APA is a performing arts academy within a traditional high school and a magnet program of the Huntington Beach Union High School District teaching 9 disciplines which include: Acting, Costume Design, Dance, Dramatic Production (playwriting and directing), Musical Theatre, MMET-Media, MMET-Popular Music, Orchestra, and Technical Theatre.

Since 1993, our mission at the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts is to provide creative education that cultivates in students the focus, dedication, and collaboration necessary to achieve limitless excellence in the arts. Our vision is to inspire our youth to become the confident artists, leaders, and audiences of the future through academic, artistic, and technical education.

We provide Career Technical Education (CTE): Arts, Media, and Entertainment (AME). APA is a Demonstration Site for the California Department of Education. We are proud to be a model school for statewide arts, media, and entertainment programs.