Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection
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| SCHOOL | DISTRICT | GRADES | STUDENTS | SAFETY SCORE | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International School for Science and Culture | International School for Science and Culture District | KG–08 | 172 | 91 | A |
| Orange County Special Education | Orange County Department of Education | KG–12 | 363 | 76 | A |
| ACCESS County Community | Orange County Department of Education | KG–12 | 1,123 | 61 | A |
| Monte Vista High/Cloud Campus | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–12 | 403 | 55 | A |
| College Park Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 488 | 51 | A |
| Early College High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 09–12 | 212 | 50 | A |
| Sonora Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 381 | 50 | A |
| Maude B. Davis Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 518 | 49 | A |
| California Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 363 | 47 | A |
| Woodland Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–02 | 427 | 46 | A |
| Whittier Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 493 | 46 | A |
| Paularino Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 352 | 46 | A |
| Victoria Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 295 | 41 | A |
| Killybrooke Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 391 | 39 | A |
| Wilson Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 363 | 39 | A |
| Pomona Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 330 | 33 | A |
| Adams Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 353 | 32 | A |
| Heinz Kaiser Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | 03–06 | 517 | 30 | A |
| Estancia High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 09–12 | 1,152 | 22 | A |
| Costa Mesa High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 07–12 | 1,754 | 18 | A |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary | Newport-Mesa Unified | KG–06 | 322 | 18 | A |
| ACCESS Juvenile Hall | Orange County Department of Education | KG–12 | 191 | 13 | A |
| Charles W. Tewinkle Middle | Newport-Mesa Unified | 07–08 | 531 | 11 | A |
| Back Bay High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 09–12 | 134 | 6 | A |
| Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp) | Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp) | 10–12 | — insufficient data | ||
| Coastline ROP | Coastline ROP | 09–12 | — insufficient data | ||
| Harper | Newport-Mesa Unified | M–M | — insufficient data |