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Ocean View High School

17071 Gothard Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647View on map

  • Public
  • Huntington Beach
  • 298 seniors
  • 1,042 students

Ocean View High School is a public high school in Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach Union High) with 298 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 62 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

47 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

47 of 298 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

62 of 298 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.9%

3 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

4 of 24 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Ocean View High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    3 of 38 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    4 of 24 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    6 of 49 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    9 of 37 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    8 of 27 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    7 of 14 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.12)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts higher

    89%

    16 of 18 admitted

    This school89%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Riverside10 pts higher

    97%

    31 of 32 admitted

    This school97%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Ocean View High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego15 pts lower

    20%

    10 of 51 admitted

    This school20%Overall34%

  • Long Beach42 pts higher

    89%

    76 of 85 admitted

    This school89%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    22 of 29 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    58 of 63 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Humboldt9 pts lower

    90%

    9 of 10 admitted

    This school90%Overall99%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (286 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

70%

199 of 286 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

49 graduates

Community college

44%

127 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC176%
CSU3211%
CA private college41%
Out of state197%
Community college12744%
Not enrolled8730%
Enrolled in college19970%
Total286100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

7

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

9% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

10%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

30 of 290 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

5%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

14 of 305 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 37%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 57%

Across California

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