For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 291 students in Van Buren R-I School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Missouri.
Public Preschool in Van Buren R-I School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Missouri public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Missouri public preschool average of 35% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
735 Schools
# Students
516 Students
202,761 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
17,875 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Van Buren R-I School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#402 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.53
# American Indian Students
3 Students
718 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,190 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
16,310 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
2 Students
38,980 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
497 Students
132,713 Students
% White Students
96%
66%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
745 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
10,105 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
47
35,118
# Students in K Grade:
30
31,869
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
30,957
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
28,170
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
23,761
# Students in 4th Grade:
45
22,970
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
19,141
# Students in 6th Grade:
36
6,369
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
1,939
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
1,942
# Students in 9th Grade:
41
79
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
87
# Students in 11th Grade:
34
78
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
281
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,512 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,165 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,512
$15,071
Spending / Student
$11,165
$13,899
Best Van Buren R-I School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Van Buren Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
902 Broadway
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4266
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4266
Grades: PK-6
| 291 students
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