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What's the biggest difference between Buena Park High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,682
High
DISTRICT 1,575 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 061476001809
Buena Park High
8833 Academy Dr., Buena Park, CA 90621 · (714) 992-8601 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,682 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.0:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,524 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 430 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 415 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 424 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%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
40.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.4pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 29.3% | 26.4% | 33.0% |
| Math | 4.3% | 15.6% | 24.0% | 56.0% |
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 | 40.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 45.6% | 24.1% |
| 2020-21 | 49.6% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.1% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 20.7% |
| 2016-17 | 55.2% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Park High
Buena Park High's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park High this school | 1,682 | 90.6% | 32.8% |
| Savanna High Anaheim | 1,466 | 89.6% | 28.0% |
| Tustin High Tustin | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
| Azusa High Azusa | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| Loara High Anaheim | 1,539 | 92.4% | 23.2% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
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 Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #720 of 1,052 | #57 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #683 of 1,056 ▼ 199 | #57 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #890 of 1,056 ▼ 139 | #62 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #143 of 1,044 | #13 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,682 | #452 of 2,093 | #48 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #989 of 1,352 | #50 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #1,017 of 1,351 | #68 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #278 of 1,575 | #16 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #283 of 802 | #34 of 71 |
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
1,682
-276 (-14%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,655
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 1,682 | 73.2 | 23.0:1 | 91% (1,524) |
| 2023-24 | 1,726 | 71.3 | 24.2:1 | 81% (1,405) |
| 2022-23 | 1,804 | 74.7 | 24.1:1 | 85% (1,525) |
| 2020-21 | 1,958 | 78 | 25.1:1 | 60% (1,171) |
| 2017-18 | 1,983 | 69.4 | 28.6:1 | 81% (1,599) |
| 2015-16 | 1,913 | 67 | 28.6:1 | 80% (1,530) |
| 2010-11 | 1,923 | N/A | N/A | 76% (1,452) |
| 2000-01 | 1,810 | 70 | 25.9:1 | 6% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 1,655 | 70 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Park High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,983 to 1,682); teachers up 5% (69.4 to 73.2).
About Buena Park High
This page covers Buena Park High, a large high school in Buena Park, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,682 students. Enrollment is 101% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Fullerton Joint Union High counts 8 schools and 12,597 students, including Buena Park High.
Most students at Buena Park High are Hispanic: 84% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Asian, 4% White, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. By the diversity index, Buena Park High comes in at 27%.
Buena Park High employs 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Buena Park High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 91%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 36 points.
Measured against California public high schools, Buena Park 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.
After adjusting for student poverty, Buena Park High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.8%; the prediction is 26.4%.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Buena Park High is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
James A. Whitaker Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Buena Park High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 33.4% proficiency; Buena Park High posts 32.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,682 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,958. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.1:1 to 23.0:1.
Discussions about Buena Park High may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fullerton Joint Union High
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Fullerton Union HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- La Vista High (Continuation)High · 298 students
Other schools in Buena Park
- Charles G. Emery ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Gordon H. Beatty MiddleMiddle · 641 students
- Buena Park MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- James A. Whitaker ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- James A. Whitaker Elementary0.5 mi · 559
- Valencia Park Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary1.0 mi · 365
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary1.1 mi · 468
- Orangethorpe Elementary1.2 mi · 489
- Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary1.4 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Park HighHow large is Buena Park High?
Buena Park High enrolls approximately 1,682 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Buena Park High serve?
Buena Park High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buena Park High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buena Park High is approximately 23.0:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buena Park High?
At Buena Park High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Buena Park High in?
Buena Park High is part of Fullerton Joint Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.