Edison High

Edison High operates as a sprawling 9-12 campus in Huntington Beach, California, part of Huntington Beach Union High. Current enrollment sits at 2,049 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Edison High sits 145% above that benchmark.

Edison High is one of 8 schools operated by Huntington Beach Union High, a district that works with 13,967 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Edison High lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Edison High has 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Edison High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.2%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of -2.9 points.

In the surrounding community, 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. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Edison High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John H. Eader Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edison High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Edison High's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 2,497 (now 2,049). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Edison High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.