VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in CALDWELL, Idaho, one of the schools within CALDWELL DISTRICT, hosting 458 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by CALDWELL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 5,431 students overall.

In terms of who attends, VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest breaks down as 32% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Canyon County put the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Canyon County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), of which VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOSAICS PUBLIC SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 662 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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