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What's the most underrated thing about DeMotte Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like DeMotte Elementary School
DeMotte Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMotte Elementary School this school | 596 | 48.0% | 57.6% |
| Jimtown Intermediate School Elkhart | 580 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
| William F Loper Elementary School Shelbyville | 619 | 47.2% | 39.9% |
| Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch Shelbyville | 565 | 52.2% | 33.5% |
| Manchester Elementary School N Manchester | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch Charlestown | 529 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DeMotte Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #180 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #184 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #238 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #189 of 1,079 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #534 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #629 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #649 of 1,058 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #375 of 597 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 48% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 51% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 43% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 24 | 25.7:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | 45 | 20.2:1 | 21% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 39 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeMotte Elementary School.
About DeMotte Elementary School
DeMotte Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in DeMotte, Indiana. Federal data show 596 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
DeMotte Elementary School falls under Kankakee Valley School Corp, which has 5 schools enrolling 3,093 students.
By race and ethnicity, DeMotte Elementary School is 81% White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
DeMotte Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3:1. That is in line with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at DeMotte Elementary School. The average for public schools in Jasper County is similar, at 45%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, DeMotte Elementary School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
DeMotte Elementary School is 16.1 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Indiana.
In Jasper County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $77,314, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,807, DeMotte Elementary School among them.
Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch sits about 2.6 miles from DeMotte Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.5%, lower than DeMotte Elementary School's 57.6%.
NCES describes the area around DeMotte Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
DeMotte Elementary School had 595 students in 2020-21 and 596 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
People who know DeMotte Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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.