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Buena Park Elementary School District

3,685 students · 7 schools · 23.3:1 ratio · grades K–8 · #338 of 1976 in California

Students
3,685
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
158
Student–Teacher
23.3:1
County
Orange
Grades
K–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Buena Park Elementary School District

Buena Park Elementary School District is a public school system serving Orange County, California, based in Buena Park. It serves 3,685 students across 7 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #338 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone7145228412
Address6885 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, CA 90620
CountyOrange County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Buena Park Elementary School District enrolls 3,685 students in 7 schools — an average of about 526 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #338 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,685
#338 of 1976 in California
Schools
7
~526 students each
Grade span
K–8
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Buena Park Elementary School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,685 students reported):

White
5%
Black
3%
Hispanic
65%
Asian
22%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
1%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Buena Park Elementary School District employs about 158 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 23.3:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 427.

Student–teacher ratio
23.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
158
classroom teachers
Total staff
427
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Buena Park Elementary School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Buena Park Elementary School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Buena Park Elementary School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Buena Park Elementary School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#338
of 1976 districts
Ratio
23.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Orange County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Buena Park Elementary School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Buena Park Elementary School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0606360. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.