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What's one thing DeMotte Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE VALLEY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180528000932
DeMotte Elementary School
1000 S Halleck, DeMotte, IN 46310 · (219) 987-2789 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
286 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DeMotte Elementary School→Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch→Kankakee Valley Middle School→Kankakee Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Kankakee Valley School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
-57 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.6:1
% White
81%
was 82%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DeMotte Elementary School
DeMotte Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in DeMotte, Indiana, one of the schools within Kankakee Valley School Corp, hosts 596 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 436.
DeMotte Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Kankakee Valley School Corp, a district that teaches 3,093 students overall.
Looking at the student body, DeMotte Elementary School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DeMotte Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.6%; actual is 57.6%, +16.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household earnings sit near $77,314, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Jasper County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,807 students), DeMotte Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch, around 2.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DeMotte Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.5%.
DeMotte Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DeMotte Elementary School has fell 9%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the DeMotte Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,234
Census ACS
Median income
$77,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee Valley School Corp
- Kankakee Valley High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Kankakee Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate SchElementary · 469 students
- Wheatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch2.6 mi · 469
- Kankakee Valley Middle School2.9 mi · 728
- Kankakee Valley High School4.2 mi · 976
- Lincoln Elementary School6.3 mi · 244
- Wheatfield Elementary School7.7 mi · 324
- Hebron High School8.4 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About DeMotte Elementary SchoolHow large is DeMotte Elementary School?
DeMotte Elementary School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-03.
Is DeMotte Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DeMotte Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DeMotte Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DeMotte Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DeMotte Elementary School?
At DeMotte Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DeMotte Elementary School public or private?
DeMotte Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kankakee Valley School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.