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Alumni: what's one memory from Harbour View Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN VIEW·NCES 062814004333
Harbour View Elementary
4343 Pickwick Cir., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 · (714) 846-6602 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
279 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 180 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (180) is 96% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
57.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
55.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 23.9% | 18.5% | 23.6% |
| Math | 28.3% | 27.3% | 23.9% | 20.5% |
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 | 57.9% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 62.3% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 61.3% |
| 2021-22 | 66.9% | 61.2% |
| 2018-19 | 71.1% | 65.2% |
| 2017-18 | 76.3% | 65.7% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 64.5% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Harbour View Elementary
Harbour View Elementary's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour View Elementary this school | 677 | 41.2% | 60.0% |
| Empresa Elementary Oceanside | 705 | 41.3% | 65.9% |
| La Mesa Monterey | 689 | 45.3% | 53.6% |
| Valencia Elementary Upland | 571 | 40.8% | 63.0% |
| Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 640 | 37.2% | 70.9% |
| Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts Fullerton | 610 | 39.7% | 61.6% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Harbour View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,118 of 5,151 | #154 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,281 of 5,172 ▼ 358 | #175 of 382 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,470 of 5,172 ▼ 502 | #184 of 382 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #269 of 5,116 | #10 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #862 of 5,915 | #59 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,589 of 5,352 | #193 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #926 of 5,354 | #85 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #4,286 of 5,625 | #249 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #3,106 of 3,837 | #277 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
677
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 677 | 28.5 | 23.8:1 | 41% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 24 | 25.7:1 | 40% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 22 | 27.0:1 | 38% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 24 | 26.3:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 26 | 27.9:1 | 32% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 28 | 27.6:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | N/A | N/A | 19% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 16% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 31 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harbour View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (726 to 677); teachers up 9% (26 to 28.5).
About Harbour View Elementary
Harbour View Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Ocean View, located in Huntington Beach, California. It enrolls 677 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 46% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Ocean View runs Harbour View Elementary along with 13 other schools, enrolling 7,018 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Harbour View Elementary, 44%, is White. Next come 33% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 9% Asian. That is in line with Orange County, where about 43% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
There are about 23.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Harbour View Elementary, which has 28.5. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Harbour View Elementary is about 41%. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Harbour View Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Harbour View Elementary is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.0% actual, 55.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Village View Elementary, is the closest to Harbour View Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harbour View Elementary is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 23.8:1, from 26.3:1.
The allk12 page for Harbour View Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Ocean View
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 817 students
- Marine View MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Circle View ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Hope View ElementaryElementary · 546 students
- Oak View ElementaryElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach HighHigh · 2,645 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,049 students
- Marina HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Ocean View HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Ethel Dwyer MiddleMiddle · 884 students
Other Harbour View Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Harbour View Elementary. Harbour View Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- HARBOUR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUMMERFIELD, FL · 833 students
Nearby schools
- Village View Elementary1.1 mi · 236
- Marine View Middle1.6 mi · 736
- Marina High1.7 mi · 1,997
- Spring View Middle1.9 mi · 366
- Circle View Elementary2.1 mi · 582
- Hope View Elementary2.2 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Harbour View ElementaryHow large is Harbour View Elementary?
Harbour View Elementary enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harbour View Elementary serve?
Harbour View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Harbour View Elementary have?
Harbour View Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Harbour View Elementary?
Student demographics at Harbour View Elementary are roughly 44% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Harbour View Elementary public or private?
Harbour View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ocean View.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.