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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062958009606
Buena Vista Elementary
37005 Hillcrest Dr., Palmdale, CA 93552 · (661) 285-4158 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
445 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
29.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
22.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 44.8% |
| Math | 5.2% | 17.1% | 29.8% | 48.0% |
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 | 29.8% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.8% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.3% | 12.8% |
| 2018-19 | 30.9% | 21.8% |
| 2017-18 | 29.8% | 20.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.9% | 20.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Vista Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Elementary this school | 573 | 77.7% | 23.7% |
| Barrel Springs Elementary Palmdale | 627 | 77.4% | 40.6% |
| Mesquite Elementary Palmdale | 582 | 79.0% | 23.4% |
| King Elementary Long Beach | 598 | 76.4% | 28.4% |
| Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary Pasadena | 546 | 74.2% | 42.9% |
| Grand Terrace Elementary Grand Terrace | 654 | 79.8% | 24.5% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #4,224 of 5,151 | #1,023 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #4,079 of 5,172 ▲ 398 | #1,013 of 1,129 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #4,010 of 5,172 ▲ 232 | #969 of 1,129 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #1,163 of 5,116 | #372 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #1,620 of 5,915 | #318 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,122 of 5,352 | #594 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #3,700 of 5,354 | #669 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #2,395 of 5,625 | #750 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #2,095 of 3,837 | #632 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
573
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 573 | 26.2 | 21.9:1 | 78% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 26.7 | 21.5:1 | 84% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 27.3 | 21.1:1 | 86% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 88% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 26.1 | 25.7:1 | 82% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 31 | 24.0:1 | 84% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | N/A | N/A | 74% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 36 | 21.4:1 | 62% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 20 | 32.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (670 to 573); teachers unchanged (26.1 to 26.2).
About Buena Vista Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Palmdale, California, Buena Vista Elementary is part of Palmdale Elementary. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 573 students. It has 23% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Buena Vista Elementary is a school in Palmdale Elementary. The district has 29 schools and 17,941 students.
Federal enrollment data show Buena Vista Elementary is 79% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 12% Black and 5% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. The school has 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 8 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Buena Vista Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 19% of California public elementary schools.
Buena Vista Elementary is 10.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (23.7% versus 34.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Buena Vista Elementary among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Buena Vista Elementary from the closest public school, Yellen Learning Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Buena Vista Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Buena Vista Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmdale Elementary
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- Dos Caminos Dual ImmersionElementary · 945 students
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Other schools in Palmdale
- Highland HighHigh · 2,706 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale Aerospace AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Antelope Valley Learning AcademyCombined · 1,059 students
Other Buena Vista Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Buena Vista Elementary. Buena Vista Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 713 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CA · 498 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 495 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 281 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryTulare, CA · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Yellen Learning Center0.2 mi · 58
- Antelope Valley Learning Academy0.4 mi · 1,059
- Chaparral Prep Academy0.6 mi · 594
- Cimarron Elementary0.6 mi · 497
- Quail Valley Elementary0.8 mi · 503
- Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy0.9 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Buena Vista Elementary serve?
Buena Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Buena Vista Elementary?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Buena Vista Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buena Vista Elementary?
At Buena Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 79% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary is overseen by Palmdale Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.