James A. Whitaker Elementary (Buena Park Elementary SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

James A. Whitaker Elementary is a Elementary in Buena Park, CA. It currently serves 579 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Buena Park Elementary School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Buena Park Elementary School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:579

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.96

Location Info

Location: 8401 Montana St., Buena Park, CA 90621

Mailing Address: 8401 Montana St., Buena Park, CA 90621-3629

Phone: (714)521-9770

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	94
Grade 2	78
Grade 3	86
Grade 4	103
Grade 5	83
Kindergarten	135

Gender/Sex of James A. Whitaker Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	313	54.06
Female	266	45.94

Race/Ethnicity Demography of James A. Whitaker Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.52
Asian	47	8.12
Black or African American	21	3.63
Hispanic/Latino	463	79.97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.52
Two or more races	15	2.59
White	27	4.66

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.96
Asian	31	9.90
Black or African American	8	2.56
Hispanic/Latino	244	77.96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.64
Two or more races	8	2.56
White	17	5.43

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	16	6.02
Black or African American	13	4.89
Hispanic/Latino	219	82.33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.38
Two or more races	7	2.63
White	10	3.76

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	4.26
Black or African American	4	4.26
Hispanic/Latino	76	80.85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.06
Two or more races	2	2.13
White	7	7.45

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.28
Asian	10	12.82
Black or African American	2	2.56
Hispanic/Latino	59	75.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.28
Two or more races	3	3.85
White	2	2.56

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.16
Asian	6	6.98
Black or African American	1	1.16
Hispanic/Latino	70	81.40
Two or more races	2	2.33
White	6	6.98

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	10.68
Black or African American	6	5.83
Hispanic/Latino	82	79.61
Two or more races	3	2.91
White	1	0.97

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.21
Asian	7	8.43
Black or African American	2	2.41
Hispanic/Latino	69	83.13
Two or more races	1	1.21
White	3	3.61

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	9	6.67
Black or African American	6	4.44
Hispanic/Latino	107	79.26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.74
Two or more races	4	2.96
White	8	5.93