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8401 Montana Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621


Student Enrollment: 556

County Name : Orange
District Name: Buena Park Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 72
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Lynn Daucher
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 34
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Joseph Dunn
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 40
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Edward R. Royce
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 33.86165
Longitude: -117.98583

Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 3 (726 to 729)
Met 19 out of 19 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (36 tested out of 36)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (36 tested out of 36)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (41 tested out of 41)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (41 tested out of 41)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (374 tested out of 375)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (375 tested out of 375)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (78 tested out of 78)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (78 tested out of 78)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (452 tested out of 453)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (453 tested out of 453)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (303 tested out of 303)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (303 tested out of 303)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (65 tested out of 66)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (66 tested out of 66)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.9%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 53.5%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 29.6% (8 proficient out of 27)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 33.3% (9 proficient out of 27)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 69.7% (23 proficient out of 33)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 87.9% (29 proficient out of 33)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 71.4% (10 proficient out of 14)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 85.7% (12 proficient out of 14)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 34.6% (112 proficient out of 324)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 51.2% (166 proficient out of 324)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 27.0% (20 proficient out of 74)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 48.6% (36 proficient out of 74)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 32.2% (124 proficient out of 385)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 49.9% (192 proficient out of 385)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 34.8% (95 proficient out of 273)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 50.5% (138 proficient out of 273)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 7.8% (5 proficient out of 64)

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 21.9% (14 proficient out of 64)
ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 485

2006 API (Base) : 728
Statewide Rank: 4

Similar Schools Rank: 8

2007 API Target: 733


2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 711 (325 students included)

2006 Whites API (Base) : 706 (74 students included)
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 387

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 700 (387 students included)
Number of English Learners included in API : 273

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 707 (273 students included)
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 64
Percent African American : 6%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 7%
Percent Filipino : 3%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 67%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 14%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 77%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 5%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 54%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 12%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 21

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 29
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 89%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 42%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 25%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 21%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 12%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.05

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 97%
Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 21%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 58%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 22%
School Characteristic Index : 162.2460504

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 485

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 232.800

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 485

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 155.200

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 98

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 19.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 91

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 5.460

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 91

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.730

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 91

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.730

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 91

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 7.280
2006 API (Growth) : 729
2005 API (Base): 726
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 713

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 695
2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 18 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 709

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 703
2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -1 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 709

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 707
2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 2 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 707
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 688

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