Huntington Christian School

Huntington Christian School does not use a standardized entrance exam; admission uses an on-campus assessment or visit day.

The school publishes the following application details. The application form goes live each October, opening admission for the following school year about 11 months ahead; the school does not accept transfers in the middle of a term (school website, Admissions page). The process has four steps: visit the campus, with tours beginning in late October on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, booked through an online form and confirmed within one business day, as described on the Plan a Visit page; submit the application online with recent report cards and a teacher evaluation form; bring the student to campus for an academic assessment used to judge readiness and identify gaps in knowledge; and receive the decision after review by the Admissions Panel, which may be an acceptance, a denial or a place on the waitlist.

This school does not use a standardized entrance test. It assesses applicants on campus, so preparation centers on the visit day and the parent interview rather than test registration. Application dates are set by the school each year; ask the admissions office for the current calendar and plan backward from it.

Huntington Christian School tuition for 2026-27 is $11,616 to $12,628.

Tuition for the 2026-27 school year is set at two levels by division (school website, Tuition & Fees page): the full elementary rate is $11,616 a year, or $1,056 a month, and the full middle school rate is $12,628 a year, or $1,148 a month. Families who pay by ACH automatic debit receive a discounted rate: $11,220 a year, or $1,020 a month, for elementary, and $12,199 a year, or $1,109 a month, for middle school. The school does not set separate church member and non-member rates. Tuition is collected over 11 months from June through the following May, with no payment in January. Tuition already includes textbooks, classroom materials, field trips, enrichment classes such as music, art, STEM and PE, and use of campus facilities, and the school website states that these carry no additional charge

Each additional enrolled child receives $325 off per year. Beyond tuition, families should budget for the annual enrollment fee collected each January, whose amount the school website does not list, along with uniforms, the Chromebook that middle school students must purchase through the school, middle school athletic participation fees if the student plays, and the optional overnight trips in grades 4, 6 and 8 (school website, Tuition & Fees page)

Academics and programs described on the Huntington Christian School website include:

• The K-8 core curriculum covers reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, Bible and grammar, designed in four developmental stages (school website, Academics page)
• Enrichment includes music, art, STEM/Maker Studio and physical education, along with library, chapel and computer skills classes, all included in tuition (school website, Academics page, Tuition & Fees page)
• All K-5 classes maintain a 12:1 student-teacher ratio (school website, Academics page)
• Middle school classes are capped at 24 students (school website, Academics page)
• Middle school students must purchase a Chromebook through the school for classroom use (school website, Tuition & Fees page)
• Optional overnight trips are offered in grades 4, 6 and 8, at additional cost (school website, Tuition & Fees page)

These are the schools nearest to Huntington Christian School at the same level, with the basic facts each school publishes. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Distance
Huntington Christian School	K-8	$11,616	On-campus assessment	—
Saints Simon & Jude Catholic School	K-8	$9,900	—	0.8 mi
The Pegasus School	K-8	$33,550	ISEE	1.3 mi
Christ Lutheran School	K-8	$8,652	On-campus assessment	1.7 mi
Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus	K-8	$18,920	—	2.0 mi

Huntington Christian School publishes the following on where its graduates go.

The Academics > Middle School page on the school website states that “approximately 80% of graduates are placed into Honors or AP tracks at the high school of their choice.” The school website publishes no list of the specific high schools graduates go on to attend (school website, Middle School page).

Which entrance test a student sits and when applications close depend on the target high school: some Orange County private high schools require the ISEE, some the HSPT, and some no test at all. EDUBUS works backward from each target high school’s requirements to plan grades, activities and test preparation across the K-8 years.

Huntington Christian School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $11,616 to $12,628. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $104,544 and $113,652, depending on which tier each grade falls in; ask the school for its grade-by-grade tuition table. This uses current-year rates and excludes registration fees, deposits, uniforms and activity fees; the school sets tuition for later years annually.

These are straight-line distances to Huntington Christian School from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer; time the drive once during school hours:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	12.7 miles
Northwood	11.6 miles
Turtle Rock	8.5 miles
Portola Springs	14.4 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

When you visit Huntington Christian School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Financial aid — neither the Tuition & Fees page nor the Admissions page on the school website mentions financial aid, scholarships or a channel such as FACTS Grant & Aid
• Average class size — the school website gives only the 12:1 student-teacher ratio for K-5 and the 24-student cap for middle school classes, and does not publish an average class size; both figures have been placed in the…
• F-1 students — the Admissions, Plan a Visit and About pages on the school website make no mention of international students or the I-20, so this cannot be determined
• Enrollment — no page on the school website publishes enrollment, so the California Department of Education filing of 598 is used
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to Huntington Christian School. We track Huntington Christian School’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.