📍 2075 e Cr 1200 N, Brazil, Clay County, 47834
Van Buren Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brazil, Clay County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clay Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Buren Elementary School enrolls 246 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 246 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Van Buren Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-80, state senate district 38, state house district 44.
Van Buren Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Clay Community Schools, based in Brazil, Indiana. The district serves 3,995 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Van Buren Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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