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James A. Whitaker Elementary Primary School
8401 Montana St
Buena Park CA, 90621, Orange County
Phone: 714-521-9770
Ranking:
(4,484 out of 6,930, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Buena Park 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: | 22 | 24 | 25 | NA | NA | 26 | 34 | 37 | ||||||
Total Students: | 616 | 659 | 663 | 656 | 668 | 731 | 719 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 93 | 15.1% | 95 | 14.4% | 104 | 15.7% | 79 | 12.0% | 79 | 11.8% | 81 | 11.1% | 93 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 13.0% | 102 | 15.5% | 90 | 13.6% | 92 | 14.0% | 87 | 13.0% | 107 | 14.6% | 97 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 97 | 15.7% | 83 | 12.6% | 91 | 13.7% | 84 | 12.8% | 91 | 13.6% | 101 | 13.8% | 107 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 11.5% | 88 | 13.4% | 92 | 13.9% | 92 | 14.0% | 93 | 13.9% | 106 | 14.5% | 110 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 14.1% | 99 | 15.0% | 101 | 15.2% | 95 | 14.5% | 109 | 16.3% | 121 | 16.6% | 98 | 13.6% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 15.4% | 93 | 14.1% | 91 | 13.7% | 98 | 14.9% | 114 | 17.1% | 111 | 15.2% | 99 | 13.8% |
Grade 6: | 93 | 15.1% | 99 | 15.0% | 94 | 14.2% | 116 | 17.7% | 95 | 14.2% | 104 | 14.2% | 115 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 336 | 54.5% | 368 | 55.8% | 367 | 55.4% | 345 | 52.6% | 352 | 52.7% | 386 | 52.8% | 395 | 54.9% |
Female: | 280 | 45.5% | 291 | 44.2% | 296 | 44.6% | 311 | 47.4% | 316 | 47.3% | 345 | 47.2% | 320 | 44.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 43 | 7.0% | 56 | 8.5% | 63 | 9.5% | 61 | 9.3% | 57 | 8.5% | 58 | 7.9% | 77 | 10.7% |
Hispanic: | 483 | 78.4% | 497 | 75.4% | 507 | 76.5% | 492 | 75.0% | 482 | 72.2% | 510 | 69.8% | 526 | 73.2% |
Black: | 21 | 3.4% | 28 | 4.2% | 28 | 4.2% | 39 | 5.9% | 48 | 7.2% | 44 | 6.0% | 47 | 6.5% |
White: | 55 | 8.9% | 65 | 9.9% | 50 | 7.5% | 44 | 6.7% | 56 | 8.4% | 63 | 8.6% | 67 | 9.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.4% | 46 | 6.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 495 | 80.4% | 545 | 82.7% | NA | NA | 509 | 77.6% | 491 | 73.5% | 452 | 61.8% | 439 | 61.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 12.0% | 49 | 7.4% | NA | NA | 62 | 9.5% | 86 | 12.9% | 111 | 15.2% | 121 | 16.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.00 | 27.46 | 26.52 | NA | NA | 25.69 | 19.80 | 19.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.8 | 328.1 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 331.9 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 346.8 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 341.3 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 346.9 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 351.8 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 356.1 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 354.4 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 356.3 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 349.5 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 356.7 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 358.3 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 377.6 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 370.7 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 370.4 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 376.3 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 376.2 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 373.9 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 376.9 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 362.0 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 318.8 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 322.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 325.2 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 327.7 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 328.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 337.4 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 337.6 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 334.8 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 342.7 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 337.5 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 349.3 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 365.2 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.9 | 373.6 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 378 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 386.5 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 393.1 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.6 | 383.9 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 378.4 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 386.3 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 382.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 339.8 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 347.3 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 348.4 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 352 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 360.4 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 373 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 372 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 368.8 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 372.6 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 371.5 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 352.9 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.4 | 363.6 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 366.9 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 375.4 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 387.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 400.2 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.7 | 399.2 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.3 | 394.9 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 394 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 397.0 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 339.6 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 337.8 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 335.7 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 340.7 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 345.8 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.6 | 361 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 359.5 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 363.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 362.9 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 360.1 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 334.7 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 351.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 351.6 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 359.7 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 365.4 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.7 | 392.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 393.5 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 395.2 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 392.7 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 373.8 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 312.8 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 318 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 322 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 327.7 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.8 | 335.2 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 356.5 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 361.6 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 365.6 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 361.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 356.2 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 335.3 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 337.2 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.9 | 338.5 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 338.1 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 348.2 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 361.5 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 365 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 365.6 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 369.4 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 370.6 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 345.5 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 347.9 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 351.2 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 347.7 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 359.4 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 370.2 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 376 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 380.3 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 376 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.1 | 377.8 | 366.5 |
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* James A. Whitaker Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.