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Buena Vista Elementary Primary School
37005 Hillcrest Dr
Palmdale CA, 93552, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-285-4158
Ranking: 
(4,732 out of 6,930, bottom 32%)*
(4,732 out of 6,930, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Palmdale Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 29 | NA | NA | 33 | 32 | 41 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 652 | 690 | 721 | 742 | 690 | 711 | 695 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 11.7% | 92 | 13.3% | 80 | 11.1% | 88 | 11.9% | 73 | 10.6% | 87 | 12.2% | 82 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 13.7% | 91 | 13.2% | 88 | 12.2% | 85 | 11.5% | 98 | 14.2% | 87 | 12.2% | 88 | 12.7% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 14.0% | 85 | 12.3% | 90 | 12.5% | 110 | 14.8% | 90 | 13.0% | 82 | 11.5% | 91 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | 91 | 14.0% | 89 | 12.9% | 112 | 15.5% | 94 | 12.7% | 94 | 13.6% | 108 | 15.2% | 111 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 13.5% | 107 | 15.5% | 107 | 14.8% | 111 | 15.0% | 114 | 16.5% | 120 | 16.9% | 86 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 112 | 17.2% | 104 | 15.1% | 117 | 16.2% | 121 | 16.3% | 122 | 17.7% | 101 | 14.2% | 110 | 15.8% |
| Grade 6: | 98 | 15.0% | 120 | 17.4% | 124 | 17.2% | 125 | 16.8% | 93 | 13.5% | 120 | 16.9% | 118 | 17.0% |
| Grade 7: | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Grade 8: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 52.0% | 343 | 49.7% | 365 | 50.6% | 370 | 49.9% | 348 | 50.4% | 354 | 49.8% | 351 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 313 | 48.0% | 347 | 50.3% | 356 | 49.4% | 372 | 50.1% | 342 | 49.6% | 357 | 50.2% | 340 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 14 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.6% | 23 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.6% | 28 | 4.1% | 33 | 4.6% | 24 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic: | 477 | 73.2% | 488 | 70.7% | 516 | 71.6% | 537 | 72.4% | 493 | 71.4% | 509 | 71.6% | 502 | 72.2% |
| Black: | 110 | 16.9% | 134 | 19.4% | 134 | 18.6% | 119 | 16.0% | 95 | 13.8% | 82 | 11.5% | 105 | 15.1% |
| White: | 36 | 5.5% | 36 | 5.2% | 35 | 4.9% | 38 | 5.1% | 50 | 7.2% | 59 | 8.3% | 62 | 8.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 17 | 2.3% | 22 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 63.3% | 456 | 66.1% | NA | NA | 436 | 58.8% | 408 | 59.1% | 386 | 54.3% | 355 | 51.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 17.0% | 98 | 14.2% | NA | NA | 111 | 15.0% | 142 | 20.6% | 161 | 22.6% | 161 | 23.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.28 | 23.76 | 24.83 | NA | NA | 20.91 | 19.20 | 17.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.1 | 310.9 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 315 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 322.8 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 323.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 327.3 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 334.6 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 329.7 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 340 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 346.2 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 337.8 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 331.6 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 333.6 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 341.2 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 338.1 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 341.3 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 352.1 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 354.5 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 368.1 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 373.4 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 353.2 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 305 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 304.1 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 311.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 312.5 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 316.2 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 322.1 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.5 | 318.7 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 317.8 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 323.5 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 321.5 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 328.5 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 334.6 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 337.7 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 338.3 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 347.4 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 356.8 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 367.1 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 372.7 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 376.9 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.7 | 366.6 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 326.7 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 329.7 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 331 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 336.3 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 342.7 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 346.3 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 344.6 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 349.6 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 346.3 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.1 | 348.7 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 325 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 328.6 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 332.9 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.6 | 341.4 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 354 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 354.4 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 365.9 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 371.7 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 371.4 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 367.5 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 322.4 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 322.3 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 325 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 324 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 334.8 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.1 | 344.3 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 343.3 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 341.6 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 348.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 339.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 309.1 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 312.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 320.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 318 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 333.8 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 351.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 357.4 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 368.4 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.9 | 377.4 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 351.4 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 304.8 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 307.5 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 309.8 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 312.8 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 326.8 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 339.4 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 341.7 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 344.1 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 344.9 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 340.5 | 366.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 320.1 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 319.4 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 321 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 328 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 343.2 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 348.1 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 345.1 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 351.1 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.0 | 353.8 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 312.5 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 315.4 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 315.6 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 321.5 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 338.1 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.2 | 352.4 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 351.3 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 354.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.0 | 353.8 | 366.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 313.1 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 315 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 318.3 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 317 | 342.9 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 302 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 308.6 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 308.3 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 310.4 | 336 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 291 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 291.4 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 291.4 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 289 | 336.8 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 314.4 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.4 | 313.9 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 317.8 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.6 | 314.4 | 338.7 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.6 | 300.3 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 301.9 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 303.6 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 302 | 329.8 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 308.8 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.8 | 308.4 | 339.7 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 291 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 291.4 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 291.4 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 289.3 | 311.1 |
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* Buena Vista Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.