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Huntington Beach High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1905 Main St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone
(714) 536-2514
District
Huntington Beach Union High
County
ORANGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2734
Classroom Teachers
112

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Huntington Beach High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
55%
41%
68%
55%
41%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 633 23.2%
Grade 10 675 24.7%
Grade 11 714 26.1%
Grade 12 712 26.0%
Total 2734 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.2% 33.3% 23.2%
Black 0.8% 0.9% 5.1%
Hispanic 27.1% 33.4% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.3% 31.7% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.3% 52.7% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 23.3% 40.5% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 12.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 316,804 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,098.5 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 116,332 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.0% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.0% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.3% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,466 $133,512,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,123 $15,844,000 5.8%
Staff $675 $9,514,000 3.5%
General Administration $234 $3,299,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,202 $16,955,000 6.2%
Operation $1,484 $20,933,000 7.6%
Transportation $287 $4,053,000 1.5%
Other $670 $9,447,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,675 $80,045,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,310 $60,790,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,452 $274,347,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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