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Van Buren Elementary School
225 South Shaw St
Plainfield IN, 46168, Hendricks County
Phone: 317-839-2575
Ranking: 
(62 out of 1,449, top 4%)*
(62 out of 1,449, top 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Plainfield Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 533 | 571 | 563 | 535 | 532 | 577 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 19.5% | 96 | 18.0% | 116 | 20.3% | 126 | 22.4% | 116 | 21.7% | 106 | 19.9% | 40 | 6.9% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 18.0% | 74 | 13.9% | 137 | 24.0% | 129 | 22.9% | 112 | 20.9% | 127 | 23.9% | 119 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 13.3% | 87 | 16.3% | 136 | 23.8% | 120 | 21.3% | 132 | 24.7% | 129 | 24.2% | 96 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 17.7% | 87 | 16.3% | 117 | 20.5% | 126 | 22.4% | 130 | 24.3% | 109 | 20.5% | 112 | 19.4% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 15.7% | 89 | 16.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 101 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 15.8% | 100 | 18.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 109 | 18.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 50.5% | 274 | 51.4% | 294 | 51.5% | 303 | 53.8% | 258 | 48.2% | 263 | 49.4% | 274 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 269 | 49.5% | 259 | 48.6% | 277 | 48.5% | 260 | 46.2% | 250 | 46.7% | 240 | 45.1% | 275 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 20 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 24 | 4.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.6% |
| White: | 489 | 90.1% | 485 | 91.0% | 515 | 90.2% | 500 | 88.8% | 483 | 90.3% | 481 | 90.4% | 514 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 167 | 30.8% | 132 | 24.8% | 133 | 23.3% | 136 | 24.2% | 108 | 20.2% | 77 | 14.5% | 144 | 25.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.6% | 64 | 12.0% | 40 | 7.0% | 37 | 6.6% | 49 | 9.2% | 34 | 6.4% | 57 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.39 | 17.77 | 18.72 | 23.11 | 19.36 | 20.20 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 95.8% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 74% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 74% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 77% |
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* Van Buren Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.