Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Fountain Valley’s public schools outscore 84% of California districts
Math proficiency in Fountain Valley’s districts is 49%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fountain Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fountain Valley’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 517 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fountain Valley’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 49% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Huntington Beach Union High spends $18,463 per student and Fountain Valley Elementary $15,410, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
College and Career Preparatory Academy, Fountain Valley Montessori Center (private) and Slater Montessori Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fountain Valley’s grade
A−: better than 84% of California school districts, #132 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fountain Valley, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Grades 6–8 · 753 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Grades 6–8 · 753 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Fountain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 3,171 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Los Amigos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,430 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Fountain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 3,171 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Los Amigos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,430 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Fountain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 3,171 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Los Amigos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,430 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Fountain Valley · depends on your address
Fountain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 3,171 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Los Amigos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,430 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Parts of Fountain Valley (2% of its land) are served by Ocean View Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Fountain Valley
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Fountain Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Fountain Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fountain Valley | A− | Fountain Valley Elementary K–8 · Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Westminster | A− | Westminster K–8 · Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Santa Ana | C+ | Santa Ana Unified |
| Huntington Beach | A | Huntington Beach City Elementary K–8 · Ocean View Elementary K–8 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Garden Grove | A− | Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Huntington Beach Union High with Fountain Valley for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Fountain Valley
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Fountain Valley’s schools
Are Fountain Valley’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fountain Valley children attend outscore 84% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #132 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fountain Valley in?
Huntington Beach Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 13,967 students in 8 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fountain Valley are served by Ocean View Elementary.
Where do Fountain Valley kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fountain Valley High and Los Amigos High.
What is Fountain Valley’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Huntington Beach Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Fountain Valley spend per student?
$18,463 in Huntington Beach Union High School District, $15,410 in Fountain Valley Elementary School District and $21,521 in Garden Grove Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Fountain Valley?
Yes: Fountain Valley Montessori Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 182 students) and Slater Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 32 students). Fountain Valley also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Fountain Valley families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fountain Valley → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.