Is Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary a good school?

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary ranks 3552 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 402 students attended Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary?

Students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Buena Park Middle High : Buena Park High

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Summary:

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary is a public elementary school in Buena Park, California, serving 402 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Buena Park Elementary District, which is ranked 814 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.48% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.39% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 37.91%, while the district and state had 36.02% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also significantly lower than the district and state, with only 12.5% of students proficient or better. Additionally, Mabel L. Pendleton has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.1% in 2018-2019 to 36.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district's average.

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is higher than the nearby Arthur F. Corey Elementary (73.53%) and James A. Whitaker Elementary (89.83%). However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 21.1 is slightly lower than the nearby schools, which could be leveraged to provide more personalized support and interventions for students.

Detail:

Public K-5

7101 Stanton Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621-3825

(714) 521-8568

District: Buena Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3552^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,137

Students who attend Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buena Park Middle
High:	Buena Park High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 402

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

Asian:

6.5%

White:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary ranks worse than 60.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Buena Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.56. (See more...)

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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary is $8,137, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Buena Park Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary 3552^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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Buena Park Elementary:

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

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Rank History for Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.69	3384^th	4809	29.6%
2005	33.02	3106^th	4822	35.6%
2006	36.31	2918^th	4818	39.4%
2007	34.40	3267^th	5113	36.1%
2008	40.87	2893^rd	5113	43.4%
2009	52.90	2308^th	5193	55.6%
2010	32.26	3677^th	5314	30.8%
2011	36.78	3479^th	5377	35.3%
2012	25.16	4302^nd	5390	20.2%
2013	22.29	4584^th	5530	17.1%
2015	26.04	4031^st	5611	28.2%
2016	34.93	3411^th	5614	39.2%
2017	30.22	3809^th	5692	33.1%
2018	26.29	4138^th	5662	26.9%
2019	32.95	3699^th	5789	36.1%
2022	28.12	4037^th	5883	31.4%
2023	24.03	4454^th	5874	24.2%
2024	34.56	3552^nd	5862	39.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.65	1320^th	3246	59.3%
2019	50.09	1245^th	3275	62.0%
2022	48.62	1275^th	3311	61.5%
2023	50.73	1161^st	3250	64.3%
2024	62.90	614^th	3160	80.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.48	3442^nd	5084	32.3%
2019	42.93	2903^rd	5173	43.9%
2022	34.47	3481^st	5264	33.9%
2023	34.13	3555^th	5374	33.8%
2024	43.84	2826^th	5511	48.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.17	4154^th	5413	23.3%
2019	34.03	3492^nd	5492	36.4%
2022	32.06	3570^th	5635	36.6%
2023	29.81	3784^th	5617	32.6%
2024	42.86	2866^th	5605	48.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.89	3779^th	5431	30.4%
2019	33.07	3542^nd	5510	35.7%
2022	26.27	4109^th	5663	27.4%
2023	20.58	4659^th	5650	17.5%
2024	27.54	4040^th	5636	28.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.66	3444^th	4830	28.7%
2019	44.58	2642^nd	4963	46.8%
2022	38.08	3051^st	5084	40.0%
2023	33.12	3463^rd	5098	32.1%
2024	45.98	2545^th	5102	50.1%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, February 7, 2019

I have had children here for 11 years. I find the teachers, staff and administration caring and professional. Even though Pendleton does not look good on paper, its a good school that produces many academic scholars. Dont rule this school out before checking it out yourself. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	149	6	20	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
1989	132	4	22	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
1990	132	3	21	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
1991	138	5	24	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
1992	153	5	31	161	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
1993	167	10	30	176	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
1994	167	10	28	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1995	180	28	34	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1996	180	28	34	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1997	171	26	35	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
1998	144	31	40	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1999	166	36	47	322	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
2000	152	33	59	377	0	n/a	n/a	4	625
2001	152	35	61	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2002	125	34	44	483	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
2003	125	34	44	483	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
2004	116	43	50	536	4	n/a	n/a	3	752
2005	106	39	48	522	0	n/a	n/a	15	730
2006	81	38	42	488	0	n/a	n/a	17	666
2007	61	51	37	464	0	n/a	n/a	17	630
2008	38	39	42	450	1	n/a	n/a	0	570
2009	35	37	40	441	3	4	32	0	592
2010	58	38	40	457	2	4	5	0	604
2011	44	33	30	458	2	4	4	0	575
2012	40	28	25	450	1	5	8	0	557
2013	31	24	30	390	2	4	9	0	490
2014	33	25	24	411	1	3	12	0	509
2015	23	12	25	422	1	2	8	0	493
2016	31	15	18	398	2	4	9	0	477
2017	19	11	33	400	1	2	13	0	479
2018	23	12	27	372	1	3	10	0	448
2019	20	14	28	369	1	2	8	0	442
2020	19	14	27	374	0	1	12	0	447
2021	18	14	27	341	0	2	9	0	411
2022	20	14	22	313	0	3	14	0	386
2023	18	14	26	322	0	5	17	0	402

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 Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	275	11.0	25.0	n/a
1989	236	10.0	23.6	n/a
1990	231	10.0	23.1	n/a
1991	279	11.0	25.3	n/a
1992	350	11.2	31.2	42
1993	383	13.0	29.5	42.6
1994	404	14.0	28.9	50
1995	444	16.0	27.8	44.1
1996	444	16.0	27.8	44.1
1997	434	18.0	24.1	56.7
1998	447	20.0	22.4	58.2
1999	571	27.0	21.1	55
2000	625	29.0	21.6	63.1
2001	661	31.0	21.3	66.1
2002	687	32.0	21.5	77.4
2003	687	32.0	21.5	77.4
2004	752	33.0	22.8	72.2
2005	730	30.0	24.3	80.6
2006	666	29.0	23.0	42.4
2007	630	27.0	23.3	75.4
2008	570	25.0	22.8	73
2009	592	25.0	21.9	73.1
2010	604	24.0	25.1	81.3
2011	575	n/a	n/a	81
2012	557	22.0	25.3	n/a
2013	490	18.0	27.2	87.6
2014	509	19.0	26.7	87.6
2015	493	19.0	25.9	86.8
2016	477	20.0	23.8	84.7
2017	479	20.0	23.9	80.8
2018	448	18.5	24.2	85.3
2019	442	18.0	24.5	74.4
2020	447	n/a	n/a	81.4
2021	411	20.0	20.5	80.5
2022	386	18.4	20.9	80.8
2023	402	19.0	21.1	81.1

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 Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	275	11.0	25.0	n/a
1989	236	10.0	23.6	n/a
1990	231	10.0	23.1	n/a
1991	279	11.0	25.3	n/a
1992	350	11.2	31.2	42
1993	383	13.0	29.5	42.6
1994	404	14.0	28.9	50
1995	444	16.0	27.8	44.1
1996	444	16.0	27.8	44.1
1997	434	18.0	24.1	56.7
1998	447	20.0	22.4	58.2
1999	571	27.0	21.1	55
2000	625	29.0	21.6	63.1
2001	661	31.0	21.3	66.1
2002	687	32.0	21.5	77.4
2003	687	32.0	21.5	77.4
2004	752	33.0	22.8	72.2
2005	730	30.0	24.3	80.6
2006	666	29.0	23.0	42.4
2007	630	27.0	23.3	75.4
2008	570	25.0	22.8	73
2009	592	25.0	21.9	73.1
2010	604	24.0	25.1	81.3
2011	575	n/a	n/a	81
2012	557	22.0	25.3	n/a
2013	490	18.0	27.2	87.6
2014	509	19.0	26.7	87.6
2015	493	19.0	25.9	86.8
2016	477	20.0	23.8	84.7
2017	479	20.0	23.9	80.8
2018	448	18.5	24.2	85.3
2019	442	18.0	24.5	74.4
2020	447	n/a	n/a	81.4
2021	411	20.0	20.5	80.5
2022	386	18.4	20.9	80.8
2023	402	19.0	21.1	81.1

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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