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Van Buren Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1515 Lapham St, Janesville, Rock County, 53546

401
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Van Buren Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Janesville, Rock County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Janesville School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Janesville School District

Enrollment & staffing

Van Buren Elementary enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
200 (50%)
Female students
201 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.1
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31278%
Hispanic or Latino399.7%
Two or more races379.2%
Black or African American92.2%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

194 of the school's 401 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Van Buren Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 WI-10, state senate district 15, state house district 44.

School district: Janesville School District

Van Buren Elementary is one of 23 schools in Janesville School District, based in Janesville, Wisconsin. The district serves 9,355 students district-wide and employs 759 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Van Buren Elementary is close to the district average of about 407 students per school.

9,355
District students
23
Schools
759
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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