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Van Buren Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1515 Lapham St, Janesville, WI 53546 · (608) 743-7100 · Part of Janesville School District

Janesville’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Van Buren Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Next stop for Janesville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Van Buren ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1515 Lapham St, Janesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten51
Grade 160
Grade 281
Grade 372
Grade 472
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
402’20
380’21
401’22
405’23
408’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Buren Elementary from Janesville families.

Other schools in Janesville School District

The district →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Janesville
A
412 students13:1
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Janesville
A−
410 students13:1
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Janesville
A−
404 students14:1
Monroe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Janesville
A
376 students14:1
Preschool 4 Janesville
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Janesville
345 students23:1
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Janesville
C
339 students10:1

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 Wisconsin’s other public schools; Janesville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.