Van Buren’s public schools beat 87% of Indiana districts
The public schools Van Buren’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Van Buren’s schools, in brief
Well funded, with small classes
Van Buren spends about $15,800 per student, 15% more than the state average, and each teacher has about 11 students, compared with 15 statewide. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Van Buren ties with Perry and Indian Creek for the best results. The lowest nearby is Beech Creek (C+). Compare ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary, four middle and four high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Van Buren compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Indiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Van Buren.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Van Buren vs. its neighbors
Van Buren’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Indiana districts.
Every school in Van Buren
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Van Buren families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Van Buren
There’s no college in Van Buren, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Indiana University-Bloomington in Bloomington, 6.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Van Buren. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.