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Marina High: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Marina posts 60% meeting the standard, and 33.0% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope6244
% Exceeded33%16%
% Met+60%36%
Grad rate96.6%86.6%
College readiness59.4%33.9%
Absence20.2%30.2%
Suspension2.5%3.6%
Scope Score
62
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #282 statewide · #3 of 8 in Huntington Beach Union High

Marina High scores 62 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 87th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

Most rating sites would stop at “60% proficient” and call it done. Marina deserves a closer read. The school sits in Huntington Beach, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Marina's low-income kids hit 59.1% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 87th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

ELAGreen(Declined)MathYellow(Maintained)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 60% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1173%78%75%76%67%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1146%46%55%53%53%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
60%
State 36%
Graduate
97%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
59%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 60 are proficient by 11th grade → 97 graduate → 59 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

59.1%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Marina's most underrated number

59.1% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Marina low-income: 59.1%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
96.6%
State 86.6%
10.0pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
33.0%
State 15.8%
17.1pp above state avg
College readiness
59.4%
State 33.9%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
59.8%
State 35.7%
24.1pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
20.2%
State 30.2%
10.0pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.5%
State 3.6%
1.1pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
23.3%
State 18.0%
5.4pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Marina High in Huntington Beach, 59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 60.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Marina High trails its district average for low-income students by 1.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.2% Math proficient); White students (58.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 195 students tested.

All students at this school: 60% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 60%, district —, state 36%60%
MaleMale: this school 57%, district 54%, state 42%57% · −3 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 53%, district 56%, state 56%53% · −7 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 64%, district 60%, state 44%64% · +4 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 50%, district 49%, state 32%50% · −10 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 51%, district 38%, state 32%51% · −9 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 84%, district 77%, state 72%84% · +24 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 14%, district 14%, state 15%14% · −46 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 59%, district 61%, state 56%59% · −1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 21%, district 11%, state 11%21% · −39 vs school

5 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic15.2% AP · 24.3% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.3% AP · 0.4% enroll.
Asian46.0% AP · 23.5% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1% AP · 0.2% enroll.
Black0.8% AP · 1.0% enroll.
White36.4% AP · 44.1% enroll.
Two or more races1.3% AP · 6.6% enroll.
English learners0.3% AP · 5.3% enroll.
Students with disabilities1.0% AP · 10.1% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.2%, district 24.5%, state 30.2%20.2% · −10.0pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.5%, district —, state 3.6%2.5% · −1.1pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1219.8%

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
82%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Marina's class of 2023, 82% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 524 completers, 82% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 36 (7%)California State University 75 (14%)California community college 267 (51%)In-state private 9 (2%)Out-of-state, 4-year 40 (8%)Out-of-state, 2-year 2 (0%)Not enrolled 95 (18%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 47 of Marina's 487 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Irvine the most common landing, with 15 enrollees.

Applied128fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted94
Enrolled47
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Irvine 15Los Angeles 10Riverside 7San Diego 5Santa Cruz 4Berkeley ‹3Davis ‹3Merced ‹3Santa Barbara ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 74 enrolled, 2019

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 82% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (267) than at UC (36).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff91 teachers
Avg. experience19.0 years
Fully credentialed89%
First-year teachers1%
Intern / emergency permit0.2%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$68,649 – $145,704
Principal salaryUp to $193,370
Superintendent salary$377,761

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers193 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers64 students
Advanced Coursework

Marina's teachers are authorized to teach 26 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — well above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics C: Mechanics.

AP subjects taught26
Math & Computer Science (4)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science Principles · Statistics
Sciences (4)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics C: Mechanics
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (6)Human Geography · Macroeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (3)Japanese Language and Culture · Spanish Language and Culture · Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts (5)2-D Art and Design · 3-D Art and Design · Art History · Drawing · Music Theory
AP Capstone (2)Research · Seminar

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,946, CA average $14,491$19,946 · spent at this school
Federal share$439 per student

$439 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,559 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support12%
Student services9%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,062 per pupil
2019$12,471 per pupil
2018$12,816 per pupil
2017$12,190 per pupil
2016$11,795 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
White38.5%
District 31.0% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic27.3%
District 32.1% · CA 56.1%
Asian23.4%
District 28.1% · CA 10.2%
Other10.1%
District 8.1% · CA 9.0%
Black0.8%
District 0.7% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 46.8% (17pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$123K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.13M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+50% · CA 35%
ZIP population35,346
Median age46 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 45% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marina High a good high school?

Marina High has a Scope Score of 62 out of 100, placing it in the 87th percentile of California high schools and ranked #282 statewide. 33.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 17.1 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Marina High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 59.8% of students at Marina High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 33.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 33.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 922 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Marina High rank in California?

Marina High ranks #282 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 87th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Marina High?

20.2% of students at Marina High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.5%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Marina High compare to other schools in Huntington Beach?

Marina High scores 62/100 (87th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,997 students. Use the schools in Huntington Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Marina High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Marina High in Huntington Beach, 59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 60.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Marina High trails its district average for low-income students by 1.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.2% Math proficient); White students (58.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 195 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Marina High?

Marina High's teachers are authorized to teach 26 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Marina High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 47 Marina High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
96.6%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 61th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
33.0%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 68th pctile
College readiness · 20%
59.4%
↑ vs CA 33.9% · 64th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
59.8%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 67th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
20.2%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 58th pctile
▲ 2.7pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
2.5%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 55th pctile
→ no change vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
23.3%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 62th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1146735%32%17%16%67%+20
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1145531%21%21%27%53%+29

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide49717%28%49%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged19559.1%−1+21
White21158.4%−7−3
Hispanic/Latino11163.1%+12+24
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Marina High ←6233.0%59.8%2.5%
Westminster High1.9 mi5931.0%56.3%3.3%
Ocean View High1.8 mi4013.2%31.4%3.9%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
96.6%
AP Exam Prepared
59.4%
A-G Completion
54.8%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
81.9%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20196486#28830.0%59.5%9.1%1.9%
20226389#23532.8%61.9%19.4%3.3%
20236490#20834.5%65.0%17.5%3.0%
20246389#22633.9%64.6%17.5%2.6%
20256287#28233.0%59.8%20.2%2.5%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female8.7%20.4%+11.7pp
Male8.5%19.2%+10.7pp
Asian2.0%7.8%+5.8pp
Black/African American13.0%37.5%+24.5pp
Filipino6.1%10.3%+4.2pp
White4.1%15.8%+11.7pp
Hispanic/Latino10.3%25.4%+15.1pp
Two or More Races6.2%17.2%+11.0pp
Students with Disabilities21.3%36.0%+14.7pp
English Learners9.8%26.6%+16.8pp
Homeless18.6%37.9%+19.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13.3%25.1%+11.8pp
All Students8.6%19.8%+11.2pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
202512894473.903.984.11
202410365353.873.984.07
202313275413.974.094.17
202214785473.974.104.19
202116397543.854.044.10
202011274403.884.004.08
2019147102743.823.953.99
201812569443.794.014.12
201712879553.713.923.95
201612084543.763.903.95
201513166373.693.964.03
201415395613.723.903.91

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20256810‹3
Berkeley2024564‹3
Berkeley20236664
Berkeley2022747‹3
Berkeley202164113
Davis20254322‹3
Davis202436134
Davis20234519‹3
Davis202248124
Davis202143215
Irvine20251142815
Irvine2024852513
Irvine20231153016
Irvine20221213420
Irvine20211403316
Los Angeles2025961210
Los Angeles2024687‹3
Los Angeles20239897
Los Angeles202211374
Los Angeles202110894
Merced20252828‹3
Merced20241010‹3
Merced202377‹3
Merced20221010‹3
Merced202197‹3
Riverside202561507
Riverside20243126‹3
Riverside202338285
Riverside202236284
Riverside2021735513
San Diego202598265
San Diego202481165
San Diego2023106214
San Diego2022113207
San Diego20211173610
Santa Barbara20255622‹3
Santa Barbara202454183
Santa Barbara202367203
Santa Barbara20226516‹3
Santa Barbara20218520‹3
Santa Cruz202531254
Santa Cruz202425154
Santa Cruz20233320‹3
Santa Cruz202239184
Santa Cruz20214226‹3
Universitywide20251289447
Universitywide20241036535
Universitywide20231327541
Universitywide20221478547
Universitywide20211639754

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count23
AP enrollment770
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 148 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections12
Physics sections14
Chemistry sections14
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,387

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California366.9%
California State University7514.3%
California community college26751.0%
In-state private91.7%
Out-of-state, 4-year407.6%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.4%
Not enrolled9518.1%

524 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 82% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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