Best public schools in Costa Mesa, CA
29 public schools in Costa Mesa: 14 elementary · 1 middle · 7 high · 1 K-8 · 5 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.
Elementary schools
14 schools in Costa Mesa, best first
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Maude B. Davis Elementary
90.5
ELA 79%Math 73%Science 57%
#444 of 4,688 in California
Heinz Kaiser Elementary
84.7
ELA 70%Math 67%Science 55%
#716 of 4,688 in California
California Elementary
78.3
ELA 66%Math 62%Science 42%
#1,016 of 4,688 in California
Killybrooke Elementary
73.9
ELA 63%Math 56%Science 38%
#1,222 of 4,688 in California
Adams Elementary
71.5
ELA 65%Math 48%Science 40%
#1,335 of 4,688 in California
Sonora Elementary
67.8
ELA 58%Math 45%Science 43%
#1,508 of 4,688 in California
Victoria Elementary
56.1
ELA 50%Math 37%Science 33%
#2,057 of 4,688 in California
Everett A. Rea Elementary
51.4
ELA 40%Math 41%Science 32%
#2,277 of 4,688 in California
Paularino Elementary
48.0
ELA 41%Math 38%Science 24%
#2,436 of 4,688 in California
College Park Elementary
46.8
ELA 41%Math 35%Science 26%
#2,493 of 4,688 in California
Pomona Elementary
33.2
ELA 42%Math 27%Science 11%
#3,130 of 4,688 in California
Whittier Elementary
20.1
ELA 32%Math 25%Science 5%
#3,744 of 4,688 in California
Wilson Elementary
15.3
ELA 26%Math 22%Science 13%
#3,969 of 4,688 in California
Woodland Elementary
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No published test results
Middle schools
1 school in Costa Mesa
High schools
7 schools in Costa Mesa, best first
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Early College High
99.0
ELA 95%Math 75%Science 75%
#17 of 1,729 in California
Estancia High
64.2
ELA 63%Math 22%Science 31%
#619 of 1,729 in California
Costa Mesa High
61.5
ELA 50%Math 29%Science 33%
#666 of 1,729 in California
Monte Vista Independent Study
24.8
ELA 23%Math 8%Science 15%
#1,300 of 1,729 in California
Back Bay High
16.7
ELA 13%Math 4%Science 5%
#1,440 of 1,729 in California
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)
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No published test results
Coastline ROP
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No published test results
K-8 schools
1 school in Costa Mesa
Combined schools
5 schools in Costa Mesa, best first
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California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles
84.4
ELA 49%Math 48%Science 39%
#89 of 569 in California
California Pacific Charter - San Diego
63.4
ELA 41%Math 33%Science 30%
#209 of 569 in California
ACCESS County Community
11.7
ELA 14%Math 3%Science 8%
#503 of 569 in California
Orange County Special Education
9.6
ELA 6%Math 6%Science 0%
#515 of 569 in California
ACCESS Juvenile Hall
5.9
ELA 6%Math 1%Science 0%
#536 of 569 in California