Is Van Buren Elementary a good school?

Van Buren Elementary ranks 1101 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Van Buren Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 567 students attended Van Buren Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Van Buren Elementary?

Students at Van Buren Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 31% White, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Van Buren Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kraemer Middle High : Valencia High

Van Buren Elementary

Summary:

Van Buren Elementary is a public elementary school in Placentia, CA, serving 540 students in grades K-6 as part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

Van Buren Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 62.82% and 61.2% respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's Asian and Hispanic student subgroups perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 38 and 474 out of thousands of California elementary schools. However, the school's White student subgroup performs relatively lower, ranking around the 1,100 mark out of over 2,600 schools. Van Buren's science proficiency, as measured by the CAST exam, is 35.62%, which is lower than the district average of 47.07% and the state average of 30.7%. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.8% in 2017-2018 to 22.4% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Van Buren's academic performance is generally stronger than Morse Elementary and Glenview Elementary, but schools like Golden Elementary, Brookhaven Elementary, and Rose Drive Elementary significantly outperform Van Buren in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. Additionally, Linda Vista Elementary and Lakeview Elementary also demonstrate higher academic achievement compared to Van Buren.

Detail:

Public K-6

1245 North Van Buren St.
Placentia, CA 92870-4024

(714) 986-7100

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1101^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,949

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 567

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

30.7%

Asian:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Van Buren Elementary ranks better than 81.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Van Buren Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.3%), White (30.7%), Asian (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Van Buren Elementary is 22.6, which is the 4^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Van Buren Elementary is $5,949. 15 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Van Buren Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Van Buren Elementary 1101^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Van Buren Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 277^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Van Buren Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.71	676^th	4809	85.9%
2005	77.12	1048^th	4822	78.3%
2006	80.31	952^nd	4818	80.2%
2007	81.50	910^th	5113	82.2%
2008	80.84	936^th	5113	81.7%
2009	81.19	944^th	5193	81.8%
2010	80.40	991^st	5314	81.4%
2011	80.53	974^th	5377	81.9%
2012	78.28	1118^th	5390	79.3%
2013	85.24	738^th	5530	86.7%
2015	84.83	893^rd	5611	84.1%
2016	81.58	1064^th	5614	81.0%
2017	73.85	1391^st	5692	75.6%
2018	81.22	1061^st	5662	81.3%
2019	72.42	1491^st	5789	74.2%
2022	78.70	1250^th	5883	78.8%
2023	83.04	1053^rd	5874	82.1%
2024	81.23	1101^st	5862	81.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.35	602^nd	2420	75.1%
2024	61.92	673^rd	2634	74.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.59	791^st	5084	84.4%
2019	69.27	1227^th	5173	76.3%
2022	80.13	753^rd	5264	85.7%
2023	85.49	558^th	5374	89.6%
2024	84.68	640^th	5511	88.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.69	1103^rd	5413	79.6%
2019	67.28	1642^nd	5492	70.1%
2022	81.22	1055^th	5635	81.3%
2023	80.47	1079^th	5617	80.8%
2024	78.72	1144^th	5605	79.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.56	481^st	2128	77.4%
2019	50.34	973^rd	2585	62.4%
2022	67.18	465^th	2227	79.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.59	1033^rd	5431	81.0%
2019	74.84	1302^nd	5510	76.4%
2022	73.49	1366^th	5663	75.9%
2023	81.36	1034^th	5650	81.7%
2024	80.32	1063^rd	5636	81.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.20	454^th	1071	57.6%
2019	45.37	758^th	1149	34.0%
2022	61.57	566^th	1154	51.0%
2023	56.31	656^th	1190	44.9%
2024	86.43	38^th	1203	96.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.18	1227^th	4830	74.6%
2019	63.19	1519^th	4963	69.4%
2022	76.79	865^th	5084	83.0%
2023	81.32	677^th	5098	86.7%
2024	86.91	474^th	5102	90.7%

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Rank History for White students at Van Buren Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.43	1027^th	2737	62.5%
2019	61.04	1174^th	2834	58.6%
2022	69.41	831^st	2726	69.5%
2023	69.12	824^th	2662	69.0%
2024	60.63	1114^th	2647	57.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Van Buren Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	368	5	24	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	435
1989	419	5	27	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	491
1990	442	7	36	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1991	444	6	43	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	545
1992	461	8	58	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1993	438	13	71	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1994	450	13	65	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
1995	486	8	80	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	486	8	80	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	534	10	81	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	691
1998	546	5	88	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	699
1999	574	7	72	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
2000	614	3	71	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	746
2001	610	3	64	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
2002	548	3	73	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	704
2003	548	3	73	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	704
2004	531	12	89	98	2	n/a	n/a	0	732
2005	531	22	101	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	770
2006	499	20	103	115	2	n/a	n/a	0	739
2007	482	18	109	107	1	n/a	n/a	5	722
2008	444	19	117	120	2	n/a	n/a	0	702
2009	410	14	128	130	2	3	21	0	708
2010	380	12	107	149	0	3	15	0	666
2011	304	19	101	159	1	1	13	0	598
2012	297	18	116	188	1	0	11	0	631
2013	308	20	124	195	1	0	16	0	664
2014	301	19	128	215	1	0	20	0	684
2015	301	17	131	213	0	0	27	0	689
2016	294	17	138	210	1	1	33	0	694
2017	280	20	134	232	0	1	40	0	707
2018	271	17	138	230	2	0	42	0	700
2019	266	16	113	262	0	1	40	0	698
2020	226	16	115	274	0	1	41	0	673
2021	181	12	102	241	0	1	34	0	571
2022	183	8	86	257	0	1	36	0	571
2023	171	6	74	251	0	1	37	0	540
2024	174	7	72	274	0	1	39	0	567

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Van Buren Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	435	18.3	23.7	n/a
1989	491	21.2	23.1	n/a
1990	532	22.0	24.1	n/a
1991	545	24.3	22.4	n/a
1992	576	24.7	23.3	5
1993	577	23.0	25.1	4.7
1994	607	26.0	23.3	5.9
1995	658	25.4	25.9	6.5
1996	658	25.4	25.9	6.5
1997	691	28.7	24.1	4.9
1998	699	32.0	21.8	5.9
1999	709	34.0	20.9	6.9
2000	746	35.0	21.3	9.7
2001	721	35.0	20.6	7.5
2002	704	33.0	21.3	10.4
2003	704	33.0	21.3	10.4
2004	732	32.0	22.9	2.6
2005	770	31.0	24.8	8.8
2006	739	32.0	23.1	9.6
2007	722	30.0	24.1	12.8
2008	702	32.0	21.9	6.6
2009	708	31.0	20.8	11.3
2010	666	25.0	26.6	14.4
2011	598	n/a	n/a	16.2
2012	631	22.0	28.6	n/a
2013	664	21.9	30.3	17.8
2014	684	23.0	29.7	23.4
2015	689	24.0	28.7	27.3
2016	694	25.0	27.7	21
2017	707	23.0	30.7	23.5
2018	700	25.0	28.0	33.1
2019	698	23.0	30.3	35.7
2020	673	n/a	n/a	32.7
2021	571	24.0	23.7	47.8
2022	571	23.0	24.8	43.6
2023	540	22.0	24.5	47.8
2024	567	25.0	22.6	40.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Van Buren Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	435	18.3	23.7	n/a
1989	491	21.2	23.1	n/a
1990	532	22.0	24.1	n/a
1991	545	24.3	22.4	n/a
1992	576	24.7	23.3	5
1993	577	23.0	25.1	4.7
1994	607	26.0	23.3	5.9
1995	658	25.4	25.9	6.5
1996	658	25.4	25.9	6.5
1997	691	28.7	24.1	4.9
1998	699	32.0	21.8	5.9
1999	709	34.0	20.9	6.9
2000	746	35.0	21.3	9.7
2001	721	35.0	20.6	7.5
2002	704	33.0	21.3	10.4
2003	704	33.0	21.3	10.4
2004	732	32.0	22.9	2.6
2005	770	31.0	24.8	8.8
2006	739	32.0	23.1	9.6
2007	722	30.0	24.1	12.8
2008	702	32.0	21.9	6.6
2009	708	31.0	20.8	11.3
2010	666	25.0	26.6	14.4
2011	598	n/a	n/a	16.2
2012	631	22.0	28.6	n/a
2013	664	21.9	30.3	17.8
2014	684	23.0	29.7	23.4
2015	689	24.0	28.7	27.3
2016	694	25.0	27.7	21
2017	707	23.0	30.7	23.5
2018	700	25.0	28.0	33.1
2019	698	23.0	30.3	35.7
2020	673	n/a	n/a	32.7
2021	571	24.0	23.7	47.8
2022	571	23.0	24.8	43.6
2023	540	22.0	24.5	47.8
2024	567	25.0	22.6	40.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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