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Bert Goens Learning Center

Special Education School · LAWRENCE, MI

Bert Goens Learning Center is a special education school school in LAWRENCE, Michigan, serving grades PK–12 with 70 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 2.6:1.

Level
Other
Grades
PK – 12
Enrollment
70
Teachers (FTE)
27.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
2.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 41 59%
Hispanic/Latino 17 24%
Two or more races 5 7%
Black or African American 4 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 1%
Total enrollment 70 49M / 21F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 60-69% 36.0% 38
Reading Proficiency 60-69% 49.6% 40
Science Proficiency >=50% — 15
4-Year Graduation Rate <50% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
43
61.4% 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.) 70 100%

Contact & Location

490 S PAW PAW ST

LAWRENCE, MI 49064

Phone: (269)539-5032

http://www.vbisd.org

District

Van Buren ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $425,381

District enrollment: 160

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

268098500729

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