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Kinetic Academy

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Kinetic Academy ranks 1006 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1006^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kinetic Academy is a K-8 public school serving 361 students in Huntington Beach, operating as the sole school within the highly-ranked Kinetic Academy District.

The school offers a key advantage with its K-8 structure and smaller class sizes (17 students per teacher), providing continuity through middle school and more individual attention than many nearby K-5 schools. Academically, students consistently outperform state averages, with particular strength in English Language Arts. While its overall test scores are solid, the school truly stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the state's top 10% for this subgroup. It also maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than the state and many local peers, indicating strong student engagement.

Compared to other schools in the area, Kinetic Academy occupies a strong middle ground. It academically outperforms schools with similar or higher poverty rates, such as Lake View Elementary in the Ocean View district. While it doesn't match the peak test scores of the most affluent schools like Newland (William T.) Elementary in Fountain Valley Elementary district, it achieves its results with a more diverse student population and lower per-student spending, suggesting efficient resource use. For families seeking a supportive K-8 environment that successfully educates a broad range of learners, Kinetic Academy presents a compelling option.

361

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Utica Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648-3219

(714) 465-4565

District: Kinetic Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,006^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

215^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 15 pts since 2022

From top 23% (2022) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 1,543Kinetic Academy District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	1006 of 5857	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	656 of 5869	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	1096 of 5859	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	1240 of 5883	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	601 of 5789	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	786 of 5597	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	642 of 5612	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	923 of 5609	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	892 of 5635	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	607 of 5492	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	1185 of 4963	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	585 of 5460	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	503 of 5517	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	678 of 5363	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	1286 of 5628	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	711 of 5643	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	1169 of 5638	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1515 of 5663	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	580 of 5510	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1110 of 2598	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	667 of 2651	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	1169 of 2661	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	1274 of 2726	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	595 of 2834	79.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	215 of 2761	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	198 of 2783	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	452 of 2781	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	619 of 2740	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	183 of 2533	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	137 of 2551	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	68 of 2542	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	296 of 2534	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	271 of 2552	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	149 of 1520	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	165 of 1537	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	410 of 1543	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)76th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kinetic Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	721 Utica Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Kinetic Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 465-4565	361	21	17.4	33.8%	192 (53.2%)	8 (2.2%)	80 (22.2%)	34 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.5%)	83.2	1006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		90.7	656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	350	39.4	60.0	47.2	58.7	64.7	72.7	77.8	88.9	79.0	71.8	63.0	67.7	54.6	61.1	55.6	55.0	60.2	92.4	93.9	93.9	95.5	95.5	95.5
Newland (William T.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8787 Dolphin St.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4201	531	22	24.1	14.1%	268 (50.5%)	3 (0.6%)	92 (17.3%)	78 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (16.4%)	98.1	60^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.9	88^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.5%	28	64.9		64.9	86.4	86.5	89.2				87.3	96.3	91.9	85.1				91.3	93.6	94.9		93.6	96.2	94.9	$17,956	$17,228	$728
Agnes L. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	770 17th St.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-1469	591	23	25.6	42.0%	292 (49.4%)	3 (0.5%)	155 (26.2%)	43 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (16.4%)	88.9	716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		86.4	889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	173	55.1		55.1	72.9	68.5	71.6				71.1	74.2	67.0	58.7				66.3	85.1	89.4	94.7	88.3	87.2	89.4	$18,219	$16,984	$1,235
John R. Peterson Elementary	Public	K-5	20661 Farnsworth Ln.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-1515	477	21	22.7	46.1%	217 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (30.6%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.2%)	77.2	1271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		89.7	716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	555	52.3		52.3	53.3	71.4	60.5				60.7	52.6	54.4	59.3				55.7	90.8	94.3	93.1	92.0	94.3	90.8	$18,558	$17,250	$1,308
S. A. Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	8800 Burlcrest Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 963-8985	410	17	24.1	23.7%	241 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.1%)	41 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (15.9%)	90.7	618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.3	687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	69	67.5		67.5	72.0	61.5	82.5				71.8	88.0	60.2	73.8				71.8							$17,026	$15,992	$1,034
Huntington Seacliff Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 Garfield Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 841-7081	495	20	24.7	20.0%	207 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (23.2%)	99 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.7%)	93.7	428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.2	248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	180	73.8		73.8	64.0	80.5	85.1				77.0	74.2	72.0	69.2				71.6	97.4				97.4		$17,822	$16,788	$1,034
Courreges (Roch) Elementary	Public	K-5	18313 Santa Carlotta	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4280	631	24	26.2	19.2%	212 (33.6%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (12.7%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	96.4	197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.4	232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	35	75.4		75.4	74.8	84.9	82.3				80.9	79.6	86.6	72.2				79.3							$16,336	$15,924	$412
Ralph E. Hawes Elementary	Public	K-5	9682 Yellowstone Dr.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 963-8302	516	23	22.4	18.4%	254 (49.2%)	2 (0.4%)	99 (19.2%)	62 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (18.8%)	95.1	318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.6	204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	114	75.6		75.6	71.1	86.1	86.1				81.2	69.7	89.2	68.6				75.4	98.5	98.5			98.5		$16,790	$15,756	$1,034
Oka (Isojiro) Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Yorktown Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4260	504	20	25.2	34.1%	242 (48.0%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (25.0%)	70 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (11.9%)	95.8	256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.3	403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	147	63.9		63.9	77.4	84.8	79.8				80.8	77.0	86.8	74.7				79.8	92.9	94.6		94.6	92.9	94.6	$17,636	$16,864	$772
Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	17451 Zeider Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	361	15	23.9	70.6%	86 (23.8%)	5 (1.4%)	191 (52.9%)	47 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (7.8%)	64.1	1883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.2	1722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	161	45.3		45.3	40.5	41.1	60.9				49.0	46.0	53.6	48.4				49.7							$15,255	$14,156	$1,099

Frequently Asked Questions about Kinetic Academy

How many students attend Kinetic Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Kinetic Academy.

What district is Kinetic Academy in?

Kinetic Academy District

Is Kinetic Academy a good school?

Kinetic Academy ranks 1006^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kinetic Academy?

Students at Kinetic Academy are 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

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