Van Buren Elementary School

Regular School · Plainfield, IN

Van Buren Elementary School is a regular school school in Plainfield, Indiana, serving grades KG–05 with 514 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

514

Teachers (FTE)

28.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	415	81%
Hispanic/Latino	47	9%
Two or more races	33	6%
Black or African American	13	3%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	514	276M / 238F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	71.0% +34pp	37.0%	273
Reading Proficiency	57.0% +14.8pp	42.2%	273
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	103

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.73 grade levels

Math

+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

22 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	514	100%

Contact & Location

225 S Shaw St

Plainfield, IN 46168

Phone: (317)839-2575

District

Plainfield Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,125

District enrollment: 5,854

Other Schools in District

Brentwood Elementary School Elementary
Central Elementary School Elementary
Clarks Creek Elementary Elementary
Guilford Elementary Elementary
Plainfield High School High
Plainfield Community Middle School Middle
Pride Academy Other
Little Quakers Academy Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46168) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180897001495

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD