Buena Park High

Public 9-12

 8833 Acad Dr.
       Buena Park, CA  90621-3705


(714) 992-8601

District: Fullerton Joint Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,162 Help


Feeder schools for Buena Park High:

Elementary:    Arthur F. Corey Elementary
    Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
    James A. Whitaker Elementary
    Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary
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Middle:    Buena Park Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  24.1 Help
Number of students:  1,804

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.6%
Asian:
6.0%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.5% Help


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Compare Details Buena Park High ranks better than 52.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.6. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Buena Park High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.6%), Asian (6%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buena Park High is 24.1. 4 high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buena Park High is $8,162, which is the 4th highest among 8 high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Buena Park High:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena Park High 1122nd of 2346 California public high schools. (See Buena Park High in the ranking list.)

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Fullerton Joint Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Joint Union High 352nd of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buena Park High

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Rank History for all students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.31 782nd 1653 52.7%
2005 34.95 922nd 1901 51.5%
2006 44.29 750th 1968 61.9%
2007 49.58 663rd 2063 67.9%
2008 46.99 738th 2117 65.1%
2009 48.71 779th 2238 65.2%
2010 44.49 900th 2281 60.5%
2011 49.99 799th 2367 66.2%
2012 52.10 738th 2354 68.6%
2013 56.75 612th 2426 74.8%
2015 56.36 838th 1994 58.0%
2016 51.30 991st 2039 51.4%
2017 54.60 917th 2021 54.6%
2018 49.61 1020th 2017 49.4%
2019 48.19 1021st 2133 52.1%
2021 49.78 607th 1290 52.9%
2022 42.92 1099th 2123 48.2%
2023 40.60 1116th 2335 52.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.66 679th 780 12.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.29 226th 938 75.9%
2019 45.80 348th 941 63.0%
2021 55.74 141st 467 69.8%
2022 40.01 524th 1044 49.8%
2023 32.29 712th 1315 45.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.30 1313th 1539 14.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.93 838th 1862 55.0%
2019 50.17 925th 1937 52.2%
2021 53.39 492nd 1126 56.3%
2022 50.75 840th 1943 56.8%
2023 47.35 951st 2237 57.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.20 62nd 290 78.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.24 894th 1760 49.2%
2019 50.57 833rd 1833 54.6%
2021 42.12 598th 1054 43.3%
2022 39.57 1066th 1858 42.6%
2023 36.24 1185th 2106 43.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.53 757th 1052 28.0%
2019 42.47 513th 1117 54.1%
2021 32.64 368th 555 33.7%
2022 30.74 804th 1161 30.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.62 138th 168 17.9%
2023 20.71 192nd 233 17.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.26 1046th 1834 43.0%
2019 45.77 963rd 1880 48.8%
2021 48.27 532nd 1122 52.6%
2022 41.22 1021st 1916 46.7%
2023 42.26 992nd 2195 54.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.32 382nd 581 34.3%
2019 43.43 375th 582 35.6%
2022 25.06 461st 581 20.7%
2023 55.98 356th 727 51.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.10 241st 582 58.6%
2019 46.08 290th 592 51.0%
2022 24.14 412th 522 21.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.87 915th 1742 47.5%
2019 53.96 776th 1814 57.2%
2022 48.70 858th 1861 53.9%
2023 43.89 1004th 2132 52.9%
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Rank History for White students at Buena Park High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.29 796th 1173 32.1%
2019 46.73 670th 1222 45.2%
2022 44.39 660th 1204 45.2%
2023 28.73 944th 1424 33.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Buena Park High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 926 41 238 478 0 n/a n/a 0 1683
1989 848 48 232 480 1 n/a n/a 0 1609
1990 771 71 271 557 1 n/a n/a 0 1671
1991 683 82 300 590 0 n/a n/a 0 1655
1992 637 79 284 624 1 n/a n/a 0 1625
1993 628 85 256 641 5 n/a n/a 0 1615
1994 577 93 245 650 6 n/a n/a 0 1571
1995 521 140 251 749 10 n/a n/a 0 1671
1996 521 140 251 749 10 n/a n/a 0 1671
1997 497 133 262 815 5 n/a n/a 0 1712
1998 487 140 256 892 12 n/a n/a 0 1787
1999 460 139 262 923 11 n/a n/a 0 1795
2000 413 125 268 943 15 n/a n/a 0 1764
2001 405 127 248 1022 8 n/a n/a 0 1810
2002 352 127 243 1208 12 n/a n/a 16 1958
2003 352 127 243 1208 12 n/a n/a 16 1958
2004 314 115 222 1216 5 n/a n/a 91 1963
2005 301 112 220 1340 2 n/a n/a 94 2069
2006 286 116 235 1341 4 n/a n/a 90 2072
2007 265 120 252 1321 4 n/a n/a 82 2044
2008 265 122 251 1312 4 n/a n/a 0 1954
2009 217 109 232 1321 3 10 78 0 1970
2010 166 94 201 1443 9 11 38 0 1962
2011 165 96 199 1411 8 12 32 0 1923
2012 162 92 184 1442 8 8 41 0 1937
2013 160 97 206 1399 9 9 41 0 1921
2014 165 102 207 1431 8 12 21 0 1946
2015 142 104 218 1434 8 12 22 0 1940
2016 145 114 204 1405 6 15 24 0 1913
2017 134 103 183 1458 2 15 37 0 1932
2018 133 80 188 1537 4 10 31 0 1983
2019 127 70 187 1505 3 18 27 0 1937
2020 100 62 171 1515 5 17 35 0 1905
2021 97 57 164 1581 6 12 41 0 1958
2022 85 53 159 1567 4 4 48 7 1927
2023 71 38 108 1491 3 7 75 11 1804

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buena Park High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1683 72.8 23.1 n/a
1989 1609 67.4 23.8 n/a
1990 1671 70.0 23.8 n/a
1991 1655 70.9 23.3 n/a
1992 1625 72.0 22.5 11.5
1993 1615 68.9 23.4 9.3
1994 1571 64.9 24.2 8.7
1995 1671 69.6 24.0 10.1
1996 1671 69.6 24.0 10.1
1997 1712 70.1 24.4 10.2
1998 1787 70.7 25.3 10.7
1999 1795 72.9 24.6 9
2000 1764 69.0 25.6 6.9
2001 1810 70.7 25.6 5.7
2002 1958 77.9 25.1 12.5
2003 1958 77.9 25.1 12.5
2004 1963 79.7 24.6 17.5
2005 2069 81.4 25.4 19.2
2006 2072 84.2 24.6 0
2007 2044 83.6 24.4 29.7
2008 1954 96.6 20.2 43.9
2009 1970 81.6 21.1 79.2
2010 1962 77.8 25.2 65.5
2011 1923 n/a n/a 75.5
2012 1937 72.3 26.7 n/a
2013 1921 72.8 26.3 69.8
2014 1946 69.0 28.2 77.4
2015 1940 69.0 28.1 80.2
2016 1913 68.0 28.1 80
2017 1932 67.1 28.7 71.7
2018 1983 69.3 28.5 80.6
2019 1937 67.0 28.8 77.2
2020 1905 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 1958 78.5 24.9 59.8
2022 1927 76.1 25.2 84.2
2023 1804 74.6 24.1 84.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buena Park High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1683 72.8 23.1 n/a
1989 1609 67.4 23.8 n/a
1990 1671 70.0 23.8 n/a
1991 1655 70.9 23.3 n/a
1992 1625 72.0 22.5 11.5
1993 1615 68.9 23.4 9.3
1994 1571 64.9 24.2 8.7
1995 1671 69.6 24.0 10.1
1996 1671 69.6 24.0 10.1
1997 1712 70.1 24.4 10.2
1998 1787 70.7 25.3 10.7
1999 1795 72.9 24.6 9
2000 1764 69.0 25.6 6.9
2001 1810 70.7 25.6 5.7
2002 1958 77.9 25.1 12.5
2003 1958 77.9 25.1 12.5
2004 1963 79.7 24.6 17.5
2005 2069 81.4 25.4 19.2
2006 2072 84.2 24.6 0
2007 2044 83.6 24.4 29.7
2008 1954 96.6 20.2 43.9
2009 1970 81.6 21.1 79.2
2010 1962 77.8 25.2 65.5
2011 1923 n/a n/a 75.5
2012 1937 72.3 26.7 n/a
2013 1921 72.8 26.3 69.8
2014 1946 69.0 28.2 77.4
2015 1940 69.0 28.1 80.2
2016 1913 68.0 28.1 80
2017 1932 67.1 28.7 71.7
2018 1983 69.3 28.5 80.6
2019 1937 67.0 28.8 77.2
2020 1905 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 1958 78.5 24.9 59.8
2022 1927 76.1 25.2 84.2
2023 1804 74.6 24.1 84.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Buena Park High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,162

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buena Park High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1021st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1116th of 2335 High schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buena Park High)50.148.7
 1.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fullerton Joint Union High)65.167.3
 2.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Buena Park High)27.917.5
 10.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fullerton Joint Union High)43.844.4
 0.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Buena Park High)20.317.6
 2.6%
   11th Grade Science (Fullerton Joint Union High)36.741.9
 5.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Buena Park High)14.315.3
 1%
   12th Grade Science (Fullerton Joint Union High)6.733.8
 27.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19371804
 6.9%
African American7038
 45.7%
American Indian33
Asian187108
 42.2%
Hispanic15051491
 0.9%
Pacific Islander187
 61.1%
White12771
 44.1%
Two or More Races2775
 177.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.2%84.5%
 7.4%


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Buena Park High ranks 1122nd of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Buena Park High are 83% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,804 students attended Buena Park High.


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