College View Elementary, Huntington Beach CA

Original Research by School Decision on College View Elementary

College View Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Huntington Beach as a regular public school within the Ocean View School District. The enrollment is small, about a typical size for an early-grades elementary school in its area, with a significant concentration of students from low-income families. Nearly all the students are Hispanic or white, with an Asian enrollment at a smaller share. The school sits in a region where housing costs are high—median home values are substantially above the state and national benchmarks—though the student body's economic profile suggests many families in the attendance area are renters or have lower incomes relative to the broader community.

On state assessments, College View's performance falls below the midpoint among the county's districts. In English language arts, the school shows unevenness across grade levels. Third graders are about at the district's middle range, and fifth graders perform notably higher. Fourth graders are lower, which may reflect a specific cohort or instructional gap worth exploring with the school. In mathematics, performance is more consistently modest across third, fourth, and fifth grades, hovering in the mid-range. The school's fifth-grade science proficiency is near the county median. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it below the county midpoint.

The school recently underwent modernization as part of the district's Measure R bond-funded infrastructure program, completed in 2020. That capital investment delivered updated buildings and security systems. The Ocean View School District has also introduced a Spanish Dual Language Immersion program at a separate school (Harbour View Elementary), with a pathway continuing through middle school, an option families in the district can elect if bilingual/biliterate education fits their goals. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the district launched free after-school childcare through 6 p.m. for all elementary students, removing a cost barrier for working families.

The district is also shifting to by-trustee-area board elections beginning in November 2026, replacing the previous at-large system; this may gradually change how parents connect with and elect school board representatives.

No prior-year performance trends were available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a change or a pattern. Data on special education services, English learner support, attendance, and discipline were not provided. A parent considering this school would benefit from a direct conversation with the principal or staff about the specific instructional approaches in the lower-performing subjects, the school's supports for English learners, and how the recent facility upgrades have shaped day-to-day operations and school culture.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 59% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 46% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 54% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 51% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 59% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 46% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income55%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income65%Higher-income83%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income36%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income75%31 pp gap