Summary:
Ocean View High is a public high school located in Huntington Beach, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,258 students. The school is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District, which is ranked 360 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ocean View High has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of California high schools, with academic performance generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 46.48% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 68.76% for the Huntington Beach Union High district and 55.73% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 16.49%, compared to 44.12% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with only 19.93% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024. Additionally, Ocean View High has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 94.7% in 2018-2019 to 90.7% in 2022-2023, and an increase in its dropout rate, from 2.0% in 2018-2019 to 5.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.
Compared to nearby schools, Ocean View High's performance is generally lower than Huntington Beach High, Fountain Valley High, and La Quinta High, which are all ranked higher and have stronger academic outcomes, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Ocean View High outperforms the nearby Valley Vista High, which has significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.79% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may contribute to its lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to more affluent nearby schools.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Huntington Beach Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
1141st of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,791
Feeder schools for Ocean View High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.1
Number of students: 1,258
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
68.2%
White:
18.9%
Asian:
8.0%
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Two or more races:
2.4%
African American:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.4%
Not Specified:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%
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