Elementary school (grades K-5) · Corona Del Mar, CA

Harbor View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Harbor View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062724004115
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
19
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harbor View Elementary earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
20.2:1
students per teacher
8.5%
free-lunch eligible
344
students enrolled

Harbor View Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

344

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.2:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-6% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

8.5%

vs 55.5% California avg

-85% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Harbor View Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Harbor View Elementary

Harbor View Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Corona Del Mar, California, enrolling 344 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 20.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 8.5% free-meal eligibility runs 85% below the California average.

Enrollment of 344 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 447 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #68.

Its student body is led by White (68%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 50/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Newport-Mesa Unified spends $20,621 per pupil, 25% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Corona Del Mar's elementary schools, it stands alongside Abraham Lincoln Elementary (336 students): Harbor View Elementary is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (20.2:1 vs 19.8:1).

Newport-Mesa Unified also operates Corona Del Mar High (2,106 students) and Newport Harbor High (2,084 students) alongside Harbor View Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Harbor View Elementary compares

Harbor View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.2:1 ▼ 6% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.5% ▼ 85% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 344 top 68% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.2:1
Leaner classes than 15% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
344
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
8.5%
free-lunch eligible - 85% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
20.2:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 36% in California - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
20.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,621
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 68.3%
Two or More 12.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.0%
Asian 7.8%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 68.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Harbor View Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Newport-Mesa Unified, which includes Harbor View Elementary.

$20,621
Per student
+25%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.9%
State 17.7%
Federal 7.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Harbor View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Corona Del Mar High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Newport Harbor High Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Costa Mesa High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Estancia High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Horace Ensign Intermediate Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harbor View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Newport-Mesa Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Corona Del Mar

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Harbor View Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Harbor View Elementary

How many students attend Harbor View Elementary?

Harbor View Elementary has 344 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Corona Del Mar, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harbor View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Harbor View Elementary is 20.2:1, which is 6% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 29% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harbor View Elementary?

8.5% of students at Harbor View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harbor View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Harbor View Elementary is White at 68.3% of enrollment, in Corona Del Mar, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harbor View Elementary?

Harbor View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Harbor View Elementary a good school?

Harbor View Elementary earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Newport-Mesa Unified?

Besides Harbor View Elementary, Newport-Mesa Unified also operates Corona Del Mar High (2,106 students), Newport Harbor High (2,084 students), and Costa Mesa High (1,730 students). See the Newport-Mesa Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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