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B+

Van Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Van and Edom.

Van’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Texas school districts

Students
2,358
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,969
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$33.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Van Independent School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the TX average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $33.4M, about $14,185 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Van 2,993Edom 372

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Van. Grade by grade →

PK–1Rhodes ElThis district
2–6Van MiddleThis district
7–8Van J HThis district
9–12Van H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 40.9% · 1,317 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 51.1% · 1,347 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 182 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,969 per student · 7% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 56%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,033’20
2,030’21
2,086’22
2,351’23
2,358’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Rhodes El
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Van
402 students17:1
Van Middle
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Van
B
828 students14:1
Van J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Van
B
360 students14:1
Van H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Van
B+
768 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.