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Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Q: Is Van Rensselaer Elementary School a good school?

Van Rensselaer Elementary School ranks 384 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Van Rensselaer Elementary School is a public upper-elementary school in Rensselaer, Indiana, serving grades 3–5 with 329 students as part of the Rensselaer Central School Corp. The district ranks 63rd of 374 Indiana districts, and the school itself ranks 384th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools for 2025–2026 — the 62nd percentile, or 3 stars.

Academically, results are mixed. In 2025–2026, 47.37% of students were proficient in English language arts and 52.63% in math — middle-of-the-pack numbers that are stronger than several nearby, higher-poverty schools, including North White Elementary School (15.98% ELA, 30.93% math), West Central Elementary School (24.44%, 36.67%), Lincoln Elementary School (30.71%, 34.65%) and Morocco Elementary School. Science is the clearest weak spot at 34.23%, below the state's 4th-grade science rate of 43.8%. Fifth grade is a bright spot, scoring above the state in ELA, math and social studies, while 4th grade falls below the state in all three of its tested subjects.

Outside test scores, attendance stands out: chronic absenteeism was 9.7% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 10.8% and well below the state's 16.7%, though Rensselaer Central Primary School, which feeds into Van Rensselaer, sits at 13.0%. About 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends $10,751 per student with a 16.0 student–teacher ratio — mid-range locally. One caution: the school's statewide rank slipped from the 83rd percentile (4 stars) through 2022–2023 to the 76th, then 70th, then 62nd, and math proficiency has declined four years running. Compared with Kankakee Valley Intermediate School, a similar grades 4–5 school with comparable spending and staffing, Van Rensselaer trails in every tested subject.

329

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,751

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

902 E Washington
Rensselaer, IN 47978

(219) 866-8212

District: Rensselaer Central School Corp

Students who attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rensselaer Central Middle School
High:	Rensselaer Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Indiana median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2023) to 62nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

Indiana avg47%

384^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 374Rensselaer Central School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	384 of 1015	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	298 of 1005	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	247 of 1011	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	171 of 1016	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	178 of 1020	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	172 of 1016	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	394 of 1031	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	494 of 1027	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	552 of 1033	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.0	473 of 1046	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	414 of 1040	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	472 of 1036	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.4	578 of 1035	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.0	538 of 1015	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	579 of 1025	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	617 of 1009	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	569 of 1003	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	646 of 996	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.2	740 of 985	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.6	742 of 961	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.7	707 of 959	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%+6 vs state

Math53%

English Language Arts47%

Science34%

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by a parent
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Terrible school. Finally we got to move thank god. My children had so many issues with bullying it was unreal. I have so much to say, but no time to say. Do not send children to these schools. Rensselaer all over has become Meth city. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Rensselaer Elementary School	Public	3-5	902 E Washington	Rensselaer	47978	Jasper County	Rensselaer Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 866-8212	329	21	16.0	49.2%	275 (83.6%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	61	384^th of 1015 public elementary schools	62.2%		69.1	298^th of 1005 public elementary schools	70.3%	86	46.7	36.0	60.0		47.4	57.0	46.0	55.2		52.6	34.2		34.2	52.9	$10,751	$512	$10,239
Rensselaer Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1144 N Melville St	Rensselaer	47978	Jasper County	Rensselaer Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 866-5441	398	25	15.9	51.0%	317 (79.6%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$9,756	$757	$8,999
Tri-County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	300 E Michigan St	Remington	47977	Jasper County	Tri-County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 261-2214	192	14	14.2	34.9%	170 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)															$14,103	$282	$13,821
Tri-County Intermediate School	Public	3-6	200 W North	Wolcott	47995	White County	Tri-County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 279-2138	258	19	13.9	41.5%	220 (85.3%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	59.3	402^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.9	485^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.7%	83	40.0	47.0	41.1	33.3	40.2	58.3	54.6	41.1	40.6	48.6	48.5	40.6	44.4	48.2	$12,804	$283	$12,521
West Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	1842 S Us 421	Francesville	47946	Pulaski County	West Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 567-9741	335	25	13.6	52.5%	286 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	32.6	696^th of 1015 public elementary schools	31.4%		34	685^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.8%	11	31.0	22.9	27.1	18.2	24.4	50.0	37.1	25.0	36.4	36.7	34.3	32.7	33.3	27.1	$10,936	$802	$10,134
North White Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 E Broadway St	Monon	47959	White County	North White School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 253-6663	435	22	19.6	70.3%	196 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	233 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	17.2	843^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.9	885^th of 1005 public elementary schools	11.9%	42	13.2	20.4	15.9		16.0	46.1	20.4	21.7		30.9	16.7		16.7	18.8	$12,194	$1,096	$11,098
South Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13188 S 50 E	Kentland	47951	Newton County	South Newton School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 474-5167	430	31	13.8	40.5%	333 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	57.5	426^th of 1015 public elementary schools	58.0%		66.1	325^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.7%	101	45.8	32.2	50.0		43.2	42.4	33.9	58.3		45.8	35.6		35.6	66.7	$10,883	$1,171	$9,712
Morocco Elementary School	Public	K-6	310 S Lincoln	Morocco	47963	Newton County	North Newton School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 285-2258	116	9	12.6	62.1%	95 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	50.8	516^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.2%		37.5	645^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.8%	129	55.0	33.3	18.8	53.9	40.6	65.0	33.3	31.3	46.2	45.3	40.0	46.2	42.9	18.8	$15,751	$1,254	$14,497
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	10280 N 450 E	Roselawn	46372	Newton County	North Newton School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 345-3458	244	17	14.3	64.3%	200 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	34.9	675^th of 1015 public elementary schools	33.5%		34.9	677^th of 1005 public elementary schools	32.6%	2	30.3	26.5	28.6	44.4	30.7	54.6	32.4	21.4	33.3	34.7	35.3	38.9	36.5	28.6	$12,028	$1,244	$10,783
Kankakee Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-5	12345 N 550 W	Wheatfield	46392	Jasper County	Kankakee Valley School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 987-2027	469	28	16.7	52.9%	373 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	72.5	260^th of 1015 public elementary schools	74.4%		71.4	272^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	72.9%	12		44.3	56.1		50.2		59.2	57.9		58.6	46.1		46.1	55.7	$10,225	$194	$10,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Is Van Rensselaer Elementary School a good school?

Van Rensselaer Elementary School ranks 384^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Van Rensselaer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rensselaer Central Middle School
High : Rensselaer Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Van Rensselaer Elementary School?

Students at Van Rensselaer Elementary School are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Van Rensselaer Elementary School in?

Rensselaer Central School Corp

How many students attend Van Rensselaer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Van Rensselaer Elementary School.

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