Buena Park Middle

Summary:

Buena Park Middle is a public middle school serving 705 students in grades 6-8 in the Buena Park Elementary School District in Buena Park, California. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and local averages, ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past several years.

Buena Park Middle significantly lags behind the state and its local feeder elementary school, Buena Park Elementary, in academic performance. In 2023-2024, only 35.49% of Buena Park Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.39% at Buena Park Elementary and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 17.55% at Buena Park Middle, compared to 36.02% at Buena Park Elementary and 35.54% statewide. The school has also seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2018-2019 to 29.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Buena Park Middle is underperforming its peers. For example, Gordon H. Beatty Middle, which is in the same district, outperforms Buena Park Middle across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Buena Park Middle's performance has declined over the past several years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 641 out of 2379 California middle schools in 2012-2013 to 1844 out of 2777 in 2023-2024. This trend is concerning and suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6931 Orangethorpe Ave.
       Buena Park, CA  90620-1350


(714) 522-8491

District: Buena Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1844th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,674 Help


Students who attend Buena Park Middle usually attend:

High:    Buena Park High

Feeder schools for Buena Park Middle:

Elementary:    Arthur F. Corey Elementary
    Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
    Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.7 Help
Number of students:  638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.7%
Asian:
8.8%
White:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Buena Park Middle ranks worse than 66.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.2. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.7%), Asian (8.8%), White (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buena Park Middle is 20.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buena Park Middle is $7,674.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buena Park Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena Park Middle 1844th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Buena Park Middle in the ranking list.)

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Buena Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena Park Elementary 814th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buena Park Middle

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Rank History for all students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.59 910th 1769 48.6%
2005 51.85 765th 1777 56.9%
2006 50.59 801st 1804 55.6%
2007 55.83 767th 1999 61.6%
2008 56.20 785th 2005 60.8%
2009 63.52 675th 2063 67.3%
2010 71.68 511th 2179 76.5%
2011 68.77 592nd 2236 73.5%
2012 69.07 595th 2259 73.7%
2013 68.38 641st 2379 73.1%
2015 36.44 1429th 2477 42.3%
2016 39.40 1379th 2497 44.8%
2017 38.24 1448th 2508 42.3%
2018 35.32 1513th 2480 39.0%
2019 45.60 1280th 2715 52.9%
2022 20.33 2209th 2740 19.4%
2023 27.76 1920th 2802 31.5%
2024 29.20 1844th 2777 33.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.62 437th 1364 68.0%
2019 45.08 540th 1442 62.6%
2022 38.06 847th 1540 45.0%
2023 35.17 968th 1529 36.7%
2024 52.58 400th 1477 72.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.44 969th 1538 37.0%
2024 34.81 930th 1550 40.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.40 1374th 2230 38.4%
2019 52.51 950th 2369 59.9%
2022 23.85 1948th 2458 20.7%
2023 34.91 1546th 2549 39.3%
2024 35.84 1534th 2575 40.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 43.40 176th 336 47.6%
2023 54.88 113th 321 64.8%
2024 60.94 97th 394 75.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.92 1432nd 2262 36.7%
2019 46.41 1151st 2380 51.6%
2022 20.40 2059th 2509 17.9%
2023 27.90 1752nd 2547 31.2%
2024 30.67 1644th 2546 35.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.59 1261st 1369 7.9%
2019 23.20 1292nd 1491 13.3%
2022 28.38 1118th 1531 27.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.90 1428th 2273 37.2%
2019 42.12 1241st 2407 48.4%
2022 21.01 2005th 2527 20.7%
2023 27.76 1753rd 2558 31.5%
2024 27.05 1793rd 2547 29.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.29 439th 700 37.3%
2019 43.36 479th 745 35.7%
2022 27.96 555th 733 24.3%
2023 39.18 495th 718 31.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.72 535th 600 10.8%
2019 66.80 175th 643 72.8%
2022 24.58 510th 637 19.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.25 1490th 2072 28.1%
2019 43.60 1141st 2213 48.4%
2022 21.45 1962nd 2359 16.8%
2023 28.50 1704th 2391 28.7%
2024 33.10 1523rd 2383 36.1%
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Rank History for White students at Buena Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.45 903rd 1496 39.6%
2019 51.68 761st 1602 52.5%
2023 28.78 1096th 1552 29.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Buena Park Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 422 29 95 213 3 n/a n/a 0 762
1989 372 35 113 227 5 n/a n/a 0 752
1990 361 47 94 256 0 n/a n/a 0 758
1991 357 41 122 262 1 n/a n/a 0 783
1992 360 44 142 299 2 n/a n/a 0 847
1993 356 57 136 319 1 n/a n/a 0 869
1994 352 61 136 365 0 n/a n/a 0 914
1995 324 62 132 385 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1996 324 62 132 385 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1997 286 72 132 423 0 n/a n/a 0 913
1998 241 73 128 434 0 n/a n/a 0 876
1999 267 81 143 493 3 n/a n/a 0 987
2000 261 67 163 526 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
2001 286 58 180 566 0 n/a n/a 0 1090
2002 272 97 223 669 0 n/a n/a 5 1266
2003 272 97 223 669 0 n/a n/a 5 1266
2004 266 94 226 704 6 n/a n/a 11 1307
2005 242 93 217 716 4 n/a n/a 12 1284
2006 223 90 221 789 2 n/a n/a 26 1351
2007 180 77 210 737 2 n/a n/a 41 1247
2008 171 78 190 735 2 n/a n/a 0 1176
2009 150 77 190 748 3 4 40 0 1212
2010 130 72 218 707 5 7 11 0 1150
2011 105 56 203 700 7 3 10 0 1084
2012 89 58 212 721 3 11 11 0 1105
2013 92 67 229 757 1 15 13 0 1174
2014 109 62 208 724 1 9 16 0 1129
2015 95 53 172 688 0 8 15 0 1031
2016 86 49 156 703 2 7 13 0 1016
2017 72 55 177 673 3 6 12 0 998
2018 58 43 196 766 2 8 14 0 1087
2019 54 38 171 733 6 7 22 0 1031
2020 62 36 170 669 6 5 22 1 971
2021 45 24 88 690 1 3 21 1 873
2022 27 39 68 640 0 2 25 1 802
2023 29 35 66 555 0 2 18 0 705
2024 26 25 56 515 0 1 15 0 638

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buena Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 762 31.5 24.1 n/a
1989 752 33.5 22.4 n/a
1990 758 32.6 23.2 n/a
1991 783 32.6 24.0 n/a
1992 847 33.1 25.5 35.3
1993 869 36.3 23.9 33.1
1994 914 36.6 25.0 38.9
1995 903 38.0 23.8 44.4
1996 903 38.0 23.8 44.4
1997 913 36.0 25.4 55.4
1998 876 39.0 22.5 53
1999 987 42.0 23.5 60.9
2000 1019 45.0 22.6 57.2
2001 1090 46.0 23.7 63.8
2002 1266 52.0 24.3 61.2
2003 1266 52.0 24.3 61.2
2004 1307 48.0 27.2 56.9
2005 1284 49.7 25.8 93
2006 1351 47.2 28.6 73.4
2007 1247 46.3 26.9 57
2008 1176 48.8 24.1 60.2
2009 1212 44.4 24.5 66.7
2010 1150 45.0 25.5 81.8
2011 1084 n/a n/a 72
2012 1105 43.5 25.3 n/a
2013 1174 40.5 28.9 76.5
2014 1129 38.5 29.2 72
2015 1031 40.0 25.7 74.6
2016 1016 39.0 26.0 75.7
2017 998 41.6 23.9 73.6
2018 1087 41.6 26.1 77.5
2019 1031 41.8 24.6 68.3
2020 971 n/a n/a 77.4
2021 873 29.5 29.5 85.3
2022 802 38.0 21.0 87
2023 705 38.3 18.3 86.2
2024 638 30.6 20.7 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buena Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 762 31.5 24.1 n/a
1989 752 33.5 22.4 n/a
1990 758 32.6 23.2 n/a
1991 783 32.6 24.0 n/a
1992 847 33.1 25.5 35.3
1993 869 36.3 23.9 33.1
1994 914 36.6 25.0 38.9
1995 903 38.0 23.8 44.4
1996 903 38.0 23.8 44.4
1997 913 36.0 25.4 55.4
1998 876 39.0 22.5 53
1999 987 42.0 23.5 60.9
2000 1019 45.0 22.6 57.2
2001 1090 46.0 23.7 63.8
2002 1266 52.0 24.3 61.2
2003 1266 52.0 24.3 61.2
2004 1307 48.0 27.2 56.9
2005 1284 49.7 25.8 93
2006 1351 47.2 28.6 73.4
2007 1247 46.3 26.9 57
2008 1176 48.8 24.1 60.2
2009 1212 44.4 24.5 66.7
2010 1150 45.0 25.5 81.8
2011 1084 n/a n/a 72
2012 1105 43.5 25.3 n/a
2013 1174 40.5 28.9 76.5
2014 1129 38.5 29.2 72
2015 1031 40.0 25.7 74.6
2016 1016 39.0 26.0 75.7
2017 998 41.6 23.9 73.6
2018 1087 41.6 26.1 77.5
2019 1031 41.8 24.6 68.3
2020 971 n/a n/a 77.4
2021 873 29.5 29.5 85.3
2022 802 38.0 21.0 87
2023 705 38.3 18.3 86.2
2024 638 30.6 20.7 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Buena Park Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,674

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buena Park Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1280th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1920th of 2802 Middle schools
 21.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena Park Middle)44.334.8
 9.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena Park Elementary)44.345.6
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Buena Park Middle)35.116.8
 18.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Buena Park Elementary)35.125.8
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena Park Middle)5030.4
 19.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena Park Elementary)49.941.9
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Buena Park Middle)26.812.6
 14.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Buena Park Elementary)26.720.2
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Buena Park Middle)27.617.7
 9.9%
   8th Grade Science (Buena Park Elementary)27.628.1
 0.5%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1031705
 31.6%
African American3835
 7.9%
American Indian60
 100%
Asian17166
 61.4%
Hispanic733555
 24.3%
Pacific Islander72
 71.4%
White5429
 46.3%
Two or More Races2218
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.3%86.2%
 18%


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Students who attend Buena Park Middle usually go on to attend Buena Park High

Buena Park Middle ranks 1844th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Buena Park Middle are 81% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 638 students attended Buena Park Middle.


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