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Which teacher or staff member at Edison High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,049
High
DISTRICT 1,746 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH·NCES 061806002226
Edison High
21400 Magnolia, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 · (714) 962-1356 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,049 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
560 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 530 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 489 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 480 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 550 | 27% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.3pp since 2014
Math
49.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.9% | 36.8% | 16.7% | 10.6% |
| Math | 22.6% | 26.7% | 28.1% | 22.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 46.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 56.1% |
| 2020-21 | 82.1% | 69.8% |
| 2018-19 | 82.5% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 56.2% |
| 2016-17 | 81.8% | 57.5% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edison High
Edison High's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison High this school | 2,049 | 27.3% | 60.7% |
| Corona del Mar High Newport Beach | 2,106 | 22.9% | 63.4% |
| Tesoro High Las Flores | 2,030 | 23.4% | 73.2% |
| Agoura High Agoura | 1,709 | 26.2% | 55.2% |
| Rocklin High Rocklin | 1,936 | 19.9% | 65.0% |
| San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas | 1,843 | 24.9% | 61.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edison High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #166 of 1,052 | #25 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #181 of 1,056 ▼ 22 | #29 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #202 of 1,056 ▲ 3 | #25 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #89 of 1,044 | #7 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,049 | #262 of 2,093 | #28 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #796 of 1,352 | #35 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #394 of 1,351 | #29 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #1,423 of 1,575 | #84 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #219 of 802 | #25 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,049
-300 (-13%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,925
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,049 | 94.6 | 21.7:1 | 27% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 2,011 | 94 | 21.4:1 | 27% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 2,034 | 96.9 | 21.0:1 | 26% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 2,349 | 100 | 23.5:1 | 13% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 2,497 | 109.1 | 22.9:1 | 16% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 2,528 | 105 | 24.1:1 | 13% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 2,683 | N/A | N/A | 9% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 2,269 | 92 | 24.7:1 | 4% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 1,925 | 78 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,497 to 2,049); teachers down 13% (109.1 to 94.6).
About Edison High
Edison High is a high school in Huntington Beach, California, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 2,049 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Huntington Beach Union High (8 schools, 13,967 students) runs Edison High.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at Edison High. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Orange County's population at about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Edison High has 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.7:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.
Among California public high schools, Edison High outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.5%. Edison High scores 60.7%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Edison High, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Edison High is closest to John H. Eader Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Edison High ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.7% against a local average of 65.0%.
Edison High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.5 to 21.7 over 4 years.
People who know Edison High can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Edison High schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Edison High. Edison High is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Edison HighStockton, CA · 2,355 students
- Edison HighFresno, CA · 2,339 students
- Edison High SchoolEDISON, NJ · 2,393 students
- Edison HighAlexandria, VA · 2,294 students
- Edison High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,360 students
Nearby schools
- John H. Eader Elementary0.6 mi · 416
- Isaac L. Sowers Middle0.9 mi · 771
- S. A. Moffett Elementary1.2 mi · 410
- John R. Peterson Elementary1.2 mi · 477
- Ralph E. Hawes Elementary1.3 mi · 516
- Victoria Elementary1.6 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Edison HighHow large is Edison High?
Edison High enrolls approximately 2,049 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Edison High serve?
Edison High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison High is approximately 21.7:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison High?
At Edison High, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Edison High public or private?
Edison High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huntington Beach Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.