Martin Van Buren Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Desert Sands Unified

47-733 Van Buren St., Indio, CA 92201 Map

Math (met standard)

42%

−1 state 42% · 2025-26

English (met standard)

44%

−2 state 46% · 2025-26

Science (met standard)

26%

−10 state 35% · 2025-26

Low income

92%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

533

2024-25

Students per teacher

24.2

2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade	Math	English	Science
Grade 3	37% state 47% · 2025-26	40% state 44% · 2025-26	—
Grade 4	40% state 42% · 2025-26	38% state 46% · 2025-26	—
Grade 5	49% state 37% · 2025-26	56% state 49% · 2025-26	26% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades	42% state 42% · 2025-26	44% state 46% · 2025-26	26% state 35% · 2025-26

Results by year (all grades)

School year	Math	English	Science
2025-26	42% state 42%	44% state 46%	26% state 35%
2024-25	35% state 41%	42% state 46%	22% state 33%
2023-24	33% state 41%	35% state 45%	22% state 33%
2022-23	23% state 40%	35% state 44%	25% state 32%
2021-22	29% state 37%	43% state 45%	34% state 31%
2020-21	—	—	10% state 30%
2018-19	55% state 44%	66% state 50%	28% state 32%
2017-18	56% state 43%	61% state 49%	—
2016-17	49% state 41%	62% state 45%	—
2015-16	34% state 39%	50% state 45%	—
2014-15	19% state 35%	38% state 41%	—

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 1%
White 1%
Hispanic 94%
Black 0%
Two or more 3%
Other 1%

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.


Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Grades K–5 · Desert Sands Unified	0.9 mi	18% −24 vs state	24% −22 vs state	13% −22 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 20% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26	90%	490	Hispanic 94%
Cesar Chavez Elementary Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified	1.2 mi	26% −15 vs state	35% −12 vs state	14% −21 vs state	7% Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26	91%	622	Hispanic 99%
Imagine Schools Riverside County Grades K–8 Charter · Imagine Schools Riverside County District	1.6 mi	22% −19 vs state	35% −13 vs state	26% −9 vs state	8% Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26	73%	1,454	Hispanic 95%
Coral Mountain Academy Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified	1.8 mi	27% −13 vs state	37% −10 vs state	21% −14 vs state	6% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26	83%	815	Hispanic 98%
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Grades K–5 · Desert Sands Unified	1.9 mi	33% −9 vs state	35% −11 vs state	34% −1 vs state	5% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26	81%	592	Hispanic 92%
Palm View Elementary Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified	2.2 mi	27% −14 vs state	31% −16 vs state	21% −15 vs state	11% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 26% in 2025-26	95%	561	Hispanic 98%
Andrew Jackson Elementary Grades K–5 · Desert Sands Unified	2.4 mi	20% −22 vs state	24% −22 vs state	14% −21 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 20% in 2022-23 → 19% in 2025-26	89%	750	Hispanic 92%
Peter Pendleton Elementary Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified	2.4 mi	40% −1 vs state	42% −5 vs state	18% −18 vs state	6% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26	96%	499	Hispanic 98%
Herbert Hoover Elementary Grades K–5 · Desert Sands Unified	2.5 mi	12% −31 vs state	21% −25 vs state	16% −19 vs state	4% Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26	97%	326	Hispanic 91%
John F. Kennedy Elementary Grades K–5 · Desert Sands Unified	2.7 mi	14% −28 vs state	21% −25 vs state	11% −25 vs state	7% Average of math, English and science: 8% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26	91%	390	Hispanic 96%