Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Van Buren

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Central Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

913 N 24 St, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 474-7059 · Part of Van Buren School District

Van Buren’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
466
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Central Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Van Buren kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Van Buren kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Central Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

913 N 24 St, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 182
Grade 278
Grade 376
Grade 479
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
395’20
448’21
479’22
489’23
466’24

Up 18% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 15%Black 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elementary School from Van Buren families.

Other schools in Van Buren School District

The district →
James R. Tate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
C
459 students18:1
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
B+
437 students15:1
Oliver Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A−
441 students18:1
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
437 students19:1
Rena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
414 students19:1
River Valley Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Van Buren
C+
79 students2:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Van Buren’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.