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Best Schools in Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach, CA has 59 public schools (8 high, 10 middle, 35 elementary) serving 40,643 students. On average they score 55% on state proficiency tests against a projected 50%, so schools in Huntington Beach exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Huntington Beach, CA
The top high schools in Huntington Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Fountain Valley High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3180 Students
2. Huntington Beach High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2807 Students
3. Edison High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2034 Students
4. Los Alamitos High
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Los Alamitos Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3055 Students
5. Marina High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2089 Students
6. Westminster High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2637 Students
7. Ocean View High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1258 Students
8. Coast High
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Huntington Beach Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 183 Students
Best Middle Schools in Huntington Beach, CA
The top middle schools in Huntington Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Talbert (samuel E.) Middle
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Fountain Valley Elementary • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 712 Students
2. Isaac L. Sowers Middle
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 753 Students
3. Mesa View Middle
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Ocean View • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 738 Students
4. Sharon Christa Mcauliffe Middle
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Los Alamitos Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1004 Students
5. Ethel Dwyer Middle
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 995 Students
6. Helen Stacey Middle
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Westminster • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 865 Students
7. Horace Ensign Intermediate
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Newport-mesa Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 915 Students
8. Marine View Middle
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Ocean View • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 568 Students
9. Vista View Middle
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Ocean View • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 588 Students
10. Spring View Middle
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Ocean View • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 487 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Huntington Beach, CA
The top elementary schools in Huntington Beach, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Newland (william T.) Elementary
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Fountain Valley Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 497 Students
2. Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 482 Students
3. Oka (isojiro) Elementary
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Fountain Valley Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 518 Students
4. Huntington Seacliff Elementary
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 560 Students
5. Gisler (robert) Elementary
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Fountain Valley Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 475 Students
6. S. A. Moffett Elementary
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 434 Students
7. John H. Eader Elementary
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Huntington Beach City Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 386 Students
8. Circle View Elementary
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Ocean View • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 617 Students
9. Star View Elementary
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Ocean View • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 388 Students
10. Schroeder Elementary
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Westminster • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 474 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Huntington Beach, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Huntington Beach, CA has a total population of 195,160 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 94%, and 47% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Huntington Beach, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Huntington Beach, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
21.54 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.37 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
17.17 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Huntington Beach, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Huntington Beach, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Huntington Beach, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Huntington Beach, CA
How many schools are in Huntington Beach, CA?
Huntington Beach, CA has 59 public schools: 8 high schools, 10 middle schools and 35 elementary schools, serving 40,643 students in total.
How do schools in Huntington Beach perform on state tests?
On average, 59 schools in Huntington Beach score 55% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 50%, so on average schools in Huntington Beach exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Huntington Beach?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 57%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 32%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 56%
- Projected: 52%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 72%
- Projected: 59%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Huntington Beach
31 of 32 schools in Huntington Beach carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 23B: 3C: 4D: 1
All 32 public schools we grade in Huntington Beach. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (5)
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- Ethel Dwyer Middle
- Helen Stacey Middle
- Isaac L Sowers Middle
- Marine View Middle
- Mesa View Middle
- Spring View Middle
- Talbert Samuel E Middle
Elementary and primary schools (18)
- Ada Clegg Elementary
- Agnes L Smith Elementary
- Circle View Elementary
- College View Elementary
- Golden View Elementary
- Harbour View Elementary
- Hope View Elementary
- Huntington Seacliff Elementary
- John H Eader Elementary
- John R Peterson Elementary
- Lake View Elementary
- Newland William T Elementary
- Oak View Elementary
- Oka Isojiro Elementary
- Ralph E Hawes Elementary
- S A Moffett Elementary
- Schroeder Elementary
- Village View Elementary
Other schools and academies (2)
Private schools (14)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Carden Conservatory
- Fusion Academy - Huntington Beach
- Fusion Academy-huntington Beach
- Futures Academy - Huntington Beach
- Grace Lutheran School & Preschool
- Hebrew Academy
- Holy Family Institute
- Leport Schools - Huntington Beach
- Liberty Christian School
- Montessori Child Development Center
- My First Montessori
- St Bonaventure
- Sts Simon & Jude Catholic School
- The Pegasus School