St. John the Baptist Catholic School
Private · Grades K–8 · 505 students
Paularino Elementary
1060 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
371
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newport-Mesa Unified
Orange County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Paularino Elementary
Paularino Elementary is a public elementary school in Costa Mesa, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Newport-Mesa Unified. The school is located in a midsize city in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 371 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 371 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Newport-Mesa Unified
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 062724004127
Schools near Paularino Elementary
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Sonora Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 367 students
Killybrooke Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 473 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.