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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180498000913
East Jay Elementary
225 E Water St, Portland, IN 47371 · (260) 726-9371 · Jay County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
342 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 135 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
East Jay Elementary→Jay County Jr/Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jay School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 17 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 East Jay Elementary
East Jay Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jay Elementary this school | 529 | 64.7% | 46.5% |
| Maconaquah Elementary School Bunker Hill | 563 | 63.6% | 32.4% |
| Southwestern Elementary School Hanover | 633 | 65.4% | 42.5% |
| Prairie Crossing Elementary School Oxford | 564 | 69.7% | 33.9% |
| East Elementary School Portland | 395 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School Monticello | 533 | 59.8% | 35.2% |
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 East Jay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #372 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #449 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #383 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #311 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #570 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #663 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #256 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +78.7% | #12 of 353 |
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
529
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 529 | 34.2 | 15.5:1 | 65% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 36.7 | 14.5:1 | 62% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 38.7 | 13.9:1 | 56% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 52% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 58% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 59% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 31% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Jay Elementary.
About East Jay Elementary
East Jay Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Portland, Indiana, (ZIP code 47371). A federal count lists 529 students at the school, in grades 3 through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Jay School Corporation runs 6 schools with a combined 2,950 students. East Jay Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at East Jay Elementary. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic. Census figures show Jay County is about 94% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 34.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school's lunch program data list 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Jay County report 55%.
The allk12 Grade for East Jay Elementary is A-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
East Jay Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.7 points (46.5% versus 29.8%), a top-10% result in Indiana on BeatsExpectations.
Across Jay County, the median household income is $54,969, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jay County has 6 public schools and roughly 2,950 students.
East Elementary School is the public school closest to East Jay Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: East Jay Elementary ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 46.5% versus a 56.3% average.
East Jay Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, East Jay Elementary enrolled 526; in 2024-25, 529. The school's ratio fell from 19.5:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for East Jay Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,229
Census ACS
Median income
$54,969
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jay School Corporation
- Jay County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,207 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Redkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- West Jay ElementaryElementary · 214 students
Other schools in Portland
- Jay County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,207 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- East Elementary School0.4 mi · 395
- Jay County Jr/Sr High School2.5 mi · 1,207
- Bloomfield Elementary School5.6 mi · 279
- Fort Recovery High School10.6 mi · 294
- Deerfield Elementary School10.7 mi · 158
- Fort Recovery Middle School10.9 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About East Jay ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at East Jay Elementary?
East Jay Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does East Jay Elementary serve?
East Jay Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does East Jay Elementary have?
East Jay Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Jay Elementary?
At East Jay Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees East Jay Elementary?
East Jay Elementary is overseen by Jay School Corporation in Jay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.