Buena Vista Elementary School

37005 Hillcrest Dr, Palmdale, CA 93552 | (661) 285-4158

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 690

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 690 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 1175th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 37005 Hillcrest Dr., Palmdale, CA 93552

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Palmdale Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,276
Students Per Teacher: 23.7
Enrolled Students: 21,296

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 690
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 348 (50.4%)
Females: 342 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 142 (20.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 408 (59.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 550 (79.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Buena Vista Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	95	13.8%
Asian	28	4.1%
Hispanic	493	71.4%
White	50	7.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	73	10.6%
1st Grade	98	14.2%
2nd Grade	90	13.0%
3rd Grade	94	13.6%
4th Grade	114	16.5%
5th Grade	122	17.7%
6th Grade	93	13.5%
7th Grade	4	0.6%
8th Grade	2	0.3%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

21.6%

District:

38.5%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

8.1%

District:

5.1%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 37.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 15.1

Average Age

School:

45.4

District:

48.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on May 21, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is wonderful. My cousin attends here and is a former GATE student and I don't know what you guys do that make this school so wonderful Thank you to all the staff. >8)>
- Kimberly Coreas
Former Student at Panorama High School

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