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Enrollment
1,585
High
DISTRICT 982 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006748
Buena High
5670 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-1826 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,585 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
954 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 387 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 365 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 371 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
20.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.8% | 32.9% | 25.7% | 19.6% |
| Math | 6.0% | 14.8% | 22.3% | 56.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.1% | 22.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.5% | 22.1% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 32.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.8% | 24.2% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buena High
Buena High's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena High this school | 1,585 | 60.2% | 38.0% |
| Santa Barbara Senior High Santa Barbara | 1,924 | 61.7% | 30.1% |
| San Marcos Senior High Santa Barbara | 1,926 | 58.0% | 43.3% |
| Ventura High Ventura | 1,939 | 60.4% | 40.9% |
| Santa Rosa High Santa Rosa | 1,553 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| Fred C. Beyer High Modesto | 1,609 | 62.2% | 44.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buena High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #579 of 1,052 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #648 of 1,056 ▼ 120 | #15 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #589 of 1,056 ▼ 12 | #14 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #280 of 1,044 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,585 | #523 of 2,093 | #14 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #872 of 1,352 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #609 of 1,351 | #15 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #1,037 of 1,575 | #17 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #265 of 802 | #5 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,585
-273 (-15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 2,083
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,585 | 71.7 | 22.1:1 | 60% (954) |
| 2023-24 | 1,685 | 70.7 | 23.8:1 | 58% (985) |
| 2022-23 | 1,710 | 75.8 | 22.6:1 | 53% (908) |
| 2020-21 | 1,858 | 78 | 23.8:1 | 52% (967) |
| 2017-18 | 1,890 | 80.2 | 23.6:1 | 54% (1,018) |
| 2015-16 | 1,949 | 77 | 25.3:1 | 42% (815) |
| 2010-11 | 2,209 | N/A | N/A | 37% (819) |
| 2000-01 | 2,218 | 89 | 24.9:1 | 18% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 2,083 | 88 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,890 to 1,585); teachers down 11% (80.2 to 71.7).
About Buena High
Buena High is a public large high school in Ventura, California. It serves 1,585 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Buena High reports to Ventura Unified, which has 27 schools and 14,346 students.
A majority of students at Buena High, 61%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Buena High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Its 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Ventura County, the average is about the same, 59%.
Measured against California public high schools, Buena High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Buena High would score about 44.3%. It scores 38.0%, 6.2 points below that figure.
Ventura County census figures show that median household income is about $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 238 public schools operate in Ventura County, serving about 147,841 students.
Of nearby public schools, Balboa Middle is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Buena High is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal data place Buena High in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students dropped from 1,858 to 1,585 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 22.1 students per teacher, compared with 23.8 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Buena High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ventura Unified
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Ventura
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Other Buena High schools
One other US public school is named Buena High. Buena High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Balboa Middle0.4 mi · 845
- Poinsettia Elementary0.4 mi · 351
- Mound Elementary0.5 mi · 490
- Foothill Technology High0.6 mi · 951
- Homestead (Alternative)0.6 mi · 52
- El Camino High0.7 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Buena HighHow many students attend Buena High?
Buena High enrolls approximately 1,585 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Buena High serve?
Buena High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Buena High?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Buena High.
What is the student diversity at Buena High?
Student demographics at Buena High are roughly 30% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Buena High in?
Buena High is part of Ventura Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.