Costa Mesa High School - Newport Beach, California/CA

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Costa Mesa High School

Po Box 1368, Newport Beach, CA, 92663-1368 -

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Definition of Terms

Costa Mesa High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Orange County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1979 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

73 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 325 students

Grade 8 - 332 students

Grade 9 - 348 students

Grade 10 - 330 students

Grade 11 - 279 students

Grade 12 - 292 students

Grade Not Listed - 73 students

This School

( CA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:27

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CA ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	13%	11%
% Hispanic	50%	45%
% Black	3%	7%
% White	33%	33%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

12%

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

( CA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Newport-mesa Unified School District

This School's Agency

( CA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	32	4
Number of Students Managed	22,122 students	1,785 students
District Total Revenue	$243,089,000	$16,194,000
District Expenditure	$261,941,000	$16,545,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,989	$8,848
District Expenditure / Student	$11,841	$8,162
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Costa Mesa High School, otherwise known as CMHS or "Mesa," is a public middle school / high school for grades 7 through 12 located in Costa Mesa, California. It is part of the Newport Mesa Unified School District and is located at 2650 Fairview Road. The school's rival is Estancia High School.
Costa Mesa High School shares its drama theater with Newport Harbor High School because of unsafe conditions at Newport Harbor's theater.
Sports: Football, Track and Field, Cross Country, Golf, Volleyball, Swim, Water Polo, Tennis, Basketball.
Each year, rival football teams from Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School play each other in a game known as the Battle of the Bell.
Choir: The Costa Mesa High School choir department is divided into five different choirs: Girls Chorus, Boys Chorus, Concert Choir, Vocal Ensemble, and the Madrigal Choir.
Girls chorus consists of 7th and 8th grade girls. Boys Chorus is made up of 7th and 8th grade boys. Concert Choir is made up of 8th grade - 12th grade boys and girls, is an audition choir for 8th graders, and is an elective for 9th-12th graders. Vocal Ensemble is an audition choir for 9th- 12 grade girls. The most advanced choir is Madrigal Choir and is an audition-only 9th-12th grade boys and girls choir. The Madrigal Choir, commonly known as "Mads," is very selective and there is an equal number of boys and girls members. Currently all the choirs are under the direction of Jon Lindfors. Whose Madrigal choir will perform with many other choirs in Carnagie Hall. under the conducting of John Rudder.
Cross Country: One of Mesa's cross country coaches was Joe Fisher, from 1969 through 1980, his wife sharing a similar coaching position. He had a record of ten straight years of varsity dual meet league victories and, in 1976, won a high school CIF Southern Section championship at the boys varsity 3-A level. Costa Mesa High School varsity boys cross country has won the Orange County championships six times under Coach Fisher. This is the record holder of Orange County victories in the history of varsity boys cross country. Coach Joe Fisher was voted California high school boys cross country coach of the year in 1978.
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About This Zip Code (92663)

School Zip (92663)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

22,123 people

33,137,211 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

61%

32%

Population Average Age

37 years old

33.3 years old

Average Household size

2.0 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$66,978

$49,006

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.5 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

39 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (92663)

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% Owning / % Renting

45% / 55%

58% / 42%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Back Bay High Continuation School - 178 students - view location
2. Corona Del Mar High School - 2163 students - view location
3. Estancia High School - 1331 students - view location
4. Monte Vista High Alternative School - 97 students - view location
5. Newport Harbor High School - 2462 students - view location
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