High Bluff Academy Online High School
Empower your child’s high school journey with HBA’s online high school program. Our cutting-edge curriculum is designed to meet the goals of every student. Enroll Now!
About Our Online High School
HBA Online offers a dynamic and flexible learning environment tailored to students seeking a high-quality education on their terms. The program is designed with flexibility in mind, empowering students to thrive academically while balancing other aspects of their lives. We provide an accredited curriculum, self-paced learning, and access to experienced faculty, ensuring students receive the best education possible without compromising their personal needs.
- Engaging Content
- Professional High Quality Video Lectures
- Data Driven
- Credentialed College Counselor
- Mandarin & Cantonese speaking specialist available
Each Full-time student will be given a cognitive abilities test which uses objective cognitive data to teach students how they learn best and provides strategies personalized to students’ learning strengths and needs.
Academic Programs
Advanced Placement
In addition, students from neighboring high schools can take courses one-on-one in person or online.
Core Subjects
Math
Science
English
Social Studies
Electives
Coding
Art
Foreign Languages
Packages and Pricing
Offer clear, tiered options to help families choose a plan that fits their needs.
Self-Paced
$6,800 / School Year
$340 New Student Enrollment Fee
Start Any Time on Your Own Schedule
- Cognitive Skills Assessment
- Personal College counseling sessions
- Up to 8 courses per year
- Custom learning levels for each course
- 26 AP and Honors classes
- AP Testing site in San Diego
- In-person graduation in San Diego
- Professionally filmed videos
- Cognitive Learning Drills
- AI Writing Tutor
- AI powered math remediation
- Electronics, Robotics and Coding
- Options to add private tutoring
- Options to add internships and passion projects
- Options for AP Exam Prep
- Options for SAT/ACT Prep
Live Instruction
$12,800 / School Year
Starting August 2025
- Cognitive Skills Assessment
- Personal College counseling sessions
- Up to 8 courses per year
- Custom learning levels for each course
- 26 AP and Honors classes
- AP Testing in San Diego
- In-person graduation in San Diego
- Professionally filmed videos
- Cognitive Learning Drills
- AI Writing Tutor
- AI powered math remediation
- Electronics, Robotics and Coding
- Live teacher moderated discussion groups
- Internships and passion projects
- Business, Data Science, & Engineering courses
- Weekly teacher office hours
- Live seminar speakers on careers, majors, extracurricular options
Live instructional time
Individual Courses
Price Varies by Course
For students enrolled in other schools who are looking to take a class for credit.
Self-Paced Courses
*Foreign Language and English includes live conversational/discussions with HBA teachers
- Spanish and French I-IV $1600
- AP ® Spanish & French $1900
- English 9-12 $1600
- AP ® Courses $1600
- AP ® English Language $1900
- AP ® English Literature $1900
- College Prep Courses $1200
- Tutoring available
Live Instruction Courses
*Both online and in-person options available
AP ® Courses $8400
- Honors Courses $7350
- Non-AP ® Courses $6300
HBA Course List
A – History / Social Science
World History
U.S. History
American Government
AP ® African American Studies
AP ® European History
AP ® Government & Politics United States
AP ® Government & Politics Comparative
AP ® Human Geography
AP ® United States History
AP ® World History
B- English
AP ® English Language & Composition
AP ® English Literature & Composition
AP ® Seminar (Self-paced class not available: live instruction only)
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12
Honors English (live instructor only)
C- Mathematics
Algebra 1
Algebra 2/Trig
Geometry
AP ® Calculus AB
AP ® Calculus BC
AP ® Computer Science A
AP ® Precalculus (live instructor only)
AP ® Statistics
Integrated Math 1
Integrated Math 2
Integrated Math 3
Integrated Math 1 Honors
Integrated Math 2 Honors
Integrated Math 3 Honors
Introduction to Calculus
Precalculus
Statistics
Linear Algebra (live instructor only)
Multivariable Calculus (live instructor only)
D- Science
AP ® Biology
AP ® Chemistry
AP ® Environmental Science
AP ® Physics 1
AP ® Physics 2
AP ® Physics C: Mechanics
AP ® Physics C: E &M
AP ® Computer Science Principles
Biology: The Living Earth
Chemistry: In the Earth System
Physics of the Universe
E- Language Other than English
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
AP ® Spanish Language & Culture
French 1
French 2
French 3
French 4
F- Visual & Performing Arts
AP ® Art History
AP ® Music Theory
G – College Preparatory Elective
AP ® Macroeconomics
AP ® Microeconomics
AP ® Psychology
AP ® Research (live instructor only)
Economics
Intro to Ethnic Studies
Intro to Java
Intro to Robotic Engineering
Saina's Case Study
Meet a recent graduate of HBA who took all of her classes remotely
College Acceptance List:
- UC Berkeley (Enrolled) Major: Neuroscience
- UCLA
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Santa Cruz
- Scripps College
- Claremont McKenna College
- 15 AP Courses Taken:
- AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics
- AP Seminar, AP Psychology AP Research, AP World History AP Biology, AP US History
AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC - AP English Language, AP Physics 1
- AP English Literature, AP Gov & Politics AP Stats
Awards:
Valedictorian
AP Scholar with Distinction
AP Capstone Diploma
Extracurricular Activities:
- Published a book for children on the brain and used it in lessons with elementary students.
- Made special science kits: neuron kit & brain kit to teach to students in my community.
- Started a club called Building Blocks which brings high quality STEM education to disadvantaged students in the U.S.
- Started the Period Initiative: campaigned for menstrual products, fundraised, & distributed resources in rural India.
- Started a club called Andha which implements virtual science programs to visually impaired students across the globe.
- Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X) at Stanford analyzing the effects of postpartum psychosis.
- Rady’s Children Hospital volunteer.
Core Strengths That Define Our School
Empowering Environment
A nurturing school community for students rebuilding confidence and discovering their strengths. Our supportive approach fosters personal growth, helping every student thrive academically and socially. Together, we create a foundation for lifelong success and self-belief.
Data-Driven Instruction
We use cutting-edge software to analyze cognitive strengths and deficits to personalize instructional methodology. Our math classes use vectored learning, which enables students to master foundational skills they are missing that are prerequisites to success in their current course of study.
Fostering Global Understanding
Our international student body creates an environment where students can connect, share, and learn from one another, whether here in Rancho Santa Fe or working online with girls in Afghanistan.
Flexible Scheduling
Student-athletes can arrange to start late or leave early to accommodate their coaching schedules. They choose to take some of our classes in a group and additional courses online during supervised tutorial periods or at home.
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