Van Buren Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.6% |
| Below Standard | 82.2% |
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:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Stockton Unified district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 50 | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| 5th | 47 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 23.4% |
| 6th | 50 | 2.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 7th | 48 | 4.2% | 18.8% | 22.9% |
| 8th | 38 | 7.9% | 31.6% | 39.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 3.2% | 17.5% | 20.6% |
| 4th | 49 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 5th | 47 | 4.3% | 10.6% | 14.9% |
| 6th | 50 | 4.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 7th | 48 | 2.1% | 10.4% | 12.5% |
| 8th | 38 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 15.8% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.4