Ocean View High

Ocean View High is an average-sized 9-12 campus in Huntington Beach, California, operated by Huntington Beach Union High. The school caters to 1,154 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Huntington Beach Union High, which oversees 8 schools and 13,967 students, Ocean View High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ocean View High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ocean View High has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Ocean View High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ocean View High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Ocean View High is one.

The closest other public school is Coast High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ocean View High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 1,378 students in 2018 compared to 1,154 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 26% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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