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Buena Vista Elementary
1330 Buena Vista Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008


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  • School Type: Elementary School
  • District: Carlsbad Unified
  • Ranking compared to similar schools: 7
  • Acheived API growth target: Yes
  • School Schedule: Standard
  • Grades: K-5
Demographic Information:
  • GATE students: 16%
  • English learners: 18%
  • Reclassified as English proficient: 2%
  • Migrant education program participants: 1%
  • Eligible for free/reduced price lunch: 50%
  • Special education within past two years: 10%
Parent's Education:
  • Overall Average Education4: 3.04
(based on the 94% who responded)
Graduate School
 9%
College Graduate
 25%
Some College
 37%
High School
Graduate
 19%
Not a High School
Graduate
 10%

State Rank: 8 out of 101
API Score:
(2010)
8552
Student Ethnicity:
Hispanic/Latino
 42%
White
 39%
Two or More
 8%
African American
 3%
Asian
 2%
American Indian
 1%
Filipino
 1%

Median Home Price (Zindex) for zip code 92008:

Related Schools:
Aviara Oaks Elementary rank: 10 in Carlsbad
Aviara Oaks Middle rank: 9 in Carlsbad
Buena Vista Elementary rank: 8 in Carlsbad
Calavera Hills Elementary rank: 7 in Carlsbad
Calavera Hills Middle rank: 8 in Carlsbad
Carlsbad High rank: 8 in Carlsbad
Carlsbad Seaside Academy rank: 9 in Carlsbad
Carlsbad Village Academy rank: A in Carlsbad
Hope Elementary rank: 9 in Carlsbad
Jefferson Elementary rank: 8 in Carlsbad
Kelly Elementary rank: 10 in Carlsbad
Magnolia Elementary rank: 9 in Carlsbad
Pacific Rim Elementary rank: 10 in Carlsbad
Poinsettia Elementary rank: 9 in Carlsbad
Valley Middle rank: 9 in Carlsbad

Notes:
  1. The State Rank is determined by a school's API Score in comparison to all other schools in California. (1 is the worst, 10 is the best). An equal number of schools occupy each rank. * This rank comes from the 2010 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
  2. The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school's performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2010.
  3. Alternative Schools receive APIs but do not receive ranks
  4. Parent Education is the average of all responses where "1" represents "Not a high school graduate" and "5" represents "Graduate school."
  5. More information: 2010 Base API Information Guide (PDF; 466KB; 73pp.)