City: Costa Mesa, CA
Address: 2650 Fairview Road
District: Newport-Mesa Unified
School Enrollment: 1864
White students: 40.6%
Black students: 1.9%
Hispanic students: 41.6%
Asian students: 12.0%
Native American students: 0.3%
Filipino students: 1.1%
Pacific Islander students: 2.6%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 756
Black students: 35
Native American students: 6
Filipino students: 20
Hispanic students: 775
Pacific Islander students: 49
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 0.6%
Grade 7 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 32.0%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 33.4%
AP percentage of students tested: 99%
AP base score: 649
AP statewide rank: 6
AP similar schools rank: 8
Total number of teachers: 79
Teachers with full credentials: 72
Teachers with emergency credentials: 6
Teachers with waivers: 1
Councelors: 4
Librarians: 1
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 107
API math courses: 1
API math enrollment: 19
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 47
API social science courses: 1
API social science enrollment: 28
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 307
8th grade enrollment : 322
9th grade enrollment : 331
10th grade enrollment : 308
11th grade enrollment : 296
12th grade enrollment : 248
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 52
Statistics about Costa Mesa High in Costa Mesa, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 248
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 37.10%
Average verbal SAT score: 512
Average math SAT score: 540
Beginning teacher salary: $30300
Mid-range teacher salary: $54618
Highest teacher salary: $71436
Average principal salary (elementary): $85057
Average principal salary (middle): $89127
Average principal salary (secondary): $99580
Superintendent salary: $148000
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 42.14%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 5.25%
Dollars spent per student: $6301