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Newport Harbor High School
Po Box 1368, Newport Beach, CA, 92663-5499 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Newport Harbor High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Orange County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2462 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 93 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 649 students
Grade 10 - 690 students
Grade 11 - 552 students
Grade 12 - 526 students
Grade Not Listed - 45 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:26 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 3% 8%
% Hispanic 27% 39%
% Black 1% 9%
% White 69% 36%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 19% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Newport-mesa Unified School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 32 7
Number of Students Managed 22,122 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $243,089,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $261,941,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $10,989 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $11,841 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Belgrade Panthers earn all-conference honors (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:26:01 am
    Four Panthers were named multiple times to the Class A Central division all-conference team, while Belgrade garnered four first-team placers. Twelve players from Belgrade (8-5) were honored overall.
  • Whiteside is an Army All-American (Daily Pilot)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:59:37 am
    NEWPORT BEACH — High school football players selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl are considered among the best in the nation. They’re also picked because they embody traits that an Army soldier possesses.
  • Which restaurants do teens like most? (Orange County Register)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 03:07:51 pm
    Chipotle, understandable but, Olive Garden? Teens love them both.
  • Raffle for recovery (Daily Pilot)
    posted on October 20, 2009 at 12:07:51 pm
    Bodysurfer Robert Khoury is known as “the guy who goes right” to members of the so-called New Crew, a group of bold, young swimmers who head to the famed Newport Beach body surfing spot the Wedge each day during the summer.
  • School's walls remain steeped in history (Los Angeles Times)
    posted on October 14, 2009 at 04:30:38 am
    The white courtyard building and bell tower at Newport Harbor High are replicas. But the two coastal-themed murals outside the principal's office are original pieces dating to the Great Depression. The art could have been history.
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School Notes:
  • Newport Harbor High School is a public high school in Newport Beach, in Orange County, California, in the United States. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.
  • History
  • When the big football stadium was finally built, it was named Davidson Field in honor of Sidney Davidson, the school's first principal. He had the altruistic distinction of working for the first seven months without pay.
  • Athletics
  • Newport Harbor High School has water polo, volleyball, baseball and football teams. They currently compete in the Sunset League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. NHHS teams are known as the Sailors, though fans also refer to them as the "Tars". The school colors are primarily blue and gray, and they use Tommy Tar, a representation of Popeye the Sailor Man, as their mascot.
  • List of sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Colorguard
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Marching Band
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Surfing
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Waterpolo
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball
  • Famous alumni
  • Sharon Sheeley, songwriter
  • Misty May, professional beach volleyball player
  • Steve Timmons, Olympic volleyball player
  • Eric Longabardi, Journalist
  • Aaron Peirsol, Olympic swimmer
  • Ted McGinley, actor
  • Kelly McGillis, actress
  • Trevor O'Brien, actor
  • Marguerite Moreau, actress
  • Constance Zimmer, actress
  • Dave Cadigan, NFL football player
  • Jim Neidhart, wrestler, held shotput record from 1973 to 1985
  • Bruce Penhall, racer, actor
  • Paulina James, porn star,model
  • Michael J. Cox, porn star
  • Anthony Zerbe, actor
  • Ethan Wayne, actor
  • George Yardley, NBA Hall of Fame
  • Zach Wells, Major League soccer player
  • Tyson Wahl, Major League soccer player
  • Irene Worth, actress
  • Terry Albritton, shotputter
  • Brad Hill, baseball coach
  • Allison Stockton, Reality TV
  • Chrissy Schwartz, Reality TV
  • Samantha Kuhns, Reality TV
  • Courtney Briglio, Reality TV
  • Sasha Dunlap, Reality TV
  • Greg Laurie, Pastor and Evangelist
  • Peter Jason, actor
  • External links
  • Official website
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (92663)
School Zip (92663)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 22,123 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 61% 32%
Population Average Age 37 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $66,978 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 40 years old 39 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 45% / 55% 58% / 42%
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