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Golden View Elementary

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Golden View Elementary ranks 3436 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden View Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 346 students in the Ocean View School District of Huntington Beach, an area that features a wide range of elementary school performance.

Academically, Golden View's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, with a notable drop in mathematics proficiency by 5th grade. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 41st percentile, placing it among the lower-performing schools in its own district, such as Westmont Elementary and Oak View Elementary. In contrast, other nearby schools like Circle View Elementary and Huntington Seacliff Elementary achieve much higher rankings, demonstrating that strong outcomes are possible in the same geographic area.

The school serves a high-need population, with nearly 69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a demographic similar to some other schools in the district. Despite spending more per student than some higher-performing schools like Hope View Elementary, academic results have not followed. Key takeaways for parents include that the school faces compounded challenges, with its effectiveness in serving specific student subgroups lagging behind its overall performance, suggesting a need for targeted instructional strategies and a close examination of practices at higher-performing schools with similar student demographics.

346

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,536

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17251 Golden View Ln.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-5664

(714) 847-2516

District: Ocean View

Students who attend Golden View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa View Middle
High:	Ocean View High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,436^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Ocean View

418^th of 1,543Ocean View 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	36.6	3436 of 5857	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2970 of 5869	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	2643 of 5859	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2922 of 5883	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2614 of 5789	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	2893 of 5662	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	3086 of 5692	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	2218 of 5614	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.1	2235 of 5611	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	1418 of 5530	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	1110 of 5390	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	1082 of 5377	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	63.6	1809 of 5314	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	2271 of 5193	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	1707 of 5113	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.5	1398 of 5113	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	1209 of 4818	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	887 of 4822	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	966 of 4809	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	2580 of 3245	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1489 of 3311	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	1936 of 3275	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1663 of 3246	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3100 of 5597	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2982 of 5612	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2804 of 5609	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2284 of 5635	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	2770 of 5492	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2617 of 5413	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3586 of 5107	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3318 of 5107	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3365 of 5087	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3703 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3783 of 4963	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3324 of 4830	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3410 of 5460	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3565 of 5517	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2569 of 5363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2347 of 5264	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	2932 of 5173	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3331 of 5084	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3607 of 5628	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2677 of 5643	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	2291 of 5638	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	3442 of 5663	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2341 of 5510	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	3045 of 5431	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1889 of 2847	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1029 of 2420	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1918 of 2598	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1770 of 2651	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	1504 of 2661	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1545 of 2726	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1685 of 2834	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1955 of 2737	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science26%-6 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)	% 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 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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
College View Elementary	Public	K-5	6582 Lennox Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3505	337	15	22.4	68.5%	96 (28.5%)	12 (3.6%)	153 (45.4%)	43 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.9%)	69.5	1626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		73.9	1417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	209	56.8		56.8	51.2	44.4	71.4			55.4	43.9	51.4	54.1			49.6						$19,448	$18,426	$1,022
Circle View Elementary	Public	K-5	6261 Hooker Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-5035	582	25	23.2	37.3%	239 (41.1%)	6 (1.0%)	115 (19.8%)	130 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (15.5%)	92.1	541^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.1	502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	39	57.5		57.5	68.6	81.1	78.7			76.6	73.3	81.1	61.4			70.6						$16,019	$15,422	$597
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
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
Village View Elementary	Public	K-5	5361 Sisson Dr.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 846-2801	236	9	26.2	39.4%	128 (54.2%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.2%)	28 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	77.8	1250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%		61.4	2007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	757	53.1		53.1	60.6	57.6	69.4			63.5	63.6	50.0	45.8			52.2	95.2	96.8	96.8	96.8		$21,223	$20,626	$597
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-5	8251 Heil Ave	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	441	19	23.8	81.2%	81 (18.4%)	10 (2.3%)	276 (62.6%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.0%)	36.7	3426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.8	3188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	238	19.0		19.0	39.3	27.7	44.8			36.9	49.1	32.3	27.1			35.9	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$15,680	$14,568	$1,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Golden View Elementary?

Students at Golden View Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 34% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Golden View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Golden View Elementary.

Is Golden View Elementary a good school?

Golden View Elementary ranks 3436^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Golden View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa View Middle
High : Ocean View High

What district is Golden View Elementary in?

Ocean View

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