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Mesa View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

Mesa View Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 817 students in grades 6 through 8 in Huntington Beach, part of the Ocean View School District, known for its consistent high performance and diverse student community.

The school stands out for achieving strong academic results that exceed both district and state averages, especially in science and math, even as it serves a population where many families face economic challenges. It performs notably better than other schools in its own district, like Vista View Middle and Marine View Middle, and compares favorably to nearby schools in other districts. For instance, while it spends less per student than Warner Middle or Helen Stacey Middle, it maintains higher test scores and a lower rate of chronic student absences.

While Mesa View's overall state ranking has dipped slightly in recent years and support for English Learners is an area for growth, it remains a top-tier school. Its ability to deliver excellent outcomes across nearly all student groups, from those experiencing homelessness to students from low-income households, makes it a particularly effective and equitable choice for families in the area.

817

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,093

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17601 Avilla Ln.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-6612

(714) 842-6608

District: Ocean View

Students who attend Mesa View Middle usually attend:

High:

Ocean View High

Feeder schools for Mesa View Middle:

Elementary:	Golden View Elementary
	Hope View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Asian:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

California avg41%

270^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	90.4	270 of 2761	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	157 of 2783	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	137 of 2781	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	166 of 2740	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	178 of 2715	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	146 of 2480	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	129 of 2508	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	190 of 2497	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.0	199 of 2477	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	77.0	401 of 2379	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	414 of 2259	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	261 of 2236	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	266 of 2179	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	273 of 2063	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	306 of 2005	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	339 of 1999	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	263 of 1804	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	254 of 1777	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	265 of 1769	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	115 of 739	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	74 of 743	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	30 of 715	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	39 of 733	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	33 of 745	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	19 of 700	97.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	149 of 1531	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	293 of 1491	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	363 of 1369	73.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	1021 of 1478	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	494 of 1521	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	598 of 1540	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	996 of 1442	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	668 of 1364	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	292 of 2533	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	163 of 2551	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	148 of 2531	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	193 of 2509	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	179 of 2380	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	142 of 2262	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	589 of 2395	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	285 of 2388	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	261 of 2374	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	308 of 2359	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	394 of 2213	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	237 of 2072	88.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	64 of 477	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	14 of 394	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	17 of 320	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	24 of 336	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	364 of 2542	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	114 of 2579	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	155 of 2531	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	162 of 2458	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	383 of 2369	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	248 of 2230	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	242 of 2534	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	147 of 2552	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	120 of 2538	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	136 of 2527	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	157 of 2407	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	156 of 2273	93.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	34 of 194	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	73 of 192	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	40 of 197	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	28.4	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	64 of 726	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	46 of 701	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	24 of 677	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	39 of 665	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	22 of 554	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	60 of 462	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	387 of 1566	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	142 of 1552	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	177 of 1531	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	131 of 1520	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	65 of 1537	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	37 of 1543	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	90 of 1555	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	79 of 1602	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	77 of 1496	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

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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)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	17601 Avilla Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-6608	817	35	23.1	45.4%	285 (34.9%)	5 (0.6%)	283 (34.6%)	134 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	102 (12.5%)	90.4	270^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.2%		94.9	157^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	113													63.8	63.8	67.4	67.7	72.4	69.0	60.3	59.7	67.6	62.4	$15,093	$14,496	$597
Marine View Middle	Public	6-8	5682 Tilburg Dr.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 846-0624	736	32	22.6	46.2%	384 (52.2%)	7 (1.0%)	219 (29.8%)	52 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.6%)	78.3	513^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.4%		83.9	401^st of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	112													50.9	50.9	65.9	68.2	61.2	65.1	46.1	47.7	40.0	44.6	$14,287	$13,690	$597
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Public	6-8	8778 El Lago St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-2816	753	34	22.1	23.1%	189 (25.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (13.7%)	398 (52.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	55 (7.3%)	97.1	75^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		96.7	101^st of 2783 public middle schools	96.4%	26													71.2	71.2	82.8	83.3	87.7	84.5	70.0	71.9	70.3	70.7	$16,446	$15,894	$552
Ethel Dwyer Middle	Public	6-8	1502 Palm Ave.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-7507	884	34	25.9	37.1%	396 (44.8%)	4 (0.5%)	247 (27.9%)	112 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (13.9%)	86.2	351^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.3%		87.1	341^st of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	10													45.9	45.9	69.6	71.5	63.4	68.2	60.2	65.4	49.5	58.5	$16,561	$15,334	$1,227
Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21.0	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	49.1	1200^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		57.7	941^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	259													28.7	28.7	35.7	43.1	46.8	42.1	33.8	35.1	41.4	36.8	$14,704	$13,622	$1,082
Helen Stacey Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Larchwood Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7212	947	39	24.1	64.9%	187 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	408 (43.1%)	293 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	50 (5.3%)	82.9	420^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	84.1%	23	3.3	16.1	9.8	23.3	25.8	24.6	23.3	19.4	21.3	0.0	25.8	13.1	50.3	50.3	56.4	67.4	66.1	64.7	46.7	52.9	55.3	52.6	$19,801	$17,488	$2,313
Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Public	6-8	9101 Brabham Dr.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4220	690	34	20.4	21.3%	325 (47.1%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (22.6%)	118 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (12.6%)	91.9	229^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		92.6	217^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	12													63.7	63.7	75.1	70.7	77.8	74.7	58.0	56.1	64.7	60.0	$17,357	$17,022	$335
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39													38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$20,467	$18,078	$2,389
Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Public	6-8	17415 Los Jardines West	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4250	768	35	22.1	35.2%	162 (21.1%)	4 (0.5%)	159 (20.7%)	379 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.8%)	95.5	133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	95.2%		96.5	107^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	26													60.8	60.8	77.2	81.4	71.6	76.9	74.5	75.6	71.2	73.9	$14,892	$14,302	$590
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	95.3	142^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.9	96^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	46													61.4	61.4		77.8	74.1	75.9		70.5	76.2	73.4	$21,609	$20,590	$1,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa View Middle

What district is Mesa View Middle in?

Ocean View

What high school do graduates of Mesa View Middle attend?

Students who attend Mesa View Middle usually go on to attend Ocean View High

What is the racial makeup of Mesa View Middle?

Students at Mesa View Middle are 35% White, 35% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races.

Is Mesa View Middle a good school?

Yes. Mesa View Middle ranks in the top 9.8% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Mesa View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Mesa View Middle.

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