📍 225 S Shaw St, Plainfield, Hendricks County, 46168
Van Buren Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainfield, Hendricks County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Buren Elementary School enrolls 532 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 447 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 532 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-40, state senate district 35, state house district 91.
Van Buren Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Plainfield Community School Corp, based in Plainfield, Indiana. The district serves 5,917 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Van Buren Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 657 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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