Lady Queen of Angels School (private), Carden Hall (private), Harbor Day School (private) and Pacifica Christian High School, Orange County (private) are in town. Suncoast Preparatory Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Newport Beach’s grade
A−: better than 80% of California school districts, #171 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newport Beach, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Horace Ensign Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 875 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Horace Ensign Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 875 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Newport Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 2,084 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Newport Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 2,084 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Newport Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 2,084 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Newport Beach · depends on your address
Corona del Mar High
Grades 7–12 · 2,106 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Newport Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 2,084 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Newport Beach’s public schools are run by Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which also serves Costa Mesa. Parts of Newport Beach (7% and 3% of its land) are served by Laguna Beach Unified and Santa Ana Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Newport Beach vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Newport Beach’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Newport Beach | A− | Newport-Mesa Unified |
| Costa Mesa | A− | Newport-Mesa Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Irvine | A | Irvine Unified |
Every school in Newport Beach
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Newport Beach’s schools
Are Newport Beach’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newport Beach children attend outscore 80% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #171 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Newport Beach in?
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 17,540 students in 31 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Newport Beach are served by Laguna Beach Unified and Santa Ana Unified.
What is Newport Beach’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Newport-Mesa Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Newport Beach spend per student?
$25,216 in Newport-Mesa Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Newport Beach?
Yes: Isea International (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 7,818 students), Newport Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 512 students), Our Lady Queen of Angels School (Catholic, grades K–8, 461 students), Carden Hall (religious, grades PK–8, 456 students), Harbor Day School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 414 students) and Pacifica Christian High School, Orange County (religious, grades 9–12, 325 students).
Parents talk
What Newport Beach families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Newport Beach → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.