Killybrooke Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Costa Mesa, California

Killybrooke Elementary in Costa Mesa, California enrolled 473 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

423 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 473 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.7 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Killybrooke Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234232023-244452024-25473
Students enrolled at Killybrooke Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234232023-244452024-25473
Students enrolled at Killybrooke Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234232023-244452024-25473
Students enrolled at Killybrooke Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234232023-244452024-25473
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342320.720.5
2023-2444521.920.3
2024-2547326.018.2

18.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Killybrooke Elementary 18.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKillybrooke Elementary 18.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Killybrooke Elementary 18.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKillybrooke Elementary 18.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Killybrooke Elementary 18.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKillybrooke Elementary 18.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Killybrooke Elementary 18.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKillybrooke Elementary 18.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Killybrooke Elementary enrolled 391 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent25.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.3% of students were Hispanic, 20.8% White, 8.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.3%
  2. White20.8%
  3. Two or more races8.1%
  4. Asian6.8%
  5. Black2.1%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Killybrooke Elementary scored proficient or above: 57-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑66%58%45%
Math, 2022-2355%49% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Elementary schools in Costa Mesa

16 public elementary schools in Costa Mesa report 2024-25 enrollment; Killybrooke Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Maude B. Davis Elementary57023.323.5%
Heinz Kaiser Elementary53921.324.3%
Woodland Elementary48721.716.2%
College Park Elementary47318.665.3%
Killybrooke Elementary47318.257.5%
Whittier Elementary45417.280.6%
California Elementary37317.431.4%
Paularino Elementary37115.859.3%

All public schools in Costa Mesa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Killybrooke Elementary

  1. California ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 373 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Paularino ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 371 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Killybrooke Elementary with California ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newport-Mesa Unified spends per student$22,948 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,948
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaKillybrooke Elementary is the number 2,741 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,741 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.18.2:1
  7. 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 Killybrooke Elementary

  1. How many students attend Killybrooke Elementary?
    473 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 423 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Costa Mesa, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Killybrooke Elementary?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Killybrooke Elementary a Title I school?
    Killybrooke Elementary 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.
  4. How do students at Killybrooke Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Killybrooke Elementary scored proficient or above: 57-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Killybrooke Elementary in?
    Newport-Mesa Unified, NCES district ID 0627240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062724004117 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.

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