Photo: Toksave · CC BY-SA 3.0Huntington Beach’s public schools outscore 88% of California districts
On the state math tests, 51% of Huntington Beach’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Huntington Beach, 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 94% 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.
Huntington Beach’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 480 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Huntington Beach’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 51% 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 Huntington Beach City Elementary $17,231, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Kinetic Academy, Sycamore Creek Community Charter, The Pegasus School (private), St. Bonaventure (private), Grace Lutheran School & Preschool (private), Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic School (private), Liberty Christian School (private), Hebrew Academy (private), My First Montessori (private), Carden Conservatory (private), Fusion Academy-Huntington Beach (private), Montessori Child Development Center (private), Leport Schools - Huntington Beach (private) and Davidson Learning Center (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 Huntington Beach’s grade
A: better than 88% of California school districts, #95 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 Huntington Beach, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Huntington Beach (8% and 7% of its land) are served by Fountain Valley Elementary and Westminster instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Huntington Beach
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
Huntington Beach vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Huntington Beach’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach | A | Huntington Beach City Elementary K–8 · Ocean View Elementary K–8 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Westminster | A− | Westminster K–8 · Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Seal Beach | A | Los Alamitos Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Fountain Valley | A− | Fountain Valley Elementary K–8 · Garden Grove Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
| Costa Mesa | A− | Newport-Mesa Unified K–12 · Huntington Beach Union High 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share Huntington Beach Union High with Huntington Beach for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Huntington Beach
43 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 Huntington Beach’s schools
Are Huntington Beach’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Huntington Beach children attend outscore 88% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #95 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach are served by Fountain Valley Elementary and Westminster.
Where do Huntington Beach kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Huntington Beach High, Edison High, Marina High and Ocean View High.
What is Huntington Beach’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 Huntington Beach spend per student?
$18,463 in Huntington Beach Union High School District, $17,231 in Huntington Beach City Elementary School District and $17,745 in Ocean View Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Huntington Beach?
Yes: The Pegasus School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 595 students), St. Bonaventure (Catholic, grades K–8, 535 students), Grace Lutheran School & Preschool (religious, grades PK–8, 353 students), Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 344 students), Liberty Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 242 students), Hebrew Academy (religious, grades PK–11, 241 students), My First Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 173 students), Carden Conservatory (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 95 students), Fusion Academy-Huntington Beach (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 85 students), Montessori Child Development Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 68 students), Leport Schools - Huntington Beach (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 44 students) and Davidson Learning Center (special education, grades , 5 students). Huntington Beach also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Huntington Beach families are saying about school.
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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.