Van Buren Elementary

Van Buren Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school in Stockton, California, run under Stockton Unified. The school serves 473 students in grades K through 8.

Stockton Unified comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 33,590 students; Van Buren Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Van Buren Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Van Buren Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Van Buren Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Aspire APEX Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Van Buren Elementary. On composite proficiency, Van Buren Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 18.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 11% to 6%. Class-load math has fell: from 28.8:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Van Buren Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.