📍 6400 van Buren, Groves, Jefferson County, 77619
Van Buren el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Groves, Jefferson County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Port Neches-Groves Isd school district. It serves grades K–3. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths.
Van Buren el enrolls 363 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 203 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 363 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Midsize. 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 TX-14, state senate district 4, state house district 21.
Van Buren el is one of 16 schools in PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD, based in PORT NECHES, Texas. The district serves 5,349 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, Van Buren el is close to the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize