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Buena Park Elementary

James A. Whitaker Elementary

8401 Montana Street, Buena Park, CA 90621-3629

Summary

James A. Whitaker Elementary is badly underperforming.

Only 25.2% of students are reading at grade level in James A. Whitaker Elementary, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Math is at 26.7%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency25.2%
Current Math Proficiency26.7%
Reading State Rank4041/4674 (14th percentile)
Math State Rank3298/4674 (29th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio18:1
Student Enrollment559
Low-Income Students517 (92.5%)
English Learners172 (30.8%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +2.9%Trend up•Math +3.4%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +3.6%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income -8.2%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +5.1%Trend up•
English Native +3.8%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +4.7%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income -15.5%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.9%Trend down•
English Native +6.1%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
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