Grade Trends

Paularino Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Newport-Mesa Unified

1060 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Map

Math (met standard)
32%
−9 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
45%
−2 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
39%
+4 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
71%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
371
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 39% state 47% · 2025-26 47% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 45% state 42% · 2025-26 48% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 22% state 37% · 2025-26 47% state 49% · 2025-26 39% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 22% state 37% · 2025-26 36% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 32% state 41% · 2025-26 45% state 47% · 2025-26 39% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 32% state 41% 45% state 47% 39% state 35%
2024-25 38% state 41% 41% state 47% 24% state 33%
2023-24 33% state 39% 46% state 45% 24% state 33%
2022-23 36% state 38% 44% state 45% 28% state 32%
2021-22 37% state 37% 51% state 45% 28% state 31%
2020-21 34% state 34% — —
2018-19 43% state 43% 61% state 50% 50% state 32%
2017-18 46% state 41% 56% state 49% —
2016-17 44% state 40% 50% state 46% —
2015-16 41% state 38% 54% state 46% —
2014-15 34% state 35% 39% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades K–6 · Newport-Mesa Unified
0.6 mi
52%
+11 vs state
60%
+13 vs state
43%
+8 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 52% in 2025-26 75% 367 Hispanic 72%
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0.6 mi
57%
+20 vs state
56%
+5 vs state
53%
+16 vs state
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0.6 mi
53%
+16 vs state
52%
+1 vs state
54%
+17 vs state
28% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 70% 423 Hispanic 52%
Killybrooke Elementary
Grades K–6 · Newport-Mesa Unified
0.7 mi
52%
+12 vs state
60%
+14 vs state
41%
+6 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 52% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2025-26 71% 473 Hispanic 62%
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Grades 7–12 Alternative · Newport-Mesa Unified
0.8 mi
13%
−19 vs state
42%
−15 vs state
24%
−14 vs state
19% Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2022-23 → 26% in 2025-26 67% 48 Hispanic 50%
Costa Mesa High
Grades 7–12 · Newport-Mesa Unified
0.9 mi
29%
−6 vs state
43%
−10 vs state
28%
−9 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 35% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 73% 1,730 Hispanic 70%
Maude B. Davis Elementary
Grades K–6 · Newport-Mesa Unified
0.9 mi
72%
+31 vs state
77%
+30 vs state
77%
+42 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 69% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 33% 570 White 44%
Greenville Fundamental Elementary
Grades K–5 · Santa Ana Unified
1.1 mi
41%
−1 vs state
44%
−2 vs state
39%
+3 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 80% 817 Hispanic 89%
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
Grades 7–8 · Newport-Mesa Unified
1.3 mi
30%
−7 vs state
42%
−8 vs state
16%
−19 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 81% 501 Hispanic 82%
Jim Thorpe Fundamental
Grades K–5 · Santa Ana Unified
1.4 mi
42%
±0 vs state
47%
+1 vs state
38%
+3 vs state
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