Buena Vista High
3717 Michelson St
Lakewood CA, 90712, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-602-8090
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Paramount Unified 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: | 10 | 10 | 11 | NA | NA | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
Total Students: | 221 | 218 | 193 | 202 | 237 | 273 | 246 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 10: | 4 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade 11: | 52 | 23.5% | 47 | 21.6% | 43 | 22.3% | 32 | 15.8% | 87 | 36.7% | 92 | 33.7% | 88 | 35.8% |
Grade 12: | 162 | 73.3% | 170 | 78.0% | 149 | 77.2% | 165 | 81.7% | 145 | 61.2% | 178 | 65.2% | 157 | 63.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 140 | 63.3% | 134 | 61.5% | 121 | 62.7% | 122 | 60.4% | 147 | 62.0% | 172 | 63.0% | 146 | 59.3% |
Female: | 81 | 36.7% | 84 | 38.5% | 72 | 37.3% | 80 | 39.6% | 90 | 38.0% | 101 | 37.0% | 96 | 39.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 181 | 81.9% | 183 | 83.9% | 163 | 84.5% | 163 | 80.7% | 195 | 82.3% | 216 | 79.1% | 205 | 83.3% |
Black: | 33 | 14.9% | 28 | 12.8% | 24 | 12.4% | 34 | 16.8% | 33 | 13.9% | 35 | 12.8% | 32 | 13.0% |
White: | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 6 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 60.2% | 58 | 26.6% | NA | NA | 154 | 76.2% | 170 | 71.7% | 155 | 56.8% | 68 | 27.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 6 | 3.0% | 21 | 8.9% | 28 | 10.3% | 12 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.88 | 22.36 | 17.55 | NA | NA | 19.77 | 18.20 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 62% | 76% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 70% | 77% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 68% | 77% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 74% | 79% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 72.0% | 79.0% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 75.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 76.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 78.0% | 83.0% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 68% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 69% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 68% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 73% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 75.0% | 80.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 76.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 80.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 81.0% | 84.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 10.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 22.0% | 55.0% | 61.0% |
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 11.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.8 | 288.6 | 282.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.5 | 284.6 | 278.8 |
2007 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.3 | 276.4 | 279.5 |
2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.9 | 275.8 | 277.7 |
2009 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.2 | 290.4 | 280.4 |
2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.9 | 281.4 | 282.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.5 | 282.2 | 285.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.2 | 281.9 | 284.9 |
2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.6 | 293.8 | 287.4 |
2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.1 | 319.9 | 328.5 |
2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.3 | 320.2 | 331.6 |
2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.6 | 301.9 | 335.3 |
2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.8 | 288.1 | 337.9 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.8 | 297.9 | 343.3 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 307.5 | 348.4 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.3 | 305 | 353.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 325.3 | 357.2 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 328.9 | 357.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 254.9 | 300.9 | 319.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.9 | 301.8 | 323.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 251.5 | 298 | 324.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.6 | 304.4 | 327.6 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.7 | 307.4 | 327.4 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.4 | 309.7 | 332.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 315.1 | 336.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.6 | 319 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 328.2 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.5 | 326.4 | 344.8 |
2008 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247.7 | 268.2 | 274.1 |
2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 248.3 | 272.2 | 281 |
2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.5 | 272.4 | 281.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.3 | 283.6 | 280.3 |
2005 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.4 | 289.6 | 338.1 |
2007 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.4 | 288.6 | 342.6 |
2008 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.8 | 287.2 | 346.7 |
2009 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | 287 | 352.3 |
2010 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 294.1 | 353.3 |
2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 299.2 | 358.7 |
2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.4 | 304.7 | 359.8 |
2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.7 | 304.1 | 326.1 |
2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.3 | 303 | 329.1 |
2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.4 | 303.8 | 329.2 |
2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.6 | 304.1 | 329.6 |
2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.9 | 304.8 | 331.4 |
2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 253.4 | 296.6 | 338.5 |
2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 306.3 | 341.4 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.3 | 309.6 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 323.8 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.3 | 331.0 | 348.5 |
2008 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.2 | 251.7 | 266.4 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.1 | 298.8 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 257.5 | 298.3 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.8 | 300.3 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264 | 307.4 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.2 | 324.2 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 324.8 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.7 | 338.8 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.6 | 355 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.6 | 368.4 | 334.1 |
2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.3 | 318.5 | 329.6 |
2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.3 | 320.9 | 333.4 |
2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.4 | 321.5 | 335.6 |
2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.7 | 327.1 | 340.1 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 328.6 | 343 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 330.4 | 347.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.9 | 336 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 341.2 | 354.9 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 345.0 | 354.0 |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 228.5 | 306.6 | 312.8 |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 247.7 | 301.2 | 310.7 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 248 | 308.3 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.5 | 310.2 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 261.9 | 322.5 | 320.8 |
2005 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 292.7 | 325.9 |
2007 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268 | 296.7 | 335 |
2008 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.8 | 291.9 | 341.1 |
2009 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | 289 | 347.1 |
2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 294.8 | 349.1 |
2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 303.3 | 354.3 |
2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.4 | 308.6 | 355.2 |
2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 274.1 | 313.8 | 324.8 |
2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 317.5 | 329 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 267.3 | 343.4 | 346.7 |
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