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Buena Park Middle

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Buena Park Middle ranks 1955 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Buena Park Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Buena Park Elementary District, with 638 students located in Buena Park, CA. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, with a current ranking of 1955 out of 2761 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buena Park Middle significantly underperforms compared to the state and its local elementary school counterpart, Buena Park Elementary, across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.72% of Buena Park Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.67% at Buena Park Elementary and 48.81% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.7% to 24.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Buena Park Middle to nearby schools in the same and other districts, it becomes clear that Buena Park Middle is an underperforming outlier. For example, Gordon H. Beatty Middle, which is also in the Buena Park Elementary District, consistently outperforms Buena Park Middle across all academic measures and has a higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Buena Park Middle's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with the school's ranking for Hispanic students and students with disabilities in the bottom 25% of California middle schools.

633

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,041

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6931 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90620-1350

(714) 522-8491

District: Buena Park Elementary

Students who attend Buena Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Buena Park High

Feeder schools for Buena Park Middle:

Elementary:	Arthur F. Corey Elementary
	Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
	Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

Asian:

9.8%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,955^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Buena Park Elementary

855^th of 1,543Buena Park Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1955 of 2761	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1848 of 2783	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1906 of 2781	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2209 of 2740	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1280 of 2715	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	1513 of 2480	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	1448 of 2508	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	1379 of 2497	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	1429 of 2477	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.4	641 of 2379	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	595 of 2259	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	68.8	592 of 2236	73.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	511 of 2179	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	63.5	675 of 2063	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.2	785 of 2005	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	767 of 1999	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	801 of 1804	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.9	765 of 1777	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.6	910 of 1769	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	510 of 637	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	175 of 643	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	18.7	535 of 600	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	492 of 715	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	555 of 733	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	479 of 745	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	439 of 700	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1118 of 1531	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1292 of 1491	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1261 of 1369	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	400 of 1478	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	965 of 1521	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	847 of 1540	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	540 of 1442	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	437 of 1364	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1728 of 2533	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1648 of 2551	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1745 of 2531	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2059 of 2509	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1151 of 2380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	1432 of 2262	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1706 of 2395	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1527 of 2388	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1695 of 2374	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1962 of 2359	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1141 of 2213	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1490 of 2072	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	264 of 477	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	97 of 394	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	112 of 320	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	176 of 336	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1750 of 2542	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1537 of 2579	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1535 of 2531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1948 of 2458	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	950 of 2369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	1374 of 2230	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1968 of 2534	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1797 of 2552	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1742 of 2538	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2005 of 2527	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1241 of 2407	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1428 of 2273	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1162 of 1566	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	932 of 1552	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	965 of 1531	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	1092 of 1543	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	761 of 1602	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	903 of 1496	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2023)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2023)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2022)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$18,041	$16,784	$1,257
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$24,878	$23,986	$892
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%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117	37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$16,967	$15,788	$1,179
Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3715 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4205	612	29	20.9	88.9%	51 (8.3%)	23 (3.8%)	444 (72.5%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	17 (2.8%)	30.2	1825^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%		25.1	2030^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.1%	205	22.4	22.4		41.9	34.1	37.8		24.2	13.2	18.4	$31,205	$29,020	$2,185
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$23,135	$22,046	$1,089
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		74.2	606^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	176	48.1	48.1	65.4	66.8	62.6	65.0	54.8	54.6	46.9	52.1	$24,037	$23,296	$741
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$27,151	$26,062	$1,089
Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	23.3	2087^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		27.4	1929^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.7%	158	15.2	15.2		33.4	29.2	31.2		21.6	16.9	19.1	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Brookhurst Junior High	Public	7-8	601 North Brookhurst Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3613	724	32	22.5	90.9%	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	621 (85.8%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	13.1	2516^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%		20.1	2260^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.8%	256	8.2	8.2		24.5	14.9	19.6		19.6	6.0	12.7	$28,124	$26,646	$1,478
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$21,537	$20,734	$803

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Park Middle

Is Buena Park Middle a good school?

Buena Park Middle ranks 1955^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Buena Park Middle?

Students at Buena Park Middle are 79% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Buena Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Buena Park Middle.

What high school do graduates of Buena Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Buena Park Middle usually go on to attend Buena Park High

What district is Buena Park Middle in?

Buena Park Elementary

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