📍 3717 Michelson St., Lakewood, Los Angeles County, 90712
Buena Vista High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lakewood, Los Angeles County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ebony Jordan. It is part of the Paramount Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Buena Vista High enrolls 245 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Black or African American and 1.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 8.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 245 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buena Vista High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buena Vista High is one of 20 schools in Paramount Unified, based in Paramount, California. The district serves 11,648 students district-wide and employs 602 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Buena Vista High is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.