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If you could change one rule at Van Buren Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004774
Van Buren Elementary
1245 North Van Buren St., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7100 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
231 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 73% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
63.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.8% | 28.4% | 17.4% | 16.4% |
| Math | 37.0% | 25.9% | 21.2% | 15.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 60.1% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 56.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 59.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 61.6% |
| 2016-17 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Van Buren Elementary
Van Buren Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Elementary this school | 538 | 42.9% | 63.1% |
| Red Hawk Elementary Temecula | 496 | 44.2% | 65.4% |
| Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary Lake Forest | 517 | 42.6% | 53.3% |
| Cram Elementary Highland | 507 | 42.2% | 57.6% |
| Mayflower Elementary Monrovia | 524 | 45.4% | 61.1% |
| Magnolia Elementary Upland | 506 | 43.5% | 65.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Van Buren Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #966 of 5,151 | #140 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #927 of 5,172 ▲ 36 | #136 of 382 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #952 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #141 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,376 of 5,116 | #74 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #2,000 of 5,915 | #150 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,170 of 5,352 | #46 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #1,077 of 5,354 | #98 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #4,214 of 5,625 | #241 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #1,079 of 3,837 | #111 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 26.3 | 20.4:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 25 | 22.7:1 | 40% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 48% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 24 | 23.8:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 25 | 28.0:1 | 33% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 25 | 27.8:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | N/A | N/A | 16% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 35 | 20.6:1 | 7% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Buren Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (700 to 538); teachers up 5% (25 to 26.3).
About Van Buren Elementary
Van Buren Elementary serves students in Placentia, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 538 students.
The 34 schools of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, including Van Buren Elementary, enroll 22,665 students.
Hispanic students make up 47% of enrollment at Van Buren Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 14% Asian, and 8% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Van Buren Elementary lists 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 43% of the student body. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 12 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Van Buren Elementary is 54.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.1%.
The school is in Orange County, where the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 649 public schools serve about 430,458 students.
Yorba Linda Middle sits about 0.6 miles from Van Buren Elementary. Van Buren Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 68.6% proficiency; Van Buren Elementary posts 63.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 538, down from 571 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.8 to 20.4 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Van Buren Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
Other schools in Placentia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- John O. Tynes ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleMiddle · 566 students
Other Van Buren Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Van Buren Elementary. Van Buren Elementary is the largest of the 14.
- Van Buren ElementaryStockton, CA · 473 students
- Van Buren ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 455 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IN · 514 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBALDWINSVILLE, NY · 488 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolVan Buren, OH · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Yorba Linda Middle0.6 mi · 818
- Rose Drive Elementary0.7 mi · 372
- El Camino Real Continuation High1.1 mi · 142
- Charles Wagner Elementary1.2 mi · 440
- Mabel M. Paine Elementary1.3 mi · 419
- Lakeview Elementary1.4 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Van Buren ElementaryHow many students attend Van Buren Elementary?
Van Buren Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Van Buren Elementary serve?
Van Buren Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Van Buren Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Van Buren Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Buren Elementary?
At Van Buren Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Van Buren Elementary in?
Van Buren Elementary is part of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.