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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT-KEYSER-BUTLER COM SCH CORP·NCES 180384000606
J E Ober Elementary School
801 E Houston St, Garrett, IN 46738 · (260) 357-3112 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
419 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 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 J E Ober Elementary School
J E Ober Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J E Ober Elementary School this school | 704 | 59.5% | 28.3% |
| Bradie Shrum Elementary Salem | 748 | 56.6% | 38.5% |
| Corydon Elementary School Corydon | 644 | 58.5% | 61.1% |
| William Tell Elementary School Tell City | 734 | 57.6% | 44.3% |
| McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch Auburn | 620 | 57.1% | 46.2% |
| Walkerton Elementary School Walkerton | 589 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
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 J E Ober Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #744 of 983 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #728 of 986 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #768 of 986 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #81 of 1,079 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #294 of 991 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #791 of 996 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #370 of 1,058 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #380 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
704
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 704 | 50.5 | 13.9:1 | 60% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 50.5 | 14.1:1 | 58% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 55% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 50% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 54% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 54% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 61% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 29% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 46 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J E Ober Elementary School.
About J E Ober Elementary School
The public elementary school J E Ober Elementary School is located in Garrett, Indiana. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 704 students. The school is 61% above the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
District-wide, Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp has 3 schools and 1,644 students.
Of every 100 students at J E Ober Elementary School, about 90 are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
J E Ober Elementary School has 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 11 points.
J E Ober Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Indiana public elementary schools.
J E Ober Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.3%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $74,331, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DeKalb County's 14 public schools enroll about 6,781 students and include J E Ober Elementary School.
Garrett Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of J E Ober Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. J E Ober Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around J E Ober Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 688 to 704. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$74,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
- Garrett High SchoolHigh · 553 students
- Garrett Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
Other schools in Garrett
- Garrett High SchoolHigh · 553 students
- Garrett Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Garrett Middle School0.0 mi · 387
- Garrett High School0.1 mi · 553
- McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch3.6 mi · 620
- James R Watson Elementary School4.6 mi · 590
- DeKalb High School6.1 mi · 1,007
- Avilla Elementary School6.1 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About J E Ober Elementary SchoolHow large is J E Ober Elementary School?
J E Ober Elementary School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does J E Ober Elementary School serve?
J E Ober Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J E Ober Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at J E Ober Elementary School.
How diverse is J E Ober Elementary School?
J E Ober Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees J E Ober Elementary School?
J E Ober Elementary School is overseen by Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.