J E Ober Elementary School

As a well-populated elementary campus in Garrett, Indiana, J E Ober Elementary School instructs 704 students from grades K through 5, run under Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp. That puts it 61% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 3 schools in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp (1,644 students total), J E Ober Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, J E Ober Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above DeKalb County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J E Ober Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 28.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $74,331, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across DeKalb County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,781 students), J E Ober Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Garrett Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J E Ober Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. J E Ober Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 769 (now 704). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.