ACCESS Juvenile Hall
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Costa Mesa, California
ACCESS Juvenile Hall in Costa Mesa, California enrolled 186 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 6.9 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-34% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
234 students in 2022-23, 183 students in 2023-24, 186 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 234 | 27.0 | 8.7 |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 23.0 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 186 | 27.0 | 6.9 |
6.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 191 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection ACCESS Juvenile Hall enrolled 191 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 191 of the 191 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.8% of students were Hispanic, 9.7% Black, 6.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.8%
- Black9.7%
- White6.5%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at ACCESS Juvenile Hall scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | 15‑22% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
30-34% of the 105 students in ACCESS Juvenile Hall's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 30‑34% | 40% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 105 | 920 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Costa Mesa
5 public schools of this kind in Costa Mesa report 2024-25 enrollment; ACCESS Juvenile Hall is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCESS County Community | 1,315 | 19.7 | 79.2% |
| California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles | 423 | 10.6 | 60.8% |
| Orange County Special Education | 331 | 7.0 | 45.0% |
| California Pacific Charter - San Diego | 310 | 7.7 | 62.9% |
| ACCESS Juvenile Hall | 186 | 6.9 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about ACCESS Juvenile Hall
- California Pacific Charter - San DiegoThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.6 miles away: 310 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- California Pacific Charter- Los AngelesThe next nearest public school of this kind, 6.6 miles away: 423 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare ACCESS Juvenile Hall with California Pacific Charter - San DiegoStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Orange County Department of Education spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaACCESS Juvenile Hall is the number 305 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#305 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher6.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.6.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about ACCESS Juvenile Hall
How many students attend ACCESS Juvenile Hall?
186 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 234 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Costa Mesa, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at ACCESS Juvenile Hall?
6.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is ACCESS Juvenile Hall a Title I school?
ACCESS Juvenile Hall has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at ACCESS Juvenile Hall do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at ACCESS Juvenile Hall scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at ACCESS Juvenile Hall?
30-34% of the 105 students in ACCESS Juvenile Hall's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is ACCESS Juvenile Hall in?
Orange County Department of Education, NCES district ID 0691024. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069102409236 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.