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D−

Buena Vista High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

3717 Michelson St., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 602-8090 · Part of Paramount Unified School District

Lakewood’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Directions
Students
180
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Buena Vista High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3717 Michelson St., Lakewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 109
Grade 1156
Grade 12115
Enrollment over time
175’20
234’21
245’22
213’23
180’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 83%Black 12%White 2%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buena Vista High from Lakewood families.

Other schools in Paramount Unified School District

The district →
Hollydale
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Gate
C+
794 students20:1
Captain Raymond Collins
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
D
522 students22:1
Major Lynn Mokler
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
510 students20:1
Abraham Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
502 students22:1
Theodore Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
491 students21:1
Wesley Gaines
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
449 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Lakewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.