📍 902 E Washington, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 47978
Van Rensselaer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rensselaer, Jasper County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rensselaer Central School Corp school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Rensselaer Elementary School enrolls 321 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 321 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 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 Rensselaer Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 7, state house district 16.
Van Rensselaer Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Rensselaer Central School Corp, based in Rensselaer, Indiana. The district serves 1,522 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Van Rensselaer Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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