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    Buena Vista Elementary

    Location Address:
    2355 San Juan Ave. Walnut Creek, California 94596 Phone Number: 9259446822
    Mailing Address:
    2355 San Juan Ave. Walnut Creek, CA 94596
    Basic School Information
    Operating Agency Name Walnut Creek Elementary State Agency ID 0761812
    School Type Regular School State School ID 6005169
    Operational Status School is operational FIPS County Number 06013
    County Contra Costa Locale Mid-size City (population less than 250,000)
    Location Relative to Town Limits
    School Classroom Information
    Classroom Teachers Title I Eligible School? Title I Eligible School
    School Level Primary School School-wide Title I Not school-wide Title I
    School Lowest Grade Offered KG Magnet School? Not a Magnet School
    School Highest Grade Offered 05 Charter School Not a Charter School
    Free Lunch Eligible Students 40 Reduced-price Lunch Eligible Students 14
    Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students 54 Migrant Students 0
    Total Students 471 Student Teacher Ratio 18.1
    Buena Vista Elementary Students by Grade
    Prekindergarten Students 0 7th Grade Students 0
    Kindergarten Students 76 8th Grade Students 0
    1st Grade Students 80 9th Grade Students 0
    2nd Grade Students 80 10th Grade Students 0
    3rd Grade Students 75 11th Grade Students 0
    4th Grade Students 81 12th Grade Students 0
    5th Grade Students 79 Ungraded Students 0
    6th Grade Students 0 Total Students 471
    Buena Vista Elementary Students by Race
    Male Female Total
    American Indiana/Alaskan 2 0 2
    Asian/Pacific Islander 38 36 74
    Hispanic 41 45 86
    Black (Non-Hispanic) 8 6 14
    White (Non-Hispanic) 148 140 288