Schools · Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, CA schools
Huntington Beach’s public schools score well above California’s averages: 82% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide, and 94% of high schoolers graduate on time against 87.6%. Kids attend one of 14 elementary schools through grade 5, then one of 4 middle schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
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Huntington Beach’s School Grade: A
The public schools Huntington Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A+Test scoresB+Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (469)Better than 98%
High confidence. Built on 2,319 tested students and a graduating class of 3,946; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Huntington Beach kids go to school
Grades K–5
14 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Ocean View Elementary School DistrictGrades 6–8
4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Huntington Beach City Elementary School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (Huntington Beach Union High)82%
State average 48.5%
Reading (grades 6–8, Huntington Beach City Elementary)5%
State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)
Reading (grades K–5, Ocean View Elementary)5%
State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)
Math (Huntington Beach Union High)65%
State average 33.4%
Math (grades 6–8, Huntington Beach City Elementary)5%
State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)
Math (grades K–5, Ocean View Elementary)5%
State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)
Graduation · class of 2020
94% graduate on time
Graduation rate
94%
CA: 87.6%
Graduating class
3,946
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #141 of 720 CA towns →
Districts
Three districts serve Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 13,967 students
$18,463 per studentCA $21,206AHuntington Beach City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 8 schools · 4,560 students
$17,231 per studentCA $21,206Ocean View Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 13 schools · 6,652 students
$17,745 per studentCA $21,206Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 43 schools in Huntington Beach
Showing 1–30 of 43 schools
Harbour View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 677 students
PublicAgnes L. Smith ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 591 students
PublicCircle View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 582 students
D-PublicHope View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 546 students
PublicNewland (William T.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 531 students
CPublicRalph E. Hawes ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 516 students
CPublicOka (Isojiro) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students
D-PublicHuntington Seacliff ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 495 students
CPublicSchroeder ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 485 students
PublicJohn R. Peterson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 477 students
D-PublicOak View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 458 students
PublicAda Clegg ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 443 students
PublicJohn H. Eader ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 416 students
PublicS. A. Moffett ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 410 students
PublicKinetic AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 361 students
CharterLake View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 361 students
CPublicGolden View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 346 students
PublicCollege View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students
PublicVillage View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 236 students
CPublicSycamore Creek Community CharterElementary · Grades K–8 · 158 students
CharterHelen Stacey MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 947 students
CPublicEthel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 884 students
PublicMesa View MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 817 students
D-PublicIsaac L. Sowers MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 771 students
CPublicMarine View MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 736 students
PublicTalbert (Samuel E.) MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 690 students
D-PublicHuntington Beach HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,645 students
A+PublicEdison HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,049 students
APublicMarina HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,997 students
APublicOcean View HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,154 students
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.