Our six comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, and adult education program enjoy both local recognition as well as a national reputation. Our successes including high test scores, interscholastic championships, and acclaimed performing arts are a direct result of a strong teaching faculty, a dedicated classified staff, and a strong leadership team of school site administrators that receive support from a well-respected and knowledgeable Board of Trustees. This, coupled with strong parent and community advocates, enables our district to educate, prepare, and inspire our students to change the world.
8-Acre Working Farm (FFA)
Gain hands-on experience in agriculture by working with crops, livestock, and mechanics.
Found at: Westminster High School
Academy for the Performing Arts (APA)
Pre-professional arts education for talented young performers, writers, composers, and technicians.
Found at: Huntington Beach High School (can be a student at any HBUHSD school to be in APA)
Academy of Sustainability and Engineering (ASE)
College and career pathway focused on project-based learning to engineer sustainable solutions for the future.
Found at: Edison High School, similar program at Huntington Beach High School
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) - College Readiness Program
College preparatory classes focused on developing skills such as writing, critical thinking, organization, teamwork, and perseverance.
Found at: Fountain Valley High School, Huntington Beach High School, Marina High School, Ocean View High School, Westminster High School
Business Academy
Business and marketing-focused program where students gain mentorship and workplace experience, serve the community, and develop their professional portfolios.
Found at: Ocean View High School
Center for International Business and Communications Studies (CIBACS)
Prepares students to enter high-tech international business environments through hands-on projects, job shadowing, and internships.
Found at: Edison High School
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Rigorous pre-university program that offers a variety of academic courses that grant advanced placement credit at the finest universities and colleges in the nation.
MERITS
Honors program that integrates math, science, and technology to prepare students for highly technical fields of employment.
Model United Nations (MUN)
Modeled after United Nation committees, students learn about and debate on international issues in conferences across the nation.
Found at: Edison High School, Huntington Beach High School, Ocean View High School
Nationally Ranked Athletics
Found at: Edison High School, Fountain Valley High School, Huntington Beach High School, Marina High School, Ocean View High School, Westminster High School
Special Abilities Cluster (SAC)
Integrated program designed to meet the needs of students with developmental disabilities through specialized courses.
Special Olympics - Unified Sports
Students with and without disabilities unite through shared sports training and competition experiences that lead to friendship and understanding.
Found at: all schools (district-wide participation)
LIVE OUTSIDE THE HBUHSD BOUNDARIES? LEARN HOW TO TRANSFER INTO HBUHSD:
If you reside outside the HBUHSD boundaries and wish for your student to be considered for enrollment in one of our six comprehensive high schools (Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Marina, Ocean View, or Westminster), you must first be released from your district of residence by obtaining an Interdistrict Attendance Agreement.
The process to apply for an Interdistrict transfer to the HBUHSD requires the submission of an HBUHSD Interdistrict application with the following attachments:
If you reside within the HBUHSD boundaries but wish to attend an HBUHSD school that is not your designated "home" school, you may apply to any District school during the Open Enrollment window.
The following conditions also apply to open enrollment intradistrict transfer requests: