VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Van Buren Elementary School is a public school in Caldwell, Idaho, which is in a suburban area with a medium-sized population. Van Buren Elementary School has 536 students and serves grades K–5. At Van Buren Elementary School, 22% of students did well enough in math and 36% did well enough in reading. There is one teacher for every 16 students, which is better than the district's ratio. There are 49% female students and 51% male students in the school. Ninety percent of the students at the school come from low-income families. There are 33 full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor. Idaho Elementary Schools ranks Van Buren Elementary School as the 237th best. Schools are ranked based on how well their students do on state-required tests, how many of them graduate, and how well they get their students ready for high school. This metric shows that the school did better in math and reading than the district. In Caldwell District, 31% of students were good at reading and 21% were good at math. When it came to this metric, Van Buren Elementary School students did worse in math and reading than students in the rest of the state. In Idaho, 52% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 41% tested at or above that level for math.

Van Buren Elementary is celebrating the successful start of its new "Learning Through Leadership" program, which lets students decide how they want to learn at school. For the past week, student groups have been planning how to greet each other in the morning, what to do during lunch, and reading challenges in the classroom. The "Leadership Kickoff Rally" was the first event of the program, it brought together students and teachers for games that helped them how to work together, speeches that inspired them, and a presentation of ideas that students had come up with.

Q1. Does Van Buren have sports?

Ans. There are PE classes and sports programs at the school.

Q2. Is there a program for the library?

Ans. Students can check out books and take part in reading contests.

Q3. Are there chances to do art?

Answer. There are music and visual arts classes for all grades.

Q4. Is there a safety program at the school?

Ans. There are regular drills and safe entry systems in place.

Q5. Do you do things to raise awareness of other cultures?

Ans. The school holds assemblies and cultural events to celebrate diversity.