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Buena Park Elementary

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At a glance

807^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 48

Better than 47% of California districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2Grades K-8

6885 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90620-1398·(714) 522-8412·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 47.3% of districts

Schools

3,675

Students

Top rankedCharles G. Emery Elementary661^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carl E. Gilbert Elementary up 637 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary 19.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Seven schools serve Buena Park Elementary: five elementary schools for kindergarten through grade 5 and two middle schools for grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, elementary schools averaged 43% in ELA, 41% in math and 30% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. Middle schools averaged 44% in ELA, 32% in math and 31% in science, below the state in all three. The most important finding is how sharply results differ from one school to another, rather than a consistent pattern across the area.

Charles G. Emery Elementary leads the elementary schools in every subject, with 73% proficiency in ELA, 71% in math and 52% in science. It is ahead of the other four elementary schools’ averages by 37 points in ELA, 37 in math and 27 in science. At the other end, James A. Whitaker Elementary has the lowest elementary results: 24% in ELA, 21% in math and 17% in science. Among middle schools, Gordon H. Beatty Middle leads with 54% in ELA, 42% in math and 44% in science; Buena Park Middle trails at 34%, 21% and 18%. Arthur F. Corey Elementary is the next-strongest elementary school in ELA and math, at 51% and 48%.

Across the two test years, the seven-school average rose by 3 points in ELA, 1 in math and 4 in science, though individual schools had mixed results: Emery gained 10 points in ELA and 6 in math but fell 3 in science; Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary gained 16 points in science. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings place Emery at the 89th percentile among California elementary schools and Beatty at the 71st percentile; Whitaker is at the 12th percentile and Buena Park Middle at the 27th. The elementary schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for sy 2024–2025, ranging from 55% at Emery to 94% at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary; these figures are context, not an explanation for results. Chronic absenteeism also varies: Emery reports 5%, compared with 21% at Pendleton.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	65.4	806^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.6%		68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%	96		43.8	43.8				49.8	57.6	55.8	54.3				40.0	43.9	42.4	42.1			$20,754	$1,179	$19,575
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.1	2009^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.7%		25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%	54		17.8	17.8				26.4	33.7	40.1	33.7				20.1	21.8	22.2	21.4			$21,330	$1,257	$20,073
Arthur F. Corey Elementary	Public	K-5	7351 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8389	341	14	24.3	73.9%	34 (10.0%)	18 (5.3%)	201 (58.9%)	69 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	60.2	2067^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.5	2035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	32	35.7		35.7	43.8	38.0	69.6				51.3	54.2	50.0	41.1				48.1	≥ 98%		$23,857	$1,218	$22,639
Charles G. Emery Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Somerset St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-5134	646	25	26.3	55.3%	31 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	201 (31.1%)	368 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	89.8	661^st of 5817 public elementary schools	88.6%		83.1	1013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%	352	51.6		51.6	79.5	71.2	69.7				72.7	80.8	70.3	65.6				71.1	≥ 99%		$22,219	$1,135	$21,084
Carl E. Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-5	7255 Eighth St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-7281	490	18	27.0	93.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	429 (87.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	23.3	4537^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.0%		16.1	5174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%	637	19.4		19.4	29.7	23.9	31.9				28.6	32.4	22.5	26.4				27.2	94%	0%	$22,702	$1,233	$21,469
Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	7101 Stanton Ave.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-8568	365	19	19.7	87.7%	12 (3.3%)	13 (3.6%)	285 (78.1%)	37 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	40.6	3193^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	45.1%		33.9	3656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	463	27.3		27.3	40.0	35.1	40.0				38.7	37.8	51.4	30.2				38.5	94%	0%	$22,792	$1,220	$21,572
James A. Whitaker Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Montana St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-9770	559	27	20.7	91.9%	26 (4.7%)	17 (3.0%)	453 (81.0%)	42 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.5%)	16.6	5098^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.4%		21.5	4709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%	389	16.9		16.9	20.6	19.1	31.0				23.7	21.7	15.9	23.8				20.8	96%	0%	$22,061	$1,219	$20,842

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	0.94 mi	26	691^st
Fullerton Elementary	1.54 mi	20	488^th
Fullerton Joint Union High	1.72 mi	8	447^th
Centralia Elementary	2.41 mi	8	406^th
Lowell Joint	2.59 mi	6	317^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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