Van Buren Elementary School, K-6 (Public)

We were very disappointed with several teachers at Van Buren. They seemed to do the bare minimum. Many of the teachers at this school are cold and don't seem to truly love children. I observed one teacher roll her eyes at my son when he asked a question. Communication was lacking. Thankfully this school has a wonderful new principal that will hopefully get some of the teachers motivated. He may be exactly what Van Buren needs.

Great school, teachers are very connected to the students.

All three of my children have attended Van Buren Elementary School and two are now in College and the thrid is in 6th grade this year. Not only have my children attended this school but their dad did and so did his brother. This is an amazing school with caring and educated teachers. I'm going to miss the school once my 6th grader moves on to Middle school next year. I would highly reccomend this school to anyone. Also their after care program is one of the best.

This school is lacking in many many things. The PTA is small and inefective. They raise very little money- and do not supplement the science, art or PE programs as with other public schools in California. The school environment is detached- no sense of community. We also had problems with a bully. Van Buren may have a blue ribbon award- but it is not great.

Van Buren is an awesome school. My daughter 'graduated' to Kraemer Middle School last year. My son is in 4th grade. The PTA is small, but very active. The PTA president is awesome! Academics are challenging. 6th grade was tough for my daughter, but it may middle school academics a lot easier to tackle!

I have two children currently attending Van Buren. We are very pleased with the quality of teachers. I feel the curriculum is creative and challenging. Most teachers we've dealt with are caring and communicate with parents often. Parent participation in our school is wonderful. We have a safe and well maintained campus. This year we got a new principal who is very involved and is always seen around campus. Our school definitely lacked an 'involved' principal last year. I think Van Buren always puts 'kids first'.

We just moved to Yorba Linda because we heard that the schools are so great. Unfortunately I am not impressed with Van Buren. The communication is lacking, only one Newsletter all year, few flyers showing programs or upcoming events. My son went to a great school last year and I expected Van Buren to be even better, but I am disappointed. I have requested another school, Linda Vista for the Fall. We attended their Open House and we are very excited for the change.

Van Buren is a wonderful School. I have 3 children who have attended this school. (My youngest is still there!) The teachers truly care about the kids. The academic programs are challenging but the teachers work closely with the students to make sure they understand. Van Buren has also acheived the 'Distinguished School Award' That speaks for itself! There are so many wonderful things I can say about this school!