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Buena Vista Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6547 Buena Vista Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone
(661) 831-0818
District
Panama-Buena Vista Union
County
KERN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
718
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.3% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Buena Vista Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
46%
63%
46%
63%
45%
63%
46%
63%
46%
63%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
43%
52%
44%
46%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
40%
57%
47%
40%
34%
49%
40%
57%
47%
40%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
39%
55%
44%
41%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 96 13.4%
Grade 1 106 14.8%
Grade 2 88 12.3%
Grade 3 101 14.1%
Grade 4 90 12.5%
Grade 5 109 15.2%
Grade 6 128 17.8%
Total 718 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.2% 15.5% 23.2%
Black 6.4% 8.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 57.4% 64.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.5% 11.0% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.6% 75.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 49.6% 62.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.1% 12.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 144,216 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,565.6 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,877 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.1% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,600 $164,325,000 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,015 $19,401,000 6.6%
Staff $544 $10,385,000 3.5%
General Administration $124 $2,375,000 0.8%
School Administration $679 $12,972,000 4.4%
Operation $1,147 $21,908,000 7.4%
Transportation $291 $5,551,000 1.9%
Other $499 $9,543,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,299 $82,135,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,571 $49,124,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $15,470 $295,584,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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