Buena Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.2% |
| Met Standard | 29.3% |
| Below Standard | 47.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Buena Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.2% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points above the Panama-Buena Vista Union district average of 17.5%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.3 points higher (vs 17.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 29.1% | 26.5% | 55.6% |
| 4th | 91 | 28.6% | 31.9% | 60.4% |
| 5th | 105 | 29.5% | 29.5% | 59.0% |
| 6th | 109 | 15.6% | 37.6% | 53.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 25.6% | 38.5% | 64.1% |
| 4th | 91 | 24.2% | 33.0% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 105 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
| 6th | 109 | 12.8% | 17.4% | 30.3% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.1