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Buena Vista Elementary Primary School
2355 San Juan Ave
Walnut Creek CA, 94597, Contra Costa County
Phone: 925-944-6822
Ranking:
(757 out of 6,930, top 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Walnut Creek 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: | 25 | 27 | 24 | NA | NA | 23 | 27 | 28 | ||||||
Total Students: | 531 | 538 | 520 | 492 | 468 | 473 | 396 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 74 | 13.9% | 91 | 16.9% | 96 | 18.5% | 86 | 17.5% | 77 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.7% | 66 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 18.1% | 100 | 18.6% | 95 | 18.3% | 92 | 18.7% | 78 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.5% | 64 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.5% | 95 | 17.7% | 87 | 16.7% | 79 | 16.1% | 78 | 16.7% | 77 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 19.0% | 93 | 17.3% | 81 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.2% | 76 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.9% | 66 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 16.6% | 76 | 14.1% | 83 | 16.0% | 77 | 15.7% | 81 | 17.3% | 79 | 16.7% | 76 | 19.2% |
Grade 5: | 79 | 14.9% | 83 | 15.4% | 78 | 15.0% | 83 | 16.9% | 78 | 16.7% | 80 | 16.9% | 58 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 287 | 54.0% | 298 | 55.4% | 279 | 53.7% | 264 | 53.7% | 245 | 52.4% | 251 | 53.1% | 191 | 48.2% |
Female: | 244 | 46.0% | 240 | 44.6% | 241 | 46.3% | 228 | 46.3% | 223 | 47.6% | 222 | 46.9% | 201 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 82 | 15.4% | 98 | 18.2% | 102 | 19.6% | 88 | 17.9% | 83 | 17.7% | 75 | 15.9% | 88 | 22.2% |
Hispanic: | 96 | 18.1% | 100 | 18.6% | 103 | 19.8% | 92 | 18.7% | 78 | 16.7% | 59 | 12.5% | 52 | 13.1% |
Black: | 21 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.2% | 21 | 4.3% | 24 | 5.1% | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.5% |
White: | 267 | 50.3% | 271 | 50.4% | 266 | 51.2% | 264 | 53.7% | 260 | 55.6% | 256 | 54.1% | 238 | 60.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 58 | 10.9% | 38 | 7.1% | 24 | 4.6% | 23 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.1% | 60 | 12.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 9.4% | 52 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 65 | 13.2% | 56 | 12.0% | 47 | 9.9% | 31 | 7.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | 24 | 4.5% | NA | NA | 24 | 4.9% | 24 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.24 | 20.02 | 21.94 | NA | NA | 20.26 | 16.60 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 380.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 384.2 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 395.5 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.9 | 393.1 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.6 | 382.9 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 391.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.1 | 386.6 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 387.9 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 388 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.0 | 387.0 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 403 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 416.7 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.2 | 435.3 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.6 | 430.7 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.9 | 417.1 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.9 | 416.2 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.6 | 430 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.4 | 409.7 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.2 | 416.6 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.9 | 416.2 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 369.1 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 380.6 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 376.8 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 375 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.1 | 378.9 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.6 | 383.5 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 378.6 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 380.5 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 386.9 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 379.6 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 400.1 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 401 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.3 | 420.8 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 421.7 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444.2 | 437.7 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.8 | 429.8 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 442.9 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 446.3 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452.7 | 441.3 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.2 | 441.8 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 384.6 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.8 | 389 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.1 | 408.6 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.2 | 408.2 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.1 | 408.3 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 420.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.8 | 417.2 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.9 | 404 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.2 | 410.7 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.5 | 408.9 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.3 | 400.6 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.7 | 406.4 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.7 | 416 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.4 | 422.1 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.7 | 433.5 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462.7 | 440.9 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 433.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.1 | 429.2 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437.1 | 438.4 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442.8 | 433.8 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 389.2 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 381.5 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.4 | 389.2 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 391.9 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.2 | 390.3 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 397.2 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.5 | 399 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.5 | 402.2 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.7 | 403 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.1 | 398.7 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 403.4 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.9 | 411.3 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.8 | 425.2 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.3 | 430.2 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.1 | 428 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.5 | 431.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.8 | 432.6 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.2 | 443.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442.5 | 440.1 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447.7 | 438.8 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 363.9 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 353 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.5 | 372.3 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.5 | 387.1 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.6 | 396 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 404.9 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.3 | 411.2 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.2 | 412.9 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.4 | 408.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 410.2 | 366.9 |
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* Buena Vista Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.