Van Buren Elementary Primary School
6400 Van Buren
Groves TX, 77619, Jefferson County
Phone: 409-962-6511
Ranking: 
(670 out of 6,018, top 11%)*
(670 out of 6,018, top 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Port Neches-Groves Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 342 | 332 | 310 | 331 | 322 | 347 | 355 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 25.1% | 95 | 28.6% | 74 | 23.9% | 73 | 22.1% | 76 | 23.6% | 88 | 25.4% | 88 | 24.8% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 28.7% | 81 | 24.4% | 75 | 24.2% | 82 | 24.8% | 85 | 26.4% | 93 | 26.8% | 90 | 25.4% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 25.4% | 73 | 22.0% | 80 | 25.8% | 88 | 26.6% | 91 | 28.3% | 76 | 21.9% | 90 | 25.4% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 20.5% | 81 | 24.4% | 81 | 26.1% | 88 | 26.6% | 70 | 21.7% | 90 | 25.9% | 87 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 53.8% | 182 | 54.8% | 168 | 54.2% | 179 | 54.1% | 174 | 54.0% | 190 | 54.8% | 189 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 158 | 46.2% | 150 | 45.2% | 142 | 45.8% | 152 | 45.9% | 140 | 43.5% | 149 | 42.9% | 162 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 10 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 19.3% | 69 | 20.8% | 67 | 21.6% | 62 | 18.7% | 60 | 18.6% | 61 | 17.6% | 56 | 15.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| White: | 254 | 74.3% | 248 | 74.7% | 225 | 72.6% | 239 | 72.2% | 245 | 76.1% | 266 | 76.7% | 279 | 78.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 37.1% | 115 | 34.6% | 111 | 35.8% | 28 | 8.5% | 79 | 24.5% | 87 | 25.1% | 67 | 18.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.4% | 12 | 3.6% | 17 | 5.5% | 18 | 5.4% | 31 | 9.6% | 25 | 7.2% | 32 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.37 | 14.03 | 13.02 | 14.23 | 14.22 | 14.90 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 87.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 12.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,939.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,888.0 |
* Van Buren Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.