Summary:
The 92646 zip code in Huntington Beach, California, is served by nine public schools across three districts, educating approximately 6,164 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all of which are traditional public schools that consistently outperform state academic averages.
Parents will find a cluster of high-performing schools here, with standout elementary schools like William T. Newland Elementary (ranked in the state's 99th percentile) and Ralph E. Hawes Elementary (95th percentile). Schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary district, such as Newland and Samuel E. Talbert Middle, generally show stronger test scores than those in the Huntington Beach City Elementary district, despite similar per-student spending. All elementary schools have notably low chronic absenteeism rates, under 9%.
The sole high school, Edison High in the Huntington Beach Union High district, maintains a strong 95.4% graduation rate, though its academic rankings have slightly declined recently. A key trend across the area is that math and science proficiency scores tend to drop from elementary to high school. The data suggests that in this community, effective school culture and district policies can lead to excellent outcomes, as some of the highest-performing schools are not necessarily the ones with the highest per-student funding.
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