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Valley Vista High

Public Grades 9-12

1697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 22% of California high schools

Summary

Valley Vista High is a small public high school serving 263 students in grades 9-12 within the Huntington Beach Union High district in Fountain Valley, CA, but it faces significant challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic results are very low, with only 4.6% of students proficient in math and 17.3% in English, and it has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 61.8%. Its 58.4% graduation rate is dramatically lower than the district average of 94.3% and nearby schools like Fountain Valley High (96.8%) and Huntington Beach High (97.3%). This creates a stark performance gap within the same district, which also includes top-performing schools.

Despite spending more per student than most traditional high schools in the district, these resources have not led to better outcomes. The school's small size and high dropout rate suggest it may serve as an alternative program for students who have struggled elsewhere. For context, other small schools like Early College High achieve exceptional results, and nearby schools with similar student populations, such as La Quinta High, perform far better, indicating that different approaches can yield success.

263

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,677

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9600 Dolphin St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-4603

(714) 964-7766

District: Huntington Beach Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

White:

27.0%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (58% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,697^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	19.7	1697 of 2162	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1722 of 2159	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1681 of 2170	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1651 of 2123	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1149 of 1290	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1726 of 2133	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1644 of 2017	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1585 of 2021	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1623 of 2039	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	1355 of 1994	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1550 of 2426	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1483 of 2354	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1388 of 2367	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1163 of 2281	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1419 of 2238	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1312 of 2117	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	1163 of 2063	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1342 of 1968	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.7	1003 of 1901	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	820 of 1653	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	444 of 585	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	509 of 573	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	567 of 591	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	550 of 581	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.8	799 of 1117	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1037 of 1052	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	929 of 1085	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	906 of 1064	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	887 of 1044	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	701 of 941	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1631 of 1906	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1609 of 1915	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1533 of 1915	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1521 of 1858	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1583 of 1833	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1551 of 1760	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1625 of 1900	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1622 of 1902	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1685 of 1917	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1543 of 1861	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1541 of 1814	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1521 of 1742	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	260 of 299	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1543 of 2013	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1586 of 2026	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1585 of 2030	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1530 of 1943	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1590 of 1937	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1527 of 1862	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1490 of 1942	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1581 of 1948	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1518 of 1963	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1546 of 1916	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1036 of 1122	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1518 of 1880	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1475 of 1834	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1220 of 1252	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	800 of 1197	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1057 of 1155	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1098 of 1173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1016 of 1193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1118 of 1204	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1098 of 1222	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1101 of 1173	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)28th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2023)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-31 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 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)		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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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
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
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	10372 McFadden St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6315	2,041	87	23.3	76.2%	82 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	390 (19.1%)	1,524 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	36 (1.8%)	95.2	91^st of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		94.3	123^rd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	32	61.8	40.0	61.1	79.7	79.7	72.4	72.4	$19,020	$2,254	$16,766
Los Amigos High	Public	9-12	16566 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6288	1,430	72	19.9	92.4%	23 (1.6%)	13 (0.9%)	1,194 (83.5%)	181 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (1.0%)	64.7	694^th of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		62.5	710^th of 2159 public high schools	67.1%	16	33.7	0.0	31.5	62.7	62.7	29.8	29.8	$23,641	$3,123	$20,518
Coast High	Public	9-12	17231 Gothard St.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-4227	159	9	17.7	31.4%	81 (50.9%)	1 (0.6%)	51 (32.1%)	17 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.4%)	34.6	1387^th of 2162 public high schools	35.8%		49.8	1000^th of 2159 public high schools	53.7%	387	14.7	33.3	18.1	46.8	46.8	7.0	7.0	$18,617	$780	$17,837
Ocean View High	Public	9-12	17071 Gothard St.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 848-0656	1,154	61	18.9	78.2%	189 (16.4%)	18 (1.6%)	804 (69.7%)	84 (7.3%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.9%)	42.3	1206^th of 2162 public high schools	44.2%		43.2	1165^th of 2159 public high schools	46.0%	41	24.2		23.4	43.3	43.3	19.6	19.6	$23,592	$933	$22,659
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
College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15872 South Harbor Blvd. Bldg	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	168	7	24.0	96.4%	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)		17.7	17.7					$45,626	$8,938	$36,688
Hector G. Godinez	Public	9-12	3002 Centennial Rd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6790	1,687	88	19.1	89.2%	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1,650 (97.8%)	20 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64.1	711^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%		66.1	632^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.7%	79	27.7		27.6	65.5	65.5	31.6	31.6	$24,578	$1,103	$23,475
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Valley Vista High?

Students at Valley Vista High are 60% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Valley Vista High a good school?

Valley Vista High ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California high schools.

What district is Valley Vista High in?

Huntington Beach Union High

How many students attend Valley Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Valley Vista High.

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