VAN BUREN EL

Located at 6400 VAN BUREN, in GROVES, Texas, VAN BUREN EL is a mid-sized unified-grade school that teaches students from the surrounding community (grade M), one of the schools within PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD.

PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,349 students. VAN BUREN EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at school resources, The student-to-teacher ratio at VAN BUREN EL logs approximately 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting VAN BUREN EL higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,026 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), VAN BUREN EL is one campus in the mix.

GROVES MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VAN BUREN EL.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 5-year window, the student count increased 6%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2023. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 56%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2023.

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