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Van Buren Elementary School

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Van Buren Elementary School ranks 1094 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Van Buren Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 510 students in grades PK-5 in Baldwinsville, New York, which is part of the Baldwinsville Central School District. While the district is ranked 370 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, Van Buren Elementary School faces some academic challenges.

Van Buren Elementary School has generally lower proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments compared to the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 62% across different grade levels and subjects in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 906 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,094 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, and it is currently rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, are generally lower than the overall school ranking, indicating achievement gaps.

Interestingly, the nearby Catherine M. McNamara Elementary, L. Pearl Palmer Elementary, and Mae E. Reynolds School, which are also part of the Baldwinsville Central School District, generally outperform Van Buren Elementary School in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Van Buren to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts.

488

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,512

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Ford St
Baldwinsville, NY 13027-2396

(315) 638-6121

District: Baldwinsville Central School District

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Baldwinsville Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

1,094^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Baldwinsville Central School District

370^th of 874Baldwinsville Central School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	1094 of 2445	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1330 of 2445	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1594 of 2439	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1459 of 2434	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	1471 of 2201	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1216 of 2413	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	1052 of 2395	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	906 of 2386	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	936 of 2366	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	1095 of 2352	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	911 of 2345	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	800 of 2325	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	1062 of 2320	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	1021 of 2286	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	1139 of 2263	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	1306 of 2257	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.7	1127 of 2227	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	1156 of 2219	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	1223 of 2206	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1043 of 2409	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1428 of 2413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1699 of 2403	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1309 of 2401	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1371 of 1955	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1115 of 2357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	866 of 2338	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1377 of 2098	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1393 of 2078	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1741 of 2041	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1910 of 2099	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1529 of 1678	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1406 of 2032	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1086 of 2045	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	1139 of 2407	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1239 of 2411	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1458 of 2400	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1525 of 2400	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1341 of 1961	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1281 of 2358	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1251 of 2340	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1291 of 2134	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1645 of 2110	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1358 of 2016	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1686 of 2031	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	894 of 1044	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1575 of 1859	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1595 of 1941	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	842 of 1402	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1036 of 1392	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1075 of 1337	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1075 of 1399	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1004 of 1224	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	911 of 1338	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	871 of 1408	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science54%+9 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 Ford St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6121	488	31	15.8	25.8%	435 (89.1%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.3%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	53.8	1094^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.8	1330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%	236	50.0	54.4	61.8	62.3	55.7	57.4	54.4	99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	100.0	$23,512	$598	$22,914
Harry E Elden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6118	504	33	15.4	26.0%	409 (81.2%)	29 (5.8%)	30 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	44.4	1354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%		51.8	1123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.1%	231	44.6	55.7	56.9	45.8	68.1	47.9	43.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,227	$659	$22,568
Mae E Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Deerwood Dr	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6124	513	32	15.9	26.7%	436 (85.0%)	16 (3.1%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	63	870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.4%		69.2	673^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%	197	57.1	70.0	66.7	64.3	62.3	56.7	54.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,088	$731	$22,357
Catherine M McNamara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7344 O'Brien Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6130	494	33	14.8	24.9%	433 (87.7%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	61	914^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.6%		62.9	825^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	89	49.3	59.5	67.6	60.8	57.7	63.0	68.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$23,837	$655	$23,182
L Pearl Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7864 Hicks Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6127	467	29	15.8	17.1%	410 (87.8%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	66.4	780^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%		77.2	489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%	291	68.7	69.4	69.1	65.7	63.0	58.0	50.0	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	98.9	98.9	$22,681	$580	$22,100
Willow Field Elementary School	Public	K-2	3900 Rt 31	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-1196	342	28	12.2	38.0%	259 (75.7%)	23 (6.7%)	17 (5.0%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)								(n/a)								99.3	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	$31,509	$1,951	$29,558
Elmcrest Elementary School	Public	K-2	350 Woodspath Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1252	362	35	10.3	31.8%	276 (76.2%)	27 (7.5%)	27 (7.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)								(n/a)								99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	100.0	$28,941	$1,595	$27,346
Long Branch Elementary School	Public	K-2	4035 Long Branch Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 453-0261	378	28	13.3	51.9%	239 (63.2%)	65 (17.2%)	25 (6.6%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)								(n/a)								99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$28,126	$1,373	$26,753
Michael A Maroun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Elm St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1561	610	47	12.9	53.8%	576 (94.4%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	21	2049^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%		28.9	1777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.3%	272	31.4	27.8		44.5	50.0			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,967	$2,502	$25,465
Soule Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	8338 Soule Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1280	383	32	11.7	42.8%	264 (68.9%)	29 (7.6%)	33 (8.6%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	35.4	1605^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.8	1597^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%	8	31.9	40.6	58.2	44.7	51.8	52.3	42.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,867	$1,588	$25,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Buren Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Van Buren Elementary School?

Students at Van Buren Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% 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

How many students attend Van Buren Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Van Buren Elementary School.

What district is Van Buren Elementary School in?

Baldwinsville Central School District

Is Van Buren Elementary School a good school?

Van Buren Elementary School ranks 1094^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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