Whittier Elementary (Newport-Mesa Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Whittier Elementary is a Elementary in Costa Mesa, CA. It currently serves 457 students (grades KG-06). The school is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Newport-Mesa Unified School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:457
Number of Teachers: 28
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.61

Location Info

Location: 1800 Whittier Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Mailing Address: 2985 Bear St. Bldg. A, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-4300
Phone: (949)515-6990
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 64
Grade 2 60
Grade 3 72
Grade 4 57
Grade 5 69
Grade 6 76
Kindergarten 59
Gender/Sex of Whittier Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 212 46.39
Female 245 53.61
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Whittier Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.66
Black or African American 1 0.22
Hispanic/Latino 443 96.94
Two or more races 4 0.88
White 6 1.31
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 206 97.17
Two or more races 2 0.94
White 4 1.89
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.22
Black or African American 1 0.41
Hispanic/Latino 237 96.74
Two or more races 2 0.82
White 2 0.82

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 62 96.88
Two or more races 1 1.56
White 1 1.56
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 57 95.00
White 2 3.33
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 71 98.61
Two or more races 1 1.39
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.75
Hispanic/Latino 56 98.25
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.45
Hispanic/Latino 66 95.65
Two or more races 1 1.45
White 1 1.45
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 74 97.37
Two or more races 1 1.32
White 1 1.32
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.70
Hispanic/Latino 57 96.61
White 1 1.70