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Enrollment
2,645
High
DISTRICT 1,746 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH·NCES 061806002230
Huntington Beach High
1905 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 · (714) 536-2514 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,645 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C-Three-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
23.4:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
893 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 | 656 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 632 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 659 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 698 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%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
66.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.8pp since 2014
Math
53.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.9% | 31.3% | 19.1% | 14.7% |
| Math | 25.4% | 28.3% | 21.0% | 25.4% |
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 | 66.2% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 76.5% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 75.2% | 47.6% |
| 2020-21 | 87.0% | 71.7% |
| 2018-19 | 82.6% | 60.4% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 56.9% |
| 2016-17 | 90.1% | 57.7% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Huntington Beach High
Huntington Beach High's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach High this school | 2,645 | 33.8% | 57.5% |
| Aliso Niguel High Aliso Viejo | 2,563 | 33.1% | 64.7% |
| Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo | 2,475 | 37.3% | 59.7% |
| Woodcreek High Roseville | 1,940 | 38.4% | 47.6% |
| Buchanan High Clovis | 2,551 | 35.2% | 69.2% |
| Maria Carrillo High Santa Rosa | 1,584 | 35.0% | 57.9% |
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 Huntington Beach High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #211 of 1,052 | #36 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #133 of 1,056 ▲ 98 | #20 of 69 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #329 of 1,056 ▼ 51 | #40 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #284 of 1,044 | #22 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,645 | #74 of 2,093 | #8 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,033 of 1,352 | #56 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #229 of 1,351 | #20 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #1,369 of 1,575 | #78 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #439 of 802 | #46 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
2,645
-300 (-10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 2,204
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 2,645 | 113.2 | 23.4:1 | 34% (893) |
| 2023-24 | 2,734 | 112 | 24.4:1 | 33% (911) |
| 2022-23 | 2,807 | 107.3 | 26.2:1 | 32% (900) |
| 2020-21 | 2,945 | 109 | 27.0:1 | 17% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 2,954 | 111.8 | 26.4:1 | 18% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 2,954 | 105 | 28.1:1 | 14% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 2,690 | N/A | N/A | 13% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 2,167 | 81 | 26.8:1 | 6% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 2,204 | 91 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntington Beach High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (2,954 to 2,645); teachers up 1% (111.8 to 113.2).
About Huntington Beach High
Huntington Beach High, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Huntington Beach, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,645 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Huntington Beach Union High totals 13,967 students.
Huntington Beach High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 10% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Huntington Beach High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The count of teachers at Huntington Beach High is 113.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.4:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The school counts 893 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 34%. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public high schools, Huntington Beach High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Huntington Beach High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.5%) and its predicted rate (59.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Within Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 649 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 430,458.
Of nearby public schools, Agnes L. Smith Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Huntington Beach High is behind the 71.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Huntington Beach High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,645, 10% below the 2,945 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.0:1 to 23.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Huntington Beach High covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Fountain Valley HighHigh · 3,171 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 Huntington Beach
- 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
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Agnes L. Smith Elementary0.4 mi · 591
- Ethel Dwyer Middle0.5 mi · 884
- Kinetic Academy0.7 mi · 361
- Huntington Seacliff Elementary0.9 mi · 495
- John R. Peterson Elementary1.4 mi · 477
- Newland (William T.) Elementary1.6 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Huntington Beach HighHow large is Huntington Beach High?
Huntington Beach High enrolls approximately 2,645 students in grades 09-12.
Is Huntington Beach High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Huntington Beach High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Huntington Beach High?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Huntington Beach High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntington Beach High?
At Huntington Beach High, the student body is approximately 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Huntington Beach High public or private?
Huntington Beach 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.