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

Mesa View Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.6/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 42% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,583 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mesa View Middle?

42.3% of students at Mesa View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 65.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mesa View Middle?

10.3% of students at Mesa 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.

Mesa View Middle

Q: Is Mesa View Middle improving or declining?

Mesa View Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Ocean View Huntington BeachOrange County92647

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

693 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-13.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 62 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic31.6%

White38.5%

Asian15.4%

Black0.9%

Other13.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mesa View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.3%
Met Standard	23.6%
Below Standard	34.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Mesa View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 20.0 points above the Ocean View district average of 22.3%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.9 points higher (vs 32.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 6.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 33.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

42.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

65.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,583

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	245	37.5%	29.8%	15.1%	17.6%	67.3%
7th	300	33.3%	34.3%	20.7%	11.7%	67.7%
8th	246	38.6%	33.7%	12.6%	15.0%	72.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	247	43.3%	17.0%	20.6%	19.0%	60.3%
7th	298	46.6%	13.1%	20.5%	19.8%	59.7%
8th	247	54.3%	13.4%	10.5%	21.9%	67.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Golden View Elementary

Zoned

Zoned

Also serves area

College View Elementary

56.077th pctile

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Middle

Mesa View Middle

62.691st 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.