College View Elementary

College View Elementary operates as a modestly sized primary school in Huntington Beach, California, part of Ocean View. Current enrollment sits at 337 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Ocean View comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 9,093 students; College View Elementary is among them.

Demographically, College View Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 28% White, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, College View Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, College View Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.7%; College View Elementary posts 57.1%, +18.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which College View Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Spring View Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around College View Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), College View Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. College View Elementary's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 337). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.