Van Buren Elementary

Set in Janesville, Wisconsin, Van Buren Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Janesville School District. It hosts 408 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Van Buren Elementary is one of 22 schools operated by Janesville School District, a district that teaches 9,355 students overall.

Demographically, Van Buren Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Van Buren Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 65.2%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rock County shows median household income runs about $75,673, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Rock County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), Van Buren Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Edison Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Van Buren Elementary. On composite proficiency, Van Buren Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

Van Buren Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Van Buren Elementary's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 408). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 81% to 75%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Van Buren Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.