Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus (Newport Mesa Campus)

Overview

Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus (Newport Mesa Campus) is an independent, non-sectarian K-8 private school in Costa Mesa, California, serving grades K-8, founded in 1908, with about 78 students. Tuition for 2025-26 is $18,920, which puts it in the upper range among Orange County private schools at this level. The school accepts F-1 international students and issues the I-20 needed for a student visa.

Admissions

Entrance exam requirements are not published; contact admissions.

The school publishes the following application details. The school website’s Admissions FAQ says that the admission review covers past transcripts, school and teacher recommendations, a student interview for grade 6-8 applicants, and a parent interview for elementary and middle school applicants, with the admissions committee evaluating these materials as a whole. The school website gives no application opening date, deadline or applicable school year; call (949) 642-0411 to confirm (school website, Admissions Information page)

The main entry points at a K-8 school are kindergarten and grade 6. Younger applicants are usually evaluated through an on-campus visit, while most applicants above grade 5 need an ISEE score. Start in the fall of the year before entry: visit first to confirm the school is a fit, then decide whether to register for testing.

Tuition and fees

2025-26 school year, Costa Mesa campus (called the Newport Mesa campus on the school website): TK through grade 8 is $18,920 a year, the same at every grade level. Preschool is billed monthly: Junior Kindergarten $1,700 a month, Early Childhood $1,700 a month (the toilet-training class is $1,800 a month) and Infant & Toddler $1,900 a month (school website, Tuition & Fees page). The school website has not yet been updated with 2026-27 school year prices

The other two campuses in the same system charge different rates, which do not carry over: the Hancock Park campus is $27,760 a year for K-8, and the Beverly Hills campus goes only through preschool. The school website does not list an application fee, registration fee, deposit or payment plans (school website, Tuition & Fees page)

Academics and programs

• Explore Our World™: a school-wide program integrated across grade levels, with K-2 studying community and family, grades 3-5 studying multiculturalism, and grades 6-8 analyzing primary sources from the American period of growth and conflict (school website, Learning Extensions page)
• Invention Convention: the traditional science fair reworked as an invention fair, in which students identify a real problem, build a prototype, test it and pitch it publicly (school website, Learning Extensions page)
• Project-Based Learning and Service Learning: project work plus community service, with service projects following three steps - identifying a community need, designing a solution, then carrying it out and reflecting on it (school website, Learning Extensions page)
• AstroCamp, a one- to two-week science and space camp; California Missions field trips; and the DAR national essay contest (school website, Learning Extensions page)
• Hands-On Musical Theatre: students not only perform but also work on set design, costume sewing, lighting, props and sound (school website, Learning Extensions page)
• Small classes: a cap of 10 students per class in grade 1, 12 in grades 2-5 and 15 per class in the middle school (school website, Admissions FAQ page)

How this school compares

These are the nearest schools at the same level and a comparable price. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	City	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Class size	Distance
Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus (Newport Mesa Campus)	Costa Mesa	K-8	$18,920	—	—	—
Carden Hall	Newport Beach	K-8	$20,760	On-campus assessment	—	1.6 mi
Christ Lutheran School	Costa Mesa	K-8	$8,652	On-campus assessment	—	0.3 mi
Saint Joachim Catholic School	Costa Mesa	K-8	$9,195	On-campus assessment	—	1.1 mi
Huntington Christian School	Huntington Beach	K-8	$11,616	On-campus assessment	—	2.0 mi

Total tuition through graduation

At the 2025-26 rate of $18,920, 9 years covering grades K-8 come to roughly $170,280 in tuition alone. Assuming the 4% annual increase common at private schools, the figure is closer to $200,000. Neither number includes registration fees, deposits, uniforms or activity fees. A California 529 plan can cover up to $10,000 per child per year of K-12 tuition.

Getting there from Irvine

These are straight-line distances from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer, and a morning rush-hour trip typically takes 1.5 to 2 times as long as an off-peak one:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	11.0 miles
Northwood	9.0 miles
Turtle Rock	6.6 miles
Portola Springs	13.6 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

Questions to ask on a campus visit

• 2026-27 tuition — the school website’s Tuition & Fees page currently posts only 2025-2026 school year prices and has not been updated, so the tuition year here is 2025-26
• The application fee, registration fee, deposit and installment surcharges in the fee detail — neither the Tuition & Fees page nor the Admissions page on the school website lists them
• Financial aid — the home page, the Tuition & Fees page and the Admissions FAQ on the school website make no mention of financial aid, scholarships or channels such as FACTS or Clarity
• Entrance exam — the Admissions FAQ mentions only transcripts, recommendations and interviews; it mentions no entrance test and does not say that none is required, so no inference is drawn
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

How EDUBUS helps

Our Irvine-based counselors work in both Chinese and English. We track Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus (Newport Mesa Campus)’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.