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About this school
Tewinkle Intermediate School is
an urban public school
in Costa Mesa, California that is part of Newport Mesa Unified School District.
It serves 514 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Its teachers have had 92 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 22, 2025
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Tewinkle Intermediate School
$70,447
raised using DonorsChoose
92
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
365
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Tewinkle Intermediate School has received support from
236 individuals from California and
129 individuals out-of-state.