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Van Buren Elementary

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Van Buren Elementary ranks 982 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Buren Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 538 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing well above state averages, particularly in mathematics.

The school stands out for its stable, strong academic results, especially for students facing economic challenges, outperforming other schools with similar demographics like Glenview Elementary and John O. Tynes Elementary in core subjects. It achieves this with moderate per-student spending and manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average. While it is a solid "middle performer" in a district with high variation—between top schools like Golden Elementary and lower-performing ones—Van Buren's decade-long consistency is a key strength.

Mathematics is a particular area of excellence at Van Buren, though science scores present an opportunity for growth compared to the district average. The school has successfully improved attendance since the pandemic and shows remarkable success with specific student groups. Overall, Van Buren Elementary represents a model of reliable and effective education that delivers strong outcomes for its diverse community within the resources available.

538

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,844

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 North Van Buren St.
Placentia, CA 92870-4024

(714) 986-7100

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Van Buren Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

29.2%

Asian:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

California avg41%

982^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	83.6	982 of 5857	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	1104 of 5869	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	1050 of 5859	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1250 of 5883	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	1491 of 5789	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	1061 of 5662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	1391 of 5692	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	1064 of 5614	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	893 of 5611	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	85.2	738 of 5530	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	1118 of 5390	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	974 of 5377	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	991 of 5314	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	944 of 5193	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	936 of 5113	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	910 of 5113	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	952 of 4818	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	1048 of 4822	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	676 of 4809	85.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.4	38 of 1205	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	56.3	656 of 1190	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	566 of 1154	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	758 of 1149	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	454 of 1071	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	465 of 2227	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	973 of 2585	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	481 of 2128	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	811 of 5597	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	1146 of 5612	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	1078 of 5609	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	1055 of 5635	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	1642 of 5492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	1103 of 5413	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	515 of 5107	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	475 of 5107	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	676 of 5087	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	865 of 5084	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	1519 of 4963	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	1227 of 4830	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	551 of 5460	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	641 of 5517	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	557 of 5363	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	753 of 5264	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	1227 of 5173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	791 of 5084	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	1200 of 5628	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	1066 of 5643	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	1032 of 5638	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	1366 of 5663	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	1302 of 5510	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	1033 of 5431	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	674 of 2635	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	602 of 2420	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	720 of 2598	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1114 of 2651	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	824 of 2661	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	831 of 2726	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	1174 of 2834	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1027 of 2737	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)97th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science42%+10 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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	1245 North Van Buren St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7100	538	26	20.4	42.9%	157 (29.2%)	5 (0.9%)	255 (47.4%)	75 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.4%)	83.6	982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.2	1104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	122																					42.3	42.3	64.1	67.6	64.7	68.1	66.2	63.1	71.2	53.5	63.8	63.0	95.3		98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,844	$915	$16,929
Rose Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Rose Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7250	372	16	23.7	37.6%	136 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	92.7	501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	32																					49.0	49.0	79.7	80.4	80.4		80.1	84.6	78.4	58.8		74.9	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$17,271	$897	$16,374
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715																					47.7	47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6	75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7	61.8							$18,404	$989	$17,415
Mabel M. Paine Elementary	Public	K-5	4444 Plumosa Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7210	419	19	21.9	41.1%	119 (28.4%)	9 (2.1%)	111 (26.5%)	150 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	91.2	597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		93.4	480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	117																					53.5	53.5	75.0	75.9	67.2		72.8	78.1	76.3	65.5		73.5	91.4	92.5		93.6	92.5	92.5	$18,830	$1,075	$17,755
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	17510 Lakeview Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7190	381	17	22.3	22.3%	84 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	80 (21.0%)	178 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	95.4	296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.9	357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	61																					78.1	78.1	89.1	68.3	87.5		80.8	93.9	69.8	78.1		81.1							$18,836	$978	$17,858
Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		76.1	1335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	502																					41.3	41.3	43.1	76.9	47.8	57.9	55.4	43.4	66.7	37.0	45.6	47.2							$17,721	$869	$16,852
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 South Ohio St.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7200	387	15	25.9	27.1%	201 (51.9%)	3 (0.8%)	99 (25.6%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	90.3	641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		93.9	437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	204																					54.7	54.7	67.7	77.2	66.0		70.3	83.1	82.5	56.6		74.9							$19,363	$897	$18,466
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-6	1775 Glenview Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7150	601	25	23.8	49.9%	111 (18.5%)	5 (0.8%)	445 (74.0%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	42.1	3064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		48.6	2639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	425	9.6	8.5	3.3	2.4	6.1	25.0	10.2	18.3	9.8	16.0	11.5	10.2	0.0	17.1	9.0	5.8	8.5	3.3	2.4	5.2	27.7	27.7	40.0	39.8	39.4	54.1	42.5	40.7	30.1	22.9	44.3	33.3	98.3						$16,129	$897	$15,232
John O. Tynes Elementary	Public	K-6	735 Stanford	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-5550	591	27	22.2	65.8%	52 (8.8%)	6 (1.0%)	389 (65.8%)	118 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	65.9	1793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.3	1966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	173																					42.1	42.1	48.0	52.6	51.1	59.7	52.9	40.5	57.0	52.3	43.6	48.6	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	$18,600	$1,110	$17,490
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2																					83.7	83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1	90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4	89.4							$16,668	$897	$15,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Buren Elementary

What district is Van Buren Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

How many students attend Van Buren Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Van Buren Elementary.

Is Van Buren Elementary a good school?

Van Buren Elementary ranks 982^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Van Buren Elementary?

Students at Van Buren Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 29% White, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Van Buren Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Kraemer Middle
High : Valencia High

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