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Ocean View Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Huntington Beach, and parts of Westminster, Fountain Valley and Seal Beach.

Huntington Beach’s School Grade A better than 88% of California school districts

Students
6,652
Schools
13
Spent per student
$17,745
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$163.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ocean View Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $163.6M, about $24,597 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Huntington Beach. Grade by grade →

K–514 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsHuntington Beach City Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsHuntington Beach Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency49%
State average 33.1% · 4,663 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 46.7% · 4,653 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Huntington Beach Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,745 per student · 16% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 35%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,680’20
6,344’21
6,314’22
6,496’23
6,652’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%White 32%Asian 15%Two or more races 9%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.