Total enrollment
19,366
+1,104 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union
California · 19,366 students · 1 city
Parents inside Panama-Buena Vista Union pick from 26 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 19,366 students (an average school size of 745).
4-year change in Panama-Buena Vista Union
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Panama-Buena Vista Union ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #275 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,366 | #60 of 587 | #420 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #72 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #479 of 587 | #8,866 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 77.6% | #180 of 587 | #1,376 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #223 of 530 | #1,957 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Panama-Buena Vista Union
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Highgate Elementary at 68.4% proficient to Amy B. Seibert Elementary at 17.9%, a gap of 50.6 points. That is the 70th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 18,248 to 17,483 students (down 4%) and from 706 to 757 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Panama-Buena Vista Union
As a sparse district in California, Panama-Buena Vista Union educates 19,366 students across 26 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Panama-Buena Vista Union comprises 21 elementary and 5 middle.
On a per-school basis, Panama-Buena Vista Union runs about 745 students per school, 29% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Panama-Buena Vista Union has rose 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 18,262 students to 19,366. Panama-Buena Vista Union now counts 25 public schools, up from 24 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Panama-Buena Vista Union discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.