Van Rensselaer Elementary School
902 East Washington
Rensselaer IN, 47978, Jasper County
Phone: 219-866-8212
Ranking: (991 out of 1,449, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Rensselaer Central 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: | 21 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 325 | 332 | 480 | 510 | 553 | 542 | 527 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 117 | 36.0% | 109 | 32.8% | 113 | 23.5% | 124 | 24.3% | 137 | 24.8% | 135 | 24.9% | 136 | 25.8% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 30.8% | 116 | 34.9% | 118 | 24.6% | 130 | 25.5% | 133 | 24.1% | 139 | 25.6% | 128 | 24.3% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 33.2% | 107 | 32.2% | 127 | 26.5% | 129 | 25.3% | 142 | 25.7% | 129 | 23.8% | 124 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 52.9% | 167 | 50.3% | 239 | 49.8% | 244 | 47.8% | 258 | 46.7% | 254 | 46.9% | 261 | 49.5% |
Female: | 153 | 47.1% | 165 | 49.7% | 241 | 50.2% | 266 | 52.2% | 265 | 47.9% | 264 | 48.7% | 249 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 8.6% | 21 | 6.3% | 34 | 7.1% | 24 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.4% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 287 | 88.3% | 304 | 91.6% | 429 | 89.4% | 461 | 90.4% | 500 | 90.4% | 495 | 91.3% | 487 | 92.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 41.2% | 146 | 44.0% | 225 | 46.9% | 224 | 43.9% | 240 | 43.4% | 196 | 36.2% | 161 | 30.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.6% | 56 | 11.7% | 63 | 12.4% | 82 | 14.8% | 84 | 15.5% | 74 | 14.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.48 | 15.81 | 17.14 | 18.67 | 17.84 | 16.40 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 67% |
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* Van Rensselaer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.