Way Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 7 students
James A. Whitaker Elementary
8401 Montana St., Buena Park, CA 90621
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
559
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Buena Park Elementary
Orange County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James A. Whitaker Elementary
James A. Whitaker Elementary is a public elementary school in Buena Park, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Buena Park Elementary. The school is located in a large suburb in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 559 students were enrolled, with about 20.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 559 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Buena Park Elementary
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 060636000560
Schools near James A. Whitaker Elementary
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Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary
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St. Pius V Catholic School
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Valencia Park Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 398 students
Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 468 students
Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 490 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.