Buena High

Summary:

Buena High is a public high school located in Ventura, California, serving 1,710 students in grades 9-12. While part of the Ventura Unified School District, which is ranked 652 out of 1,568 districts in the state, Buena High faces several academic challenges compared to nearby schools.

Buena High's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science, is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 53.69% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.68% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The school's mathematics performance is particularly low, with just 22.95% of 11th-graders proficient or better, compared to 27.62% for the district and 27.9% for the state. Buena High's graduation rate has also fluctuated, ranging from 86.3% in 2022-2023 to 95.0% in 2021-2022, and its dropout rate has varied from 1.9% to 5.5% in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.6% in 2018-2019 to 25.0% in 2021-2022.

When compared to nearby schools, Buena High's academic performance is generally lower than that of Ventura High, another public high school in the same district, as well as the public charter Foothill Technology High, which significantly outperforms Buena High in academic measures. The nearby Pacific High, a small public high school, has even lower academic performance compared to Buena High. These disparities may be influenced by the relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Buena High, which could contribute to the school's challenges in areas such as mathematics instruction and attendance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5670 Telegraph Rd.
       Ventura, CA  93003-4204


(805) 289-1826

District: Ventura Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
832nd of 2,323 California High Schools


Feeder schools for Buena High:

Elementary:    Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy
    Citrus Glen Elementary
    Elmhurst Elementary
    Junipero Serra Elementary
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Middle:    Balboa Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  1,710

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.9%
White:
30.8%
Asian:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.1% Help


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Compare Details Buena High ranks better than 64.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.12. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Buena High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (59.9%), White (30.8%), Asian (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buena High is 22.5, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buena High:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena High 832nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Buena High in the ranking list.)

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Ventura Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ventura Unified 652nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buena High

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Rank History for all students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.22 280th 1653 83.1%
2005 64.93 337th 1901 82.3%
2006 71.77 245th 1968 87.6%
2007 72.03 224th 2063 89.1%
2008 65.70 350th 2117 83.5%
2009 63.20 379th 2238 83.1%
2010 54.08 645th 2281 71.7%
2011 51.53 749th 2367 68.4%
2012 57.93 591st 2354 74.9%
2013 51.12 756th 2426 68.8%
2015 64.78 661st 1994 66.9%
2016 63.70 703rd 2039 65.5%
2017 62.34 746th 2021 63.1%
2018 54.91 909th 2017 54.9%
2019 59.42 755th 2133 64.6%
2021 69.46 357th 1290 72.3%
2022 59.30 731st 2123 65.6%
2023 56.96 714th 2348 69.6%
2024 51.12 832nd 2323 64.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.99 352nd 366 3.8%
2022 68.65 156th 515 69.7%
2023 40.05 416th 786 47.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.84 224th 938 76.1%
2019 79.10 70th 941 92.6%
2021 78.23 47th 467 89.9%
2022 40.36 512th 1044 51.0%
2023 27.40 926th 1323 30.0%
2024 56.77 171st 1350 87.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.50 736th 1547 52.4%
2024 38.56 744th 1534 51.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.09 1154th 1862 38.0%
2019 60.29 674th 1937 65.2%
2021 57.94 422nd 1126 62.5%
2022 56.50 715th 1943 63.2%
2023 47.03 960th 2247 57.3%
2024 52.02 808th 2235 63.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.88 808th 1760 54.1%
2019 61.06 623rd 1833 66.0%
2021 64.00 344th 1054 67.4%
2022 53.75 740th 1858 60.2%
2023 61.64 583rd 2118 72.5%
2024 53.80 734th 2098 65.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.69 604th 1052 42.6%
2019 44.09 494th 1117 55.8%
2021 65.48 116th 555 79.1%
2022 59.41 286th 1161 75.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 903rd 1834 50.8%
2019 63.75 594th 1880 68.4%
2021 68.51 308th 1122 72.5%
2022 59.62 646th 1916 66.3%
2023 50.74 790th 2207 64.2%
2024 45.16 925th 2172 57.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.88 438th 581 24.6%
2023 28.66 538th 731 26.4%
2024 18.81 576th 712 19.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.56 900th 1742 48.3%
2019 61.75 597th 1814 67.1%
2022 58.46 646th 1861 65.3%
2023 55.47 704th 2142 67.1%
2024 49.15 853rd 2125 59.9%
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Rank History for White students at Buena High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.35 694th 1173 40.8%
2019 61.58 466th 1222 61.9%
2022 49.85 597th 1204 50.4%
2023 52.66 564th 1434 60.7%
2024 41.70 721st 1406 48.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Buena High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1697 17 91 323 53 n/a n/a 0 2181
1989 1602 23 94 338 36 n/a n/a 0 2093
1990 1607 20 92 325 29 n/a n/a 0 2073
1991 1567 20 98 380 18 n/a n/a 0 2083
1992 1612 23 95 399 14 n/a n/a 0 2143
1993 1657 29 102 405 16 n/a n/a 0 2209
1994 1546 34 107 464 14 n/a n/a 0 2165
1995 1655 38 128 531 14 n/a n/a 0 2366
1996 1655 38 128 531 14 n/a n/a 0 2366
1997 1468 36 104 505 15 n/a n/a 0 2128
1998 1465 51 103 552 12 n/a n/a 0 2183
1999 1473 54 90 563 13 n/a n/a 9 2202
2000 1481 54 85 586 13 n/a n/a 14 2233
2001 1498 44 86 577 6 n/a n/a 7 2218
2002 1260 40 86 632 9 n/a n/a 0 2027
2003 1260 40 86 632 9 n/a n/a 0 2027
2004 1242 57 82 631 14 n/a n/a 87 2113
2005 1272 61 100 715 18 n/a n/a 79 2245
2006 1260 56 107 773 22 n/a n/a 94 2312
2007 1207 53 96 772 22 n/a n/a 82 2232
2008 1100 52 93 792 30 n/a n/a 0 2067
2009 1091 40 81 844 30 8 108 0 2202
2010 1064 45 83 943 24 6 32 0 2197
2011 1049 46 79 975 21 2 37 0 2209
2012 995 54 68 910 16 4 44 0 2091
2013 971 48 78 967 16 8 49 0 2137
2014 914 42 64 932 15 5 57 0 2029
2015 855 38 69 946 11 5 53 0 1977
2016 784 26 72 999 10 6 52 0 1949
2017 754 28 53 973 6 7 44 0 1865
2018 745 28 72 984 5 8 48 0 1890
2019 728 29 81 942 4 7 58 0 1849
2020 695 21 75 1010 5 5 55 0 1866
2021 632 16 83 1055 3 6 63 0 1858
2022 581 18 76 1040 3 4 74 3 1799
2023 526 18 65 1024 5 5 60 7 1710

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2181 92.1 23.6 n/a
1989 2093 88.2 23.7 n/a
1990 2073 85.1 24.3 n/a
1991 2083 88.6 23.5 n/a
1992 2143 90.0 23.8 14.1
1993 2209 90.5 24.4 16.2
1994 2165 86.3 25.1 19.5
1995 2366 86.5 27.4 19.7
1996 2366 86.5 27.4 19.7
1997 2128 86.6 24.6 19.1
1998 2183 84.2 25.9 22.5
1999 2202 85.9 25.6 21.8
2000 2233 88.8 25.1 20.6
2001 2218 89.4 24.8 18.4
2002 2027 76.4 26.5 21.4
2003 2027 76.4 26.5 21.4
2004 2113 82.2 25.7 24.7
2005 2245 89.1 25.2 28.3
2006 2312 97.5 23.7 28.9
2007 2232 98.8 22.6 29.3
2008 2067 98.8 20.9 29.5
2009 2202 92.6 21.2 31.1
2010 2197 89.6 24.5 37.2
2011 2209 n/a n/a 37.1
2012 2091 85.4 24.4 n/a
2013 2137 83.0 25.7 43.8
2014 2029 81.0 25.0 45.6
2015 1977 76.0 26.0 46.6
2016 1949 78.0 24.9 41.8
2017 1865 77.4 24.0 51.7
2018 1890 80.2 23.5 53.9
2019 1849 80.8 22.8 51.1
2020 1866 n/a n/a 54.3
2021 1858 78.2 23.7 52
2022 1799 77.5 23.1 55
2023 1710 75.8 22.5 53.1

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 Buena High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2181 92.1 23.6 n/a
1989 2093 88.2 23.7 n/a
1990 2073 85.1 24.3 n/a
1991 2083 88.6 23.5 n/a
1992 2143 90.0 23.8 14.1
1993 2209 90.5 24.4 16.2
1994 2165 86.3 25.1 19.5
1995 2366 86.5 27.4 19.7
1996 2366 86.5 27.4 19.7
1997 2128 86.6 24.6 19.1
1998 2183 84.2 25.9 22.5
1999 2202 85.9 25.6 21.8
2000 2233 88.8 25.1 20.6
2001 2218 89.4 24.8 18.4
2002 2027 76.4 26.5 21.4
2003 2027 76.4 26.5 21.4
2004 2113 82.2 25.7 24.7
2005 2245 89.1 25.2 28.3
2006 2312 97.5 23.7 28.9
2007 2232 98.8 22.6 29.3
2008 2067 98.8 20.9 29.5
2009 2202 92.6 21.2 31.1
2010 2197 89.6 24.5 37.2
2011 2209 n/a n/a 37.1
2012 2091 85.4 24.4 n/a
2013 2137 83.0 25.7 43.8
2014 2029 81.0 25.0 45.6
2015 1977 76.0 26.0 46.6
2016 1949 78.0 24.9 41.8
2017 1865 77.4 24.0 51.7
2018 1890 80.2 23.5 53.9
2019 1849 80.8 22.8 51.1
2020 1866 n/a n/a 54.3
2021 1858 78.2 23.7 52
2022 1799 77.5 23.1 55
2023 1710 75.8 22.5 53.1

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buena High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 755th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 714th of 2348 High schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena High)54.156.1
 2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)62.565.2
 2.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Buena High)32.822.2
 10.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)39.833.2
 6.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Buena High)3732.5
 4.5%
   11th Grade Science (Ventura Unified)38.136.8
 1.3%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Buena High)12.55.3
 7.2%
   12th Grade Science (Ventura Unified)19.214.3
 4.9%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18491710
 7.5%
African American2918
 37.9%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian8165
 19.8%
Hispanic9421024
 8.7%
Pacific Islander75
 28.6%
White728526
 27.7%
Two or More Races5860
 3.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.1%53.1%
 2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Buena High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,710 students attended Buena High.

Buena High ranks 832nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Buena High are 60% Hispanic, 31% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Buena High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy
Elementary : Citrus Glen Elementary
Elementary : Elmhurst Elementary
Elementary : Junipero Serra Elementary
Elementary : Portola Elementary
Middle : Balboa Middle


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