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Huntington Seacliff Elementary

Public Grades K-5

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Huntington Seacliff Elementary is a top-rated K-5 public school serving 495 students in the coastal community of Huntington Beach, part of the high-performing Huntington Beach City Elementary district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools, with over 70% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, significantly outpacing state averages. It stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate (5.5%) and its strong, consistent support for all student groups, including those in special education and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. While spending per student is efficient, the school achieves outstanding results, maintaining high performance across all grade levels.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal its distinctive strengths. Within its own district, it outperforms peers like John R. Peterson Elementary and Agnes L. Smith Elementary. When looking at schools in neighboring districts, such as the highly-ranked William T. Newland Elementary in Fountain Valley Elementary, Huntington Seacliff holds its own with a similar student profile. This contrasts with the wider performance variation seen at other local schools, including charter schools like Sycamore Creek Community Charter. The school's challenge is to maintain its high standards amid slight recent dips in ranking, ensuring it remains a beacon of educational excellence.

495

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,822

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 Garfield Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648-1510

(714) 841-7081

District: Huntington Beach City Elementary

Students who attend Huntington Seacliff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ethel Dwyer Middle
High:	Huntington Beach High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Asian:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

California avg41%

428^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.7	428 of 5857	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	248 of 5869	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	237 of 5859	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	553 of 5883	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	107 of 5789	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	199 of 5662	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	71 of 5692	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	55 of 5614	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.6	139 of 5611	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	57 of 5530	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	137 of 5390	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.0	252 of 5377	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	292 of 5314	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	95.1	162 of 5193	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	95.1	176 of 5113	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	95.2	211 of 5113	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	359 of 4818	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	93.5	295 of 4822	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	94.0	276 of 4809	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	147 of 1203	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	91 of 1205	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	100 of 1190	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	432 of 1154	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	105 of 1149	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	143 of 1071	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.5	457 of 2227	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	97.4	59 of 2585	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	64 of 2128	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	526 of 5597	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	188 of 5612	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	134 of 5609	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	575 of 5635	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.9	96 of 5492	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	220 of 5413	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	153 of 5107	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	105 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	72 of 5087	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	386 of 5084	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	56 of 4963	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	54 of 4830	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	655 of 5460	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.1	150 of 5517	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	198 of 5363	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	1145 of 5264	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	326 of 5628	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	326 of 5643	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	365 of 5638	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	543 of 5663	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	112 of 5510	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	199 of 5431	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	190 of 718	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	193 of 670	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	129 of 669	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	231 of 610	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	66 of 445	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	20 of 339	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	142 of 2847	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	195 of 2635	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	300 of 2420	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	804 of 2598	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	328 of 2651	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	357 of 2661	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	493 of 2726	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	195 of 2834	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	381 of 2737	86.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science74%+41 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 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
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
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
Hope View Elementary	Public	K-5	17622 Flintstone Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-8571	546	22	24.8	27.3%	307 (56.2%)	2 (0.4%)	128 (23.4%)	34 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (12.8%)	84.9	925^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.8	1255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	330	67.5		67.5	68.4	62.1	71.1				67.1	67.5	54.0	56.6				59.2	96.9						$17,289	$16,692	$597
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
Golden View Elementary	Public	K-5	17251 Golden View Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-2516	346	14	24.7	68.8%	116 (33.5%)	7 (2.0%)	166 (48.0%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	36.6	3436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		43.4	2970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	466	26.3		26.3	40.5	42.1	35.1				39.1	42.9	35.1	17.5				30.8	95.5	97.0		95.5	97.0	95.5	$16,536	$15,500	$1,036
Oak View Elementary	Public	K-5	17241 Oak Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-4459	458	19	24.1	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	444 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	4610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.6	4508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	102	17.7		17.7	24.1	25.3	18.0				22.5	43.0	27.4	18.8				29.6	95.1	97.0		97.0	97.0		$19,491	$17,884	$1,607
Sycamore Creek Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17131 Emerald Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Sycamore Creek Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 594-3660	158	9	18.5	35.4%	58 (36.7%)	3 (1.9%)	55 (34.8%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	22.2	4655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		23.5	4531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	124	18.2	45.5	31.8	25.0	46.2	45.5	33.3		72.7	44.3	8.3	30.8	0.0	8.3		45.5	19.0							$29,754	$29,254	$500
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
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
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 Huntington Seacliff Elementary

What schools do graduates of Huntington Seacliff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Huntington Seacliff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ethel Dwyer Middle
High : Huntington Beach High

Is Huntington Seacliff Elementary a good school?

Yes. Huntington Seacliff Elementary ranks in the top 7.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Huntington Seacliff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Huntington Seacliff Elementary.

What district is Huntington Seacliff Elementary in?

Huntington Beach City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Huntington Seacliff Elementary?

Students at Huntington Seacliff Elementary are 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 15% Two or more races.

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