Is Van Buren Elementary School a good school?

Van Buren Elementary School ranks 1594 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Van Buren Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Van Buren Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Van Buren Elementary School?

Students at Van Buren Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Van Buren Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Donald S Ray School High : Charles W Baker High School

Van Buren Elementary School

Summary:

Van Buren Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baldwinsville, New York, serving 503 students in grades K-5 as part of the Baldwinsville Central School District.

While Van Buren Elementary has a relatively homogeneous student population, with around 88% White students, it underperforms compared to the district and state averages on academic measures. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math on state assessments are lower than the Baldwinsville district and New York state overall. Additionally, Van Buren has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at around 28%, suggesting it serves a larger proportion of students from lower-income families. When compared to nearby schools like Catherine M McNamara Elementary and L Pearl Palmer Elementary, Van Buren's academic performance is generally weaker.

Over the past several years, Van Buren Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 906 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,594 out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023. This suggests the school's performance has been declining relative to other elementary schools in the state. The school's rankings for different student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students with special needs, are all in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with the lowest rankings for low-socioeconomic status students and female students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

14 Ford St
Baldwinsville, NY 13027-2396

(315) 638-6121

District: Baldwinsville Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1594^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,951

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S Ray School
High:	Charles W Baker High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 503

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Van Buren Elementary School ranks worse than 65.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Baldwinsville Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.77. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.5%), two or more races (6%), Hispanic (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.4% 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 School is 15.3, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Baldwinsville Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Van Buren Elementary School employs 32.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Van Buren Elementary School is $13,951, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Baldwinsville Central School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Van Buren Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Van Buren Elementary School 1594^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Van Buren Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Baldwinsville Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwinsville Central School District 432^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Van Buren Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Van Buren Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	55.33	1223^rd	2206	44.6%
2007	57.22	1156^th	2219	47.9%
2008	58.68	1127^th	2227	49.4%
2009	53.40	1306^th	2257	42.1%
2010	56.11	1139^th	2263	49.7%
2011	59.83	1021^st	2286	55.3%
2012	59.10	1062^nd	2320	54.2%
2013	62.18	800^th	2325	65.6%
2014	59.21	911^th	2345	61.2%
2015	52.33	1095^th	2352	53.4%
2016	58.84	936^th	2366	60.4%
2017	60.48	906^th	2386	62.0%
2018	55.76	1052^nd	2395	56.1%
2019	47.64	1216^th	2413	49.6%
2021	35.67	1471^st	2201	33.2%
2022	40.21	1459^th	2434	40.1%
2023	34.77	1594^th	2439	34.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Van Buren Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.47	1595^th	1941	17.8%
2019	25.20	1575^th	1859	15.3%
2021	24.22	894^th	1044	14.4%
2022	26.59	1686^th	2031	17.0%
2023	32.20	1358^th	2016	32.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.01	1086^th	2045	46.9%
2019	32.20	1406^th	2032	30.8%
2021	17.98	1529^th	1678	8.9%
2022	18.38	1910^th	2099	9.0%
2023	21.68	1741^st	2041	14.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Van Buren Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.57	866^th	2338	63.0%
2019	51.35	1115^th	2357	52.7%
2021	33.32	1371^st	1955	29.9%
2022	44.85	1309^th	2401	45.5%
2023	31.26	1699^th	2403	29.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Van Buren Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.38	1251^st	2340	46.5%
2019	44.64	1281^st	2358	45.7%
2021	34.97	1341^st	1961	31.6%
2022	37.34	1525^th	2400	36.5%
2023	38.97	1458^th	2400	39.3%

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Rank History for White students at Van Buren Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.02	871^st	1408	38.1%
2019	35.56	911^th	1338	31.9%
2021	24.08	1004^th	1224	18.0%
2022	28.61	1075^th	1399	23.2%
2023	23.70	1075^th	1337	19.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

I have had three children attend Van Buren Elementary school, and overall I would rate them as a "picky average". I use this unique term due to the schools abundance of extra help for struggling students and unimpressive results. This ranks Van Buren slightly below average as the attempts to help often times seem misguided and counter productive to student success.

Van Buren employs an "intervention" type of assistance, for students that are struggling or for students that have had a sibling that struggled in Van Buren. As a part of this "intervention" the counselor is called in and the child extensively interviewed, in an attempt to "rule out" a problem in the home. If the student has a visual or hearing impairment then irregardless of the date of a last exam the student must provide doctors forms. To the parent and student on the receiving end of this type of help it often feels as if they are guilty of something, the school just isn't sure quiet what yet. To other's it appears that the school is simply searching for a way to write off low test scores, either way, it does not flatter the reputation of Van Buren Elementary.

The extensive help imposed upon students and parents of Van Buren elementary never seems to garner any real results, outside of students and parents alike fearing notice. I am sure that from the schools stand point, with narrowly escaping closure in 2012, anything that they can do to up their test results is positive.

I can simply say that as a parent, I have not had a positive experience with Van Buren Elementary. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Van Buren Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	428	8	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	441
1990	441	6	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1991	468	8	4	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	483
1992	443	7	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1993	491	9	9	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1994	509	9	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1995	518	8	7	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1996	518	8	7	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1997	511	9	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
1998	467	7	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
1999	517	5	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
2000	488	6	2	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	503
2001	460	11	3	4	7	n/a	n/a	0	485
2002	421	13	8	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	453
2003	421	13	8	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	453
2004	423	16	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
2005	431	20	5	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	466
2006	461	25	12	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
2007	465	16	7	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	498
2008	463	9	5	6	1	n/a	n/a	13	497
2009	467	7	11	12	0	n/a	n/a	9	506
2010	442	10	15	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
2011	413	7	10	18	1	0	13	0	462
2012	380	4	9	20	1	0	13	0	427
2013	381	3	7	10	1	0	19	0	421
2014	386	2	4	11	1	0	28	0	432
2015	418	2	3	12	1	0	25	0	461
2016	434	3	2	15	2	0	24	0	480
2017	454	3	3	15	1	0	24	0	500
2018	467	6	3	17	1	0	30	0	524
2019	468	8	3	13	0	0	29	0	521
2020	467	6	3	17	0	0	26	0	519
2021	464	6	5	18	0	0	29	0	522
2022	443	8	6	20	0	0	29	0	506
2023	445	6	7	13	2	0	30	0	503

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	36.9	11.9	n/a
1990	451	34.9	12.9	n/a
1991	483	34.9	13.8	n/a
1992	451	33.9	13.3	n/a
1993	511	27.6	18.5	n/a
1994	521	29.1	17.9	14
1995	537	31.1	17.3	16.9
1996	537	31.1	17.3	16.9
1997	530	32.7	16.2	16.2
1998	481	31.1	15.5	15.8
1999	528	32.7	16.1	12.7
2000	503	32.1	15.7	12.9
2001	485	33.4	14.5	13.2
2002	453	29.1	15.6	22.5
2003	453	29.1	15.6	22.5
2004	458	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	466	31.9	14.6	20
2006	502	31.0	16.2	16.7
2007	498	33.6	14.8	17.3
2008	497	31.0	16.0	19.8
2009	506	34.4	14.7	21.5
2010	484	32.0	15.1	20
2011	462	31.7	14.5	18
2012	427	26.2	16.2	19.9
2013	421	25.5	16.5	21.9
2014	432	27.0	15.9	24.3
2015	461	30.0	15.3	27.8
2016	480	32.0	15.0	30.2
2017	500	32.1	15.5	30
2018	524	34.0	15.4	29.2
2019	521	35.0	14.8	27.1
2020	519	33.0	15.7	28.3
2021	522	32.1	16.2	27.8
2022	506	31.8	15.9	23.7
2023	503	32.8	15.3	28.4

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	36.9	11.9	n/a
1990	451	34.9	12.9	n/a
1991	483	34.9	13.8	n/a
1992	451	33.9	13.3	n/a
1993	511	27.6	18.5	n/a
1994	521	29.1	17.9	14
1995	537	31.1	17.3	16.9
1996	537	31.1	17.3	16.9
1997	530	32.7	16.2	16.2
1998	481	31.1	15.5	15.8
1999	528	32.7	16.1	12.7
2000	503	32.1	15.7	12.9
2001	485	33.4	14.5	13.2
2002	453	29.1	15.6	22.5
2003	453	29.1	15.6	22.5
2004	458	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	466	31.9	14.6	20
2006	502	31.0	16.2	16.7
2007	498	33.6	14.8	17.3
2008	497	31.0	16.0	19.8
2009	506	34.4	14.7	21.5
2010	484	32.0	15.1	20
2011	462	31.7	14.5	18
2012	427	26.2	16.2	19.9
2013	421	25.5	16.5	21.9
2014	432	27.0	15.9	24.3
2015	461	30.0	15.3	27.8
2016	480	32.0	15.0	30.2
2017	500	32.1	15.5	30
2018	524	34.0	15.4	29.2
2019	521	35.0	14.8	27.1
2020	519	33.0	15.7	28.3
2021	522	32.1	16.2	27.8
2022	506	31.8	15.9	23.7
2023	503	32.8	15.3	28.4

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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