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Van Buren High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

2001 Pointer Trail, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 474-6821 · Part of Van Buren School District

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

Directions
Students
1,232
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Van Buren High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
10–12Van Buren High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2001 Pointer Trail, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10440
Grade 11416
Grade 12376
Enrollment over time
1,002’20
1,139’21
1,228’22
1,228’23
1,232’24

Up 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Buren High 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
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
C+
466 students18:1
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

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.