Enrollment
180
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060642000562
Buena Vista Elementary
21660 Road 60, Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 686-2015 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- B-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
18.0:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
94 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
48.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
34.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 30.7% | 24.6% | 27.2% |
| Math | 13.2% | 21.1% | 32.5% | 33.3% |
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 | 48.3% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 35.7% |
| 2017-18 | 39.4% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 45.3% | 40.4% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (41.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Elementary this school | 180 | 52.2% | 41.1% |
| Alview Elementary Chowchilla | 183 | 55.7% | 51.7% |
| Mupu Elementary Santa Paula | 175 | 60.0% | 36.3% |
| Hope Elementary Porterville | 237 | 55.3% | 52.7% |
| Empower Language Academy San Diego | 153 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Fairsite Elementary Galt | 160 | 46.9% | N/A |
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 Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,379 of 5,151 | #23 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #2,817 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #34 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #2,174 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #22 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #748 of 5,116 | #32 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #5,419 of 5,915 | #101 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #3,819 of 5,625 | #96 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #2,004 of 3,837 | #25 of 77 |
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
180
-23 (-11%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 52% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 76% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 73% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | 64% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 70% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 9 | 21.9:1 | 79% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | N/A | N/A | 71% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 48% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 4 | 32.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (212 to 180); teachers down 9% (11 to 10).
About Buena Vista Elementary
Students in Tulare, California, attend Buena Vista Elementary, a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 180 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Federal records list Buena Vista Elementary as its own district.
At Buena Vista Elementary, Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. After that, the student body is 26% White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Buena Vista Elementary is 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 52% of students, or 94, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
Buena Vista Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Buena Vista Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 41.1% actual against 48.9% predicted.
Census estimates describe Tulare County this way: the median household income is $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. In all, Tulare County has 196 public schools and roughly 101,494 students.
The nearest public school is Oak Valley Elementary, at about 3.7 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Buena Vista Elementary is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Buena Vista Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 180 students in 2024-25, 23 fewer than the 203 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.3:1 to 18.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Buena Vista Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Other Buena Vista Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Buena Vista Elementary. Buena Vista Elementary is the 11th largest of the 11.
- Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 713 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 573 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CA · 498 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 495 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Valley Elementary3.7 mi · 562
- Pleasant Elementary4.4 mi · 668
- Roosevelt Elementary4.5 mi · 561
- Mulcahy Middle4.5 mi · 745
- Countryside Community Day4.6 mi · 24
- Tulare Technical Preparatory High4.6 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 180 students in grades KG-08.
Is Buena Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Buena Vista Elementary have?
Buena Vista Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Buena Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Buena Vista Elementary are roughly 26% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Buena Vista Elementary in?
Buena Vista Elementary is part of Buena Vista Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.