Van Buren Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.9% |
| Met Standard | 14.6% |
| Below Standard | 81.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Van Buren Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Jurupa Unified district average of 7.4%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.1% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 4.8% | 11.3% | 16.1% |
| 4th | 65 | 9.2% | 15.4% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 72 | 0.0% | 18.1% | 18.1% |
| 6th | 82 | 3.7% | 20.7% | 24.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 3.2% | 12.9% | 16.1% |
| 4th | 66 | 6.1% | 18.2% | 24.2% |
| 5th | 72 | 2.8% | 6.9% | 9.7% |
| 6th | 82 | 1.2% | 13.4% | 14.6% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2