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Edison High

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Edison High ranks 281 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Edison High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 with approximately 2,049 students in the coastal community of Huntington Beach, operating within the Huntington Beach Union High district.

The school consistently delivers strong results, with a 95% graduation rate, excellent attendance, and academic performance that places it in the top 15% of California high schools, particularly excelling in English. While still a top-tier school, its statewide ranking has seen a slight, gradual decline over the past few years. An interesting point for parents is that Edison spends more per student than some nearby schools, including the higher-performing Fountain Valley High, which achieves its results with a different student population profile.

Compared to other schools in the area, Edison holds a solid middle position: it significantly outperforms schools like Valley Vista High and Costa Mesa High, while trailing specialized programs like Early College High. The school shows notable strengths in supporting special education students but has seen recent performance dips among specific student groups. Mathematics proficiency, while above the state average, is a relative weakness compared to its English scores, a trend common in the region.

2,049

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,013

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21400 Magnolia
Huntington Beach, CA 92646-6306

(714) 962-1356

District: Huntington Beach Union High

Feeder schools for Edison High:

Elementary:	John H. Eader Elementary
	Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
	S. A. Moffett Elementary
Middle:	Isaac L. Sowers Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Asian:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

California avg41%

281^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the Huntington Beach Union High

432^nd of 1,543Huntington Beach Union High 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	86.1	281 of 2162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	198 of 2159	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	196 of 2170	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	179 of 2123	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	73 of 1290	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	108 of 2133	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	103 of 2017	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	147 of 2021	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	85 of 2039	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	97 of 1994	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	118 of 2426	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	32 of 2354	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.0	76 of 2367	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	76 of 2281	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.2	110 of 2238	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	113 of 2117	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	79.4	125 of 2063	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	78.8	138 of 1968	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	76.0	143 of 1901	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	77.1	93 of 1653	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	182 of 585	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.8	35 of 573	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	85 of 591	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	154 of 581	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	10 of 582	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	15 of 581	97.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	78 of 1161	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	52 of 555	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	142 of 1117	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	65 of 1052	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	179 of 1906	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	147 of 1915	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	167 of 1915	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	167 of 1858	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	80 of 1054	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	75 of 1833	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	81 of 1760	95.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	501 of 1900	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	247 of 1902	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	386 of 1917	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	108 of 1861	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	102 of 1814	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	67 of 1742	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	301 of 2013	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	278 of 2026	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	184 of 2030	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	76 of 1943	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	67 of 1126	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	173 of 1937	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	92 of 1862	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	353 of 1942	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	226 of 1948	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	208 of 1963	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	169 of 1916	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	64 of 1122	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	137 of 1880	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	127 of 1834	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	233 of 577	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	129 of 574	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	34 of 541	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	164 of 515	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	70 of 422	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	66 of 366	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	111 of 1252	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	80 of 1216	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	63.6	273 of 1197	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	315 of 1155	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	326 of 1173	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	291 of 1193	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	268 of 1204	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	199 of 1222	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	167 of 1173	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 13, 2012

I'm not quite sure how they're ranking the schools within this district. As a parent, I would send my child to Edison over Fountain Valley in a heartbeat. In my experience, the student body is more academically-focused, and the extra-curricular activities are also superior. I'm not sure why one would get a "4" and the other a "5". Huntington Beach High is also good, and has actually gotten significantly better over the years as more high-end housing has been developed in the neighborhoods feeding into that school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edison High	Public	9-12	21400 Magnolia	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-1356	2,049	95	21.6	27.3%	1,184 (57.8%)	11 (0.5%)	384 (18.7%)	243 (11.9%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	208 (10.2%)	86.1	281^st of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		91.1	198^th of 2159 public high schools	90.8%	83											47.3	16.7	46.4			72.7	72.7			49.3	49.3	$22,013	$1,046	$20,967
Estancia High	Public	9-12	2323 Placentia Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6500	976	53	18.5	83.9%	105 (10.8%)	5 (0.5%)	819 (83.9%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	24 (2.5%)	59.2	845^th of 2162 public high schools	60.9%		62.3	714^th of 2159 public high schools	66.9%	131											31.3		31.3			63.0	63.0			22.3	22.3	$27,857	$2,113	$25,744
Huntington Beach High	Public	9-12	1905 Main St.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-2514	2,645	113	23.3	33.8%	1,307 (49.4%)	18 (0.7%)	668 (25.3%)	372 (14.1%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	257 (9.7%)	87.4	255^th of 2162 public high schools	88.2%		86	306^th of 2159 public high schools	85.8%	51											54.7	25.0	53.8			66.2	66.2			53.7	53.7	$17,484	$1,075	$16,409
Early College High	Public	9-12	2990 Mesa Verde Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7990	177	12	14.9	65.0%	48 (27.1%)	1 (0.6%)	105 (59.3%)	14 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	98.7	21^st of 2162 public high schools	99.0%		98.3	33^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.5%	12											75.0		75.0			95.0	95.0			75.0	75.0	$25,583	$1,360	$24,223
Fountain Valley High	Public	9-12	17816 Bushard	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-3301	3,171	116	27.3	52.5%	637 (20.1%)	21 (0.7%)	552 (17.4%)	1,786 (56.3%)	4 (0.1%)	17 (0.5%)	153 (4.8%)	94.7	103^rd of 2162 public high schools	95.2%		96.2	83^rd of 2159 public high schools	96.2%	20											61.0	36.4	60.3			80.6	80.6			62.2	62.2	$16,891	$1,109	$15,782
Newport Harbor High	Public	9-12	600 Irvine Ave.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6300	2,084	92	22.6	42.7%	1,079 (51.8%)	8 (0.4%)	769 (36.9%)	61 (2.9%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	161 (7.7%)	82	383^rd of 2162 public high schools	82.3%		83.8	347^th of 2159 public high schools	83.9%	36	18.5	18.5	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	70.4		46.1	21.1	45.2			68.7	68.7			42.8	42.8	$23,334	$1,376	$21,958
Costa Mesa High	Public	7-12	2650 Fairview Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-8700	1,730	89	19.4	73.2%	261 (15.1%)	20 (1.2%)	1,215 (70.2%)	109 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.3%)	98 (5.7%)	62.4	752^nd of 2162 public high schools	65.2%		56.6	847^th of 2159 public high schools	60.8%	95										31.4	35.2		33.3	42.4	50.2	58.3	49.9	27.3	34.0	26.4	29.4	$25,199	$2,037	$23,162
Valley Vista High	Public	9-12	9600 Dolphin St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 964-7766	263	14	18.7	77.2%	71 (27.0%)	2 (0.8%)	157 (59.7%)	24 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	19.7	1697^th of 2162 public high schools	21.5%		18.9	1722^nd of 2159 public high schools	20.2%	25											18.7		18.1			17.3	17.3			4.6	4.6	$21,677	$1,660	$20,017
Coastline Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1001 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Coastline Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 979-1955	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Monte Vista Independent Study	Public	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	48	9	5.4	66.7%	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (50.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	19.6	1700^th of 2162 public high schools	21.4%		33.9	1396^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	304										12.5	11.8		14.7		12.5	33.3	23.1		12.5	0.0	7.7	$44,736	$701	$44,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison High

What schools feed into Edison High?

Edison High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John H. Eader Elementary
Elementary : Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
Elementary : S. A. Moffett Elementary
Middle : Isaac L. Sowers Middle

What district is Edison High in?

Huntington Beach Union High

What is the racial makeup of Edison High?

Students at Edison High are 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Edison High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,049 students attended Edison High.

Is Edison High a good school?

Edison High ranks 281^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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