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.

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.

*High Bluff Academy is an official College Board testing site, offering students a seamless and convenient pathway to take their AP exams. By enrolling in any of our AP courses online you are guaranteed a spot to sit for the AP exam at our campus in San Diego.

Academic Programs

Packages and Pricing

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

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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