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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702000774
Van Buren Elementary
1515 Lapham St, Janesville, WI 53546 · (608) 743-7100 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
192 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
65.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 69.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Van Buren Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #290 of 982 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #279 of 992 | #7 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #250 of 992 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #328 of 1,157 | #13 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #603 of 901 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #421 of 901 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #460 of 1,064 | #17 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #140 of 240 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 28.9 | 14.1:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 50% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 28.1 | 14.3:1 | 48% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 51% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 29.1 | 13.3:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 44% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 19% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Buren Elementary.
About Van Buren Elementary
Van Buren Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Janesville, Wisconsin. The school has 408 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Van Buren Elementary is one school in Janesville School District, a system of 22 schools with 9,355 students.
Of every 100 students at Van Buren Elementary, about 75 are White. It is also 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school lists 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A total of 192 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Rock County average a similar 47%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Van Buren Elementary is +16.4 points, in the top 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%, and the predicted rate is 48.8%.
The school is in Rock County, where the median household earns about $75,673 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Van Buren Elementary shares Rock County with 64 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Edison Middle, is about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Van Buren Elementary places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Van Buren Elementary enrolled 402; in 2024-25, 408.
The allk12 page for Van Buren Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle0.5 mi · 587
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 291
- Wilson Elementary0.9 mi · 256
- Preschool 4 Janesville1.3 mi · 345
- Rock River Charter School1.5 mi · 267
- Madison Elementary1.6 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Van Buren ElementaryHow many students attend Van Buren Elementary?
Van Buren Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Van Buren Elementary serve?
Van Buren Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Van Buren Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Van Buren Elementary.
How diverse is Van Buren Elementary?
Van Buren Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Van Buren Elementary in?
Van Buren Elementary is part of Janesville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.