Whittier Elementary
1800 Whittier Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Map
Math (met standard)
19%
−22
state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
29%
−18
state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
15%
−21
state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
89%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
454
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.2
2024-25
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 20% state 47% · 2025-26 | 25% state 44% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 24% state 42% · 2025-26 | 24% state 46% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 16% state 37% · 2025-26 | 34% state 49% · 2025-26 | 15% state 35% · 2025-26 |
| Grade 6 | 16% state 37% · 2025-26 | 32% state 48% · 2025-26 | — |
| All grades | 19% state 41% · 2025-26 | 29% state 47% · 2025-26 | 15% state 35% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19% state 41% | 29% state 47% | 15% state 35% |
| 2024-25 | 25% state 40% | 32% state 47% | 5% state 33% |
| 2023-24 | 22% state 39% | 27% state 45% | 9% state 33% |
| 2022-23 | 27% state 38% | 32% state 45% | 8% state 32% |
| 2021-22 | 23% state 36% | 30% state 45% | 14% state 31% |
| 2020-21 | 26% state 34% | — | — |
| 2018-19 | 26% state 43% | 40% state 50% | 14% state 32% |
| 2017-18 | 24% state 41% | 30% state 49% | — |
| 2016-17 | 15% state 39% | 23% state 46% | — |
| 2015-16 | 20% state 38% | 21% state 45% | — |
| 2014-15 | 17% state 35% | 17% state 41% | — |
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 1%
- White 2%
- Hispanic 96%
- Black 0%
- Two or more 1%
- Other 0%
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
2025-26 results
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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Victoria Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
0.8 mi |
43%
+2
vs state
|
52%
+5
vs state
|
57% | |
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Pomona Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
0.9 mi |
27%
−13
vs state · 2024-25
|
42%
−5
vs state · 2024-25
|
94% | |
|
Everett A. Rea Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
1.1 mi |
32%
−9
vs state
|
40%
−7
vs state
|
93% | |
|
Wilson Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
1.1 mi |
25%
−16
vs state
|
28%
−19
vs state
|
94% | |
|
John H. Eader Elementary
Grades K–5
· Huntington Beach City Elementary
|
1.5 mi |
76%
+34
vs state
|
78%
+32
vs state
|
28% | |
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Newport Heights Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
1.5 mi |
73%
+32
vs state
|
78%
+31
vs state
|
30% | |
|
International School for Science and Culture
Grades K–8
Charter
· International School for Science and Culture District
|
1.8 mi |
87%
+42
vs state
|
73%
+28
vs state
|
41% | |
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Horace Ensign Intermediate
Grades 7–8
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
2.0 mi |
58%
+21
vs state
|
69%
+19
vs state
|
47% | |
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Mariners Elementary
Grades K–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
2.1 mi |
65%
+24
vs state
|
72%
+25
vs state
|
22% | |
|
Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Grades 3–6
· Newport-Mesa Unified
|
2.2 mi |
69%
+28
vs state
|
72%
+26
vs state
|
35% |
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