Schools & Education — Costa Mesa, California

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma11761%
Bachelor's Degree24712%
Master's Degree6952%
Doctorate944%

Public Schools (26)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Coastline ROP9-120
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)10-120
California Pacific Charter - San Diego0-12245
California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles0-12351
International School for Science and Culture0-8130
Victoria Elementary0-6301
California Elementary0-6375
College Park Elementary0-6477
Costa Mesa High7-121,776
Estancia High9-121,040
Heinz Kaiser Elementary3-6553
Killybrooke Elementary0-6423
Back Bay High9-12135
Paularino Elementary0-6335
Pomona Elementary0-6303
Sonora Elementary0-6380
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle7-8506
Whittier Elementary0-6476
Wilson Elementary0-6361
Everett A. Rea Elementary0-6333

Private Schools (10)

School
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ST JOACHIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAGE ACADEMY
CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL-COSTA MESA
RENASCENCE SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL
PACIFIC ACADEMY
MARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY
MONTESSORI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Coast Community College District Office2
Orange Coast College2
Vanguard University of Southern California4
Pacific College4
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa1

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Orange Coast CollegeN/AN/A$1,392$47,348
Vanguard University of Southern California62%N/A$41,700$59,541
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa MesaN/AN/AN/A$26,897
Pacific College56%N/AN/A$70,064
Homestead Schools-Costa MesaN/AN/AN/A$59,398

District Summary

Total Enrollment10,236
Total Teachers578
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch69.9%
Charter Schools3
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.