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Schools in Van Buren

Van Buren’s public schools

Van Buren R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Van Buren. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 1% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
466 students on the public path
In brief

Van Buren’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Van Buren’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Van Buren Elem. places highest (better than 61%); Van Buren High lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Van Buren, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Van Buren Elem.Van Buren R-I School DistrictB
7–12Van Buren HighVan Buren R-I School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Van Buren R-I School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Van Buren R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 466 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,474MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 271 students tested
Math26%
State average 39.2% · 281 students tested

Van Buren vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Van Buren’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Van Buren—Van Buren R-I

Every school in Van Buren

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Van Burenby address
Van Buren Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
245 students9:1Rate it →
Van Buren High
High · Grades 7–12
C−
221 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Van Buren’s schools

Are Van Buren’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Van Buren. Van Buren R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Van Buren. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Van Buren in?

Van Buren R-I School District.

Where do Van Buren kids go to high school?

Van Buren High.

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What Van Buren families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.