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Enrollment
3,171
High
DISTRICT 1,746 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH·NCES 061806002228
Fountain Valley High
17816 Bushard, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 962-3301 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,664 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.3%
CA avg 47.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
61.5%
CA avg 35.6% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,171
-441 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
was 28.0:1
% White
20%
was 26%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
56%
was 55%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fountain Valley High
Fountain Valley High is a senior high of big scale in Fountain Valley, California, overseen by Huntington Beach Union High, works with 3,171 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Fountain Valley High sits 278% above that benchmark.
Huntington Beach Union High runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 13,967 students. Fountain Valley High is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Fountain Valley High logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder reads as 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at Fountain Valley High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Fountain Valley High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.2%; actual is 72.4%, +24.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that 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), Fountain Valley High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Valley Vista High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fountain Valley High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 74.9%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 3,612 students in 2018 compared to 3,171 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 20% across the same window.
On allk12, members of the Fountain Valley High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Huntington Beach Union High
- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
- Westminster HighHigh · 2,529 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,049 students
- Marina HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Ocean View HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Valley Vista HighHigh · 263 students
Other schools in Fountain Valley
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
- Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleMiddle · 753 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Ethan B. Allen ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Courreges (Roch) ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Vista High0.2 mi · 263
- Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary0.8 mi · 530
- Fulton (Harry C.) Middle0.8 mi · 753
- Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary0.9 mi · 526
- Courreges (Roch) Elementary1.0 mi · 631
- Masuda (Kazuo) Middle1.0 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain Valley HighHow many students attend Fountain Valley High?
Fountain Valley High enrolls approximately 3,171 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fountain Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fountain Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fountain Valley High have?
Fountain Valley High employs 116 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Fountain Valley High?
Student demographics at Fountain Valley High are roughly 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 56% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fountain Valley High public or private?
Fountain Valley 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.