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Van Buren Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

3115 Marble Front Road, Caldwell, ID 83605 · (208) 455-3326 · Part of Caldwell School District 132

Caldwell’s School Grade C better than 32% of Idaho school districts

Directions
Students
458
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Van Buren Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Caldwell kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Caldwell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Van Buren Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 54%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3115 Marble Front Road, Caldwell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten83
Grade 180
Grade 299
Grade 394
Grade 4101
Enrollment over time
543’20
523’21
561’22
536’23
458’24

Down 15.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 32%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Buren Elementary School from Caldwell families.

Other schools in Caldwell School District 132

The district →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Caldwell
D−
481 students17:1
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Caldwell
D
406 students14:1
Lewis and Clark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Caldwell
D
348 students16:1
Sacajawea Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Caldwell
D−
362 students14:1
Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention
Other · Grades 1–12 · Caldwell
37 students
Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Caldwell
D
778 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Caldwell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.