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S. A. Moffett Elementary

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S. A. Moffett Elementary ranks 618 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

S. A. Moffett Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving about 410 students in the Huntington Beach City Elementary district, ranking in the top 12% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels in creating an equitable and supportive environment, with exceptionally low chronic absenteeism and standout academic success for Hispanic and low-income students, consistently placing in the top 10-15% of the state for these groups. While strong across all subjects, its science proficiency is notably higher than district and state averages. An interesting pattern shows that female students tend to outperform male students here more than at some nearby schools, and there is a noticeable dip in math scores in 4th grade that recovers by 5th grade.

Compared to neighbors, Ralph E. Hawes Elementary outperforms Moffett in most subjects, while schools like John H. Eader Elementary show similar results. Some schools in the neighboring Fountain Valley Elementary district, such as William T. Newland Elementary, achieve higher test scores while spending less per student, highlighting differences in district resource allocation. Despite a gradual decline in its statewide ranking percentile over the last decade—due to increased competition rather than falling scores—Moffett remains a top-tier school that effectively supports its diverse student community.

410

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,026

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8800 Burlcrest Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646-4620

(714) 963-8985

District: Huntington Beach City Elementary

Students who attend S. A. Moffett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isaac L. Sowers Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Two or more races:

15.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg67%

California avg41%

618^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Huntington Beach City Elementary

118^th of 1,543Huntington Beach City Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	618 of 5857	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	687 of 5869	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	566 of 5859	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	511 of 5883	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	480 of 5789	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	457 of 5662	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	161 of 5692	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	107 of 5614	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	216 of 5611	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	472 of 5530	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	394 of 5390	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	617 of 5377	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	93.9	204 of 5314	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.2	277 of 5193	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	560 of 5113	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	90.0	515 of 5113	89.9%	★★★★☆
2006	90.3	465 of 4818	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	82.7	825 of 4822	82.9%	★★★★☆
2004	91.0	453 of 4809	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	626 of 1190	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	631 of 2227	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	386 of 2585	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	528 of 5597	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	475 of 5612	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	276 of 5609	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	328 of 5635	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	399 of 5492	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	287 of 5413	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	233 of 5107	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	160 of 5087	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	137 of 5084	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	137 of 4963	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	116 of 4830	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	424 of 5460	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	506 of 5517	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	733 of 5363	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	476 of 5173	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	393 of 5084	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	677 of 5628	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	836 of 5643	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	1005 of 5638	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	768 of 5663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	544 of 5510	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	564 of 5431	89.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	81.5	90 of 669	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	25 of 445	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	24 of 339	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	284 of 2847	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	111 of 2635	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	444 of 2420	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	792 of 2598	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	717 of 2651	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	783 of 2661	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	745 of 2726	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	794 of 2834	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	701 of 2737	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)47th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

Science68%+35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John H. Eader Elementary	Public	K-5	9291 Banning Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-2451	416	17	24.4	27.9%	229 (55.0%)	5 (1.2%)	63 (15.1%)	58 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.4%)	91.1	603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		93.3	492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	111	57.8		57.8	81.4	84.7	60.0				75.9	81.4	87.7	55.7				75.6	94.9			96.2	97.4	97.4	$16,184	$15,150	$1,034
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
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
Gisler (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-5	18720 Las Flores St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4211	470	20	23.5	25.5%	148 (31.5%)	4 (0.9%)	99 (21.1%)	151 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	61 (13.0%)	95	338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	123	60.5		60.5	76.8	82.1	82.6				80.7	91.3	77.2	65.1				76.9							$20,653	$19,990	$663

Frequently Asked Questions about S. A. Moffett Elementary

What district is S. A. Moffett Elementary in?

Huntington Beach City Elementary

How many students attend S. A. Moffett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended S. A. Moffett Elementary.

What schools do graduates of S. A. Moffett Elementary attend?

Students who attend S. A. Moffett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isaac L. Sowers Middle
High : Edison High

What is the racial makeup of S. A. Moffett Elementary?

Students at S. A. Moffett Elementary are 59% White, 16% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian.

Is S. A. Moffett Elementary a good school?

S. A. Moffett Elementary ranks 618^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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