Van Buren Middle School

Regular School · Kettering, OH

Van Buren Middle School is a regular school school in Kettering, Ohio, serving grades 06–08 with 598 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

598

Teachers (FTE)

40.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	468	78%
Two or more races	46	8%
Hispanic/Latino	39	7%
Black or African American	31	5%
Asian	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	598	299M / 299F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% -3.7pp	50.7%	626
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +13.2pp	57.8%	631
Science Proficiency	58.0%	—	224

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)

+0.46 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

132 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6% 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.)	598	100%

Contact & Location

3775 Shroyer Rd

Kettering, OH 45429

Phone: (937)499-1800

District

Kettering City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,048

District enrollment: 7,766

Other Schools in District

Beavertown Elementary School Elementary
Greenmont Elementary School Elementary
Indian Riffle Elementary School Elementary
J F Kennedy Elementary School Elementary
Oakview Elementary School Elementary
Orchard Park Elementary School Elementary
Prass Elementary School Elementary
Southdale Elementary School Elementary

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 45429) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390441801114

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