Van Buren Elementary School

Virtual

Regular School · Cedar Rapids, IA

Van Buren Elementary School is a regular school school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 429 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

429

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	198	46%
Hispanic/Latino	108	25%
White	95	22%
Two or more races	18	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	429	215M / 214F

English Language Learners: 125 (29% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	64.9%	177
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	68.7%	177
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	52

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)

-0.34 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

26 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

105

24.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	429	100%

Contact & Location

2525 29th St SW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Phone: (319)558-2377

http://crschools.us/

District

Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,690

District enrollment: 15,289

Other Schools in District

Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary
Cleveland Elementary School Elementary
Erskine Elementary School Elementary
Grant Elementary School Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary School Elementary
Harrison Elementary School Elementary
Hiawatha Elementary School Elementary
Hoover Elementary School Elementary

View all 29 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52404) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190654000266

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