How does Marine View Middle compare to other middle schools in Huntington Beach?

Marine View Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.7/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,363 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Marine View Middle?

26.6% of students at Marine View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Marine View Middle improving or declining?

Marine View Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 5.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Marine View Middle?

13.8% of students at Marine View Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Marine View Middle

Middle School

Ocean View Huntington BeachOrange County92649

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

647 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

43%

Teachers

26 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 42 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic29.7%

White50.4%

Asian7.0%

Black0.9%

Other12.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Marine View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	26.6%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	45.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Marine View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.3 points above the Ocean View district average of 22.3%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.4% exceeded — 8.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math declined year-over-year. 23.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

26.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

54.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-5.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,363

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	205	27.3%	38.5%	21.9%	12.2%	65.8%
7th	242	30.6%	37.6%	16.1%	15.7%	68.2%
8th	232	27.2%	34.0%	21.1%	17.7%	61.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	206	24.3%	21.8%	24.3%	29.6%	46.1%
7th	243	28.0%	19.8%	26.3%	25.9%	47.7%
8th	235	22.1%	17.9%	28.5%	31.5%	40.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Harbour View Elementary

53.974th pctile

Zoned

Village View Elementary

54.374th pctile

Also serves area

Hope View Elementary

57.980th pctile

Also serves area

Circle View Elementary

66.991st pctile

Nearest

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Middle

Marine View Middle

51.776th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.