📍 2525 29th ST SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52404
Van Buren Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 365 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Evans. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Van Buren Elementary School enrolls 365 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 28% White and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 130 | 36% |
| White | 101 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 365 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 IA-20, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Van Buren Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 365 students, Van Buren Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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