Ocean View High School

How to Enroll at Ocean View High School

Ocean View High School enrolls students by Huntington Beach Union High attendance area: students who live inside the boundary register by address, with no entrance exam. The district assigns high school students to one of its six comprehensive high schools by home address, regardless of which middle school they attend; the district's School Locator is the authority on which school an address is assigned to.

District residents can apply to attend a different district high school during the Open Enrollment window, which ran from February 23 to April 3, 2026 for the 2026-27 school year. Applicants must be pre-enrolled with a valid district student ID, approved students commit to the new school for at least one year, and students promoting to 9th grade must submit a new request. After the window closes, intradistrict requests are handled case by case by the home school's Guidance Office, and the district states that transfers are not guaranteed.

Students who live outside the district, including Irvine residents, must first obtain an approved Interdistrict Attendance Agreement from their home district and then submit an online HBUHSD interdistrict application with a disciplinary record (or supporting documentation if there is none) and, for special education students, the IEP. Applications for 2026-27 opened on February 23, 2026; the district considers them based on enrollment criteria and program availability and does not guarantee placement at the requested school.

According to Ocean View High School's 2026-27 IB program information, students from throughout Huntington Beach Union High School District are eligible for the IB program, with official IB coursework and testing in grades 11 and 12, and the information lists no entrance exam; out-of-district students must first transfer in through the interdistrict process. Business Academy students apply in March of their freshman year, and sophomores may apply with the coordinator's permission; Spanish course placement in the Spanish Dual Language Immersion program is determined by a placement exam.

Courses and Signature Programs at Ocean View High School

In the 2026-27 University of California A-G course list, Ocean View High School has 115 approved courses, including 6 AP courses, 17 IB courses and 34 UC-approved honors courses (courses that receive extra weight in the UC GPA). See the full A-G list.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP)

IB Diploma candidates take one course from each of six subject groups in grades 11 and 12, three or four at Higher Level (HL) and the rest at Standard Level (SL), and complete a 4,000-word Extended Essay, the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course and Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS). The district weights IB courses on a 5.0 GPA scale; the school's IB courses include IB History of the Americas HL, IB Biology HL, IB Psychology, IB Environmental Systems and Societies, IB Computer Science and IB Mathematics.

Business Academy

The Business Academy is a three-year program at Ocean View High School with a tradition of more than 30 years: in addition to the regular program, students take three business courses and a college course, with mentoring, workplace experience, community service, career speakers, field trips and portfolio development. Students apply in March of 9th grade and take at least six classes a year in grades 10 to 12.

Spanish Dual Language Immersion (SDLI)

SDLI students take Español 1, 2 or Spanish 3 Honors plus an additional course taught in Spanish, such as Foundations of Hispanic Communities and Identities, Art 1, Algebra or Geometry; the program aims for bilingualism and biliteracy, and students can earn the State Seal of Biliteracy at graduation.

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

AVID is a four-year college prep elective that gives students with college aspirations academic and social support, along with college visits, volunteering and fundraising.

Career Technical Education (CTE)

The school's CTE courses cover engineering, construction, business, digital media and culinary arts, where students can earn certifications, build portfolios and earn college credit; student organizations include SkillsUSA, FCCLA and FBLA.

Academic Results at Ocean View High School: CAASPP and Graduation

In the 2024-25 California state tests (CAASPP), 43.3% of Ocean View High School 11th graders met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 19.6% met or exceeded the math standard; the statewide figures for 11th graders were 57% and 30.5%. For the class of 2025, 91.1% of the 293 students in the four-year cohort graduated, and 46.4% of graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU admission.

Twelve Years of UC Application Data at Ocean View High School: Applicants, Admit Rates and GPA

The University of California publishes applicants, admits and enrollees for every California high school. Combined 2023–2025, 145 of 190 applications from Ocean View High School to the UC system were admitted (76%). Categories with fewer than five students are not published by UC and appear as "—", not zero.

Campuses are listed in order of the U.S. News national university rankings. UC leaves a category blank when it has fewer than five applicants or fewer than three admits or enrollees.

Student Body at Ocean View High School

In 2025-26, 78.5% of Ocean View High School students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 21.1% were English learners.

• Hispanic or Latino70.1%
• White15.9%
• Asian6.8%
• Two or more races2.6%
• African American1.6%

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