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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Buena Park, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Buena Park based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 38.5% Exceeded Standard, compared to 9.8% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Buena Terra Elementary
Centralia Elementary
Orange 71.0 48.5% 76.2% 6.8% 0.0%
2 Charles G. Emery Elementary
Buena Park Elementary
Orange 66.4 41.0% 63.7% 5.2% 0.1%
3 Holder Elementary
Savanna Elementary
Orange 51.1 26.1% 52.9% 17.0% 0.9%
4 San Marino Elementary
Centralia Elementary
Orange 50.5 27.5% 43.0% 18.8% 0.6%
5 Arthur F. Corey Elementary
Buena Park Elementary
Orange 49.4 25.5% 51.5% 17.5% 1.6%
6 Raymond Temple Elementary
Centralia Elementary
Orange 47.5 26.4% 48.7% 14.2% 0.0%
7 Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary
Centralia Elementary
Orange 47.3 22.5% 45.0% 9.5% 1.4%
8 Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary
Buena Park Elementary
Orange 40.7 14.3% 33.6% 20.5% 0.8%
9 James A. Whitaker Elementary
Buena Park Elementary
Orange 39.4 9.4% 25.8% 20.1% 0.6%
10 Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
Buena Park Elementary
Orange 34.4 5.8% 21.0% 24.0% 0.9%