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Coast High

Q: Is Coast High a good school?

Coast High ranks 1387 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 36% of California high schools

Summary

Coast High is a very small public high school serving just 159 students in grades 9-12 within the Huntington Beach Union High district, standing out for its intimate size compared to the much larger comprehensive high schools typical of the Huntington Beach area.

The school presents a complex picture with notable strengths and significant challenges. On the positive side, it boasts an exceptionally high graduation rate of 97.6% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1, suggesting strong support for students to complete their diplomas. However, academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics where only about 7% of students are proficient, is alarmingly low and has declined sharply in recent years, placing the school's statewide ranking at the 36th percentile. This creates a puzzling disconnect, as nearby schools like Fountain Valley High and Huntington Beach High have math proficiency rates above 50% with similar graduation success.

When compared to its closest neighbor, Ocean View High (just 0.14 miles away), both schools face academic challenges, though Ocean View serves over 1,100 students. Coast High's extremely small size, low academic performance despite adequate per-student funding, and high graduation rate strongly suggest it functions as a specialized or alternative program within the district, potentially serving students with unique needs that aren't reflected in standard test scores.

159

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,617

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17231 Gothard St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-5421

(714) 842-4227

District: Huntington Beach Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,387^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	34.6	1387 of 2162	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1000 of 2159	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	769 of 2170	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	602 of 2123	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	1105 of 2133	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	839 of 2017	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	952 of 2021	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.3	732 of 2039	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.7	477 of 1994	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	54.1	675 of 2426	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	58.9	566 of 2354	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	55.8	644 of 2367	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	53.8	653 of 2281	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	56.5	565 of 2238	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	38.7	950 of 2117	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.9	783 of 2063	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.1	777 of 1968	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	637 of 1901	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.8	812 of 1653	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1295 of 1906	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1053 of 1915	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	766 of 1915	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	733 of 1858	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	1078 of 1833	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1028 of 1760	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1420 of 1900	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	982 of 1902	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1208 of 1917	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	943 of 1861	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	536 of 1814	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1048 of 2013	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	756 of 2026	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	860 of 2030	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	587 of 1943	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	584 of 1937	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	961 of 1862	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1438 of 1942	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	837 of 1948	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	667 of 1963	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	500 of 1916	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	1071 of 1880	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	536 of 1834	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1035 of 1155	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	938 of 1173	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	699 of 1193	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	592 of 1204	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.7	1050 of 1222	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	858 of 1173	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 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
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
Marina High	Public	9-12	15871 Springdale St.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-6571	1,997	89	22.3	46.8%	765 (38.3%)	15 (0.8%)	544 (27.2%)	504 (25.2%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (7.6%)	84	333^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.6%		92.7	169^th of 2159 public high schools	92.2%	164	46.2	16.0	44.7	67.0	67.0	52.5	52.5	$20,189	$1,229	$18,960
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
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
Westminster High	Public	9-12	14325 Goldenwest St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-1381	2,529	109	23.2	85.9%	89 (3.5%)	17 (0.7%)	1,315 (52.0%)	1,063 (42.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	36 (1.4%)	81.3	390^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		76.7	466^th of 2159 public high schools	78.4%	76	44.7	13.8	43.3	71.6	71.6	41.1	41.1	$18,732	$1,083	$17,649
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
Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,701	82	20.7	86.2%	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	639 (37.6%)	975 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.1%)	85	312^th of 2162 public high schools	85.6%		82.5	365^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	53	47.9	15.8	46.6	69.1	69.1	49.8	49.8	$19,189	$2,172	$17,017
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coast High

What district is Coast High in?

Huntington Beach Union High

What is the racial makeup of Coast High?

Students at Coast High are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Coast High a good school?

Coast High ranks 1387^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Coast High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended Coast High.

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