
Elementary school · Carlsbad Unified School District
Buena Vista Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary serves grades K–5 for 288 students in Carlsbad Unified School District.
It is the smallest of the 9 Carlsbad Unified School District elementary schools in Carlsbad. Its 22.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 22.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 384 in 2019–20 to 288 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 60 students. 27% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (71 free, 6 reduced-price). It ran a targeted Title I assistance program in 2019–20. The closest park is Hosp Grove Park (0.4 mi).
Buena Vista Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Buena Vista Elementary
Parks near Buena Vista Elementary
Address, phone and official links
1330 Buena Vista Way, Carlsbad 92008
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State school ID 6037774 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060750000708
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.