Newport-Mesa Unified
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Location Map Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Orange County
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District Poverty Rate 9.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 61.0% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (30)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Adams Elementary
Back Bay High
California Elementary
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
College Park Elementary
Corona Del Mar High
Early College High
Eastbluff Elementary
Estancia High
Everett A. Rea Elementary
Harbor View Elementary
Harper
Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Horace Ensign Intermediate
Killybrooke Elementary
Mariners Elementary
Maude B. Davis Elementary
Monte Vista High/Cloud Campus
Newport Coast Elementary
Newport Elementary
Newport Harbor High
Newport Heights Elementary
Paularino Elementary
Pomona Elementary
Roy O. Andersen Elementary
Sonora Elementary
Whittier Elementary
Wilson Elementary
Woodland Elementary
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Policy Notes
California State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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