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Van Buren Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Buren Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 455 students in the Jurupa Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

Academically, Van Buren's performance is well below state averages, with only 21% of students proficient in English, 16% in math, and 8% in science, placing it in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. This is notably lower than nearby schools like Camino Real Elementary and Oak Park Elementary in Fontana Unified. The school serves a student population where 91% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate much higher than most surrounding schools, and struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%.

An interesting finding is that Van Buren receives more funding per student ($23,103) than comparison schools but has the weakest outcomes, suggesting challenges in translating resources into results. The school does show relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and students in special education compared to its overall performance. Key areas for improvement likely include increasing student attendance and examining instructional practices, especially in foundational early-grade literacy.

455

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,103

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9501 Jurupa Rd.
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509-3513

(951) 360-2865

District: Jurupa Unified

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mira Loma Middle
High:	Jurupa Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,403^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Jurupa Unified

1328^th of 1,543Jurupa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	5403 of 5857	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	5087 of 5869	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5405 of 5859	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5525 of 5883	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5320 of 5789	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	5155 of 5662	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	5007 of 5692	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	4991 of 5614	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	5087 of 5611	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	2995 of 5530	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	3220 of 5390	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	3858 of 5377	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	4397 of 5314	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	4148 of 5193	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	3647 of 5113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	3895 of 5113	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	3266 of 4818	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.0	3555 of 4822	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3785 of 4809	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	2147 of 2227	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	2087 of 2585	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1918 of 2128	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	2295 of 3162	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	2618 of 3245	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2213 of 3311	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2412 of 3275	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2118 of 3246	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5059 of 5597	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4619 of 5612	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5196 of 5609	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4996 of 5635	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5068 of 5492	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5050 of 5413	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4536 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4063 of 5107	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4549 of 5087	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4768 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4532 of 4963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4301 of 4830	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	4996 of 5460	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4568 of 5517	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4818 of 5363	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4889 of 5264	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4681 of 5173	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4657 of 5084	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	5240 of 5628	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4989 of 5643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5198 of 5638	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5559 of 5663	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5019 of 5510	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4826 of 5431	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	2144 of 2847	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2219 of 2635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2139 of 2420	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Van Buren Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Jurupa Rd.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2865	455	21	21.6	91.0%	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	420 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	13.2	5403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		17.3	5087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.3%	316	8.3		8.3	16.1	24.6	18.1	24.4			21.0	16.1	24.2	9.7	14.6			16.0							$23,103	$2,847	$20,256
Pedley Elementary	Public	K-6	5871 Hudson St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2793	736	36	20.4	76.4%	29 (3.9%)	9 (1.2%)	678 (92.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	12.1	5497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		16.3	5191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	306	5.0		5.0	15.9	21.2	18.4	28.1			20.5	13.9	22.2	9.9	14.6			15.1	98.5				98.5		$21,541	$1,890	$19,651
Stone Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5111 Stone Ave.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2859	625	29	21.5	73.4%	64 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	535 (85.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	31.6	3837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		26.5	4255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	418	25.6		25.6	27.5	29.7	48.8	47.8			38.6	29.6	22.0	23.0	20.0			23.5	95.2				96.4		$20,436	$1,828	$18,608
Mission Bell Elementary	Public	K-6	4020 Conning St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2748	370	17	21.7	86.8%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	344 (93.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.6	5596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		14.7	5335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	261	14.3		14.3	22.0	13.5	21.4	14.5			17.4	9.8	15.4	7.1	11.6			11.0	93.8	93.8			93.8		$24,784	$2,662	$22,122
Troth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5565 Troth St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2866	583	27	21.3	91.1%	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	554 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18.9	4929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		23.4	4535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	394	16.9		16.9	9.2	25.3	22.1	31.2			23.0	21.1	24.2	13.0	25.7			21.5	98.2		98.2				$21,122	$1,859	$19,263
Granite Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9371 Granite Hill	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2725	382	18	21.1	84.6%	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	329 (86.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	15.8	5199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		22.6	4622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	577	29.1		29.1	14.6	13.8	32.7	26.8			21.9	14.3	15.3	9.1	12.3			12.8	87.8	89.8		93.9	91.8	93.9	$22,775	$2,256	$20,519
Glen Avon Elementary	Public	K-6	4352 Pyrite St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2764	488	20	24.3	83.8%	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	431 (88.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27.2	4203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		33	3691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	512	17.6		17.6	32.9	30.3	24.7	40.5			32.2	34.2	32.8	18.9	21.1			26.6	96.3						$21,389	$2,084	$19,305
Sky Country Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lucretia Ave.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2816	525	22	23.8	72.0%	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	419 (79.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	34.6	3613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		33	3684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	71	19.3		19.3	44.1	33.3	32.1	32.8			35.8	43.3	33.3	29.8	23.9			32.7	92.9	95.3		94.1	96.5	95.3	$24,116	$2,674	$21,442
Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	4655 Camino Real	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2714	721	29	24.5	55.1%	134 (18.6%)	25 (3.5%)	486 (67.4%)	39 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	34.6	3614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		35.8	3455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	159	15.3		15.3	42.9	37.0	38.1	47.2			41.4	47.6	22.0	17.4	21.1			27.1	95.2	97.6	97.6	98.4	97.6	97.6	$20,179	$1,972	$18,207
Del Sol Academy	Public	K-8	11626 Forsythia St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 416-1106	1,213	53	23.0	52.3%	129 (10.6%)	81 (6.7%)	770 (63.5%)	173 (14.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.5%)	29	4043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		27	4197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	154	16.1	25.0	21.0	32.1	30.2	17.9	43.9	29.3	36.5	32.4	39.7	27.5	21.4	25.0	21.7	21.9	26.6	94.8				98.3		$19,597	$1,526	$18,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Buren Elementary

What schools do graduates of Van Buren Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mira Loma Middle
High : Jurupa Valley High

Is Van Buren Elementary a good school?

Van Buren Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Van Buren Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Van Buren Elementary.

What district is Van Buren Elementary in?

Jurupa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Van Buren Elementary?

Students at Van Buren Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

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