Buena Park · Orange County

Schools in Buena Park

Buena Park’s 10 public elementary schools run from the 20th to the 95th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in all four bands, from Strong to Needs Support.

Elementary · 10 schools

from 20th to 95th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Charles G. Emery Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Buena Terra Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Holder Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Raymond Temple Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Arthur F. Corey Elementary: 53rd percentile, Solid
  • San Marino Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary: 41st percentile, Developing
  • Carl E. Gilbert Elementary: 32nd percentile, Developing
  • James A. Whitaker Elementary: 20th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
3Developing
3Solid
3Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 2 schools

from 42nd to 68th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Gordon H. Beatty Middle: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Buena Park Middle: 42nd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 27th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Buena Park High: 27th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Buena Park

14 listed public schools with mapped locations.

Open full map →

Loading school locations…

Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

The school lists on this page are also available without the map.

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Buena Park score highest?

Charles G. Emery Elementary is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Buena Park

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 7 elementary schools
Context

The average Buena Park elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Buena Park score highest?

Gordon H. Beatty Middle is highest, at the 68th percentile.

That’s higher than 68 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Buena Park

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Buena Park stand?

Buena Park High is at the 27th percentile.

That’s higher than 27 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Buena Park.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • HopeSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

5 private schools have a Buena Park address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

Which places nearby can you look at next?

School districts

More places (7)

ZIP codes

Before kindergarten

Common questions

Which public schools in Buena Park rank highest?

Elementary: Charles G. Emery Elementary, 95th percentile (Strong). Middle: Gordon H. Beatty Middle, 68th percentile (Solid). High: Buena Park High, 27th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Buena Park decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
More questions (3)

Are the public schools in Buena Park good?

Buena Park’s 10 public elementary schools run from the 20th to the 95th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 3 Solid, 3 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Buena Park’s 2 public middle schools run from the 42nd to the 68th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Buena Park has one public high school we score, Buena Park High, at the 27th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Buena Park compare with California?

The average Buena Park elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Buena Park address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.