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What's the most underrated thing about Jerry Ross Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180249002025
Jerry Ross Elementary School
11319 Randolph St, Crown Point, IN 46307 · (219) 663-3010 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
138 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
74.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Jerry Ross Elementary School
Jerry Ross Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Ross Elementary School this school | 650 | 21.2% | 65.5% |
| Red Cedars Elementary Cedar Lake | 666 | 19.8% | 57.5% |
| Carey Ridge Elementary School Westfield | 612 | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| Washington Woods Elementary School Westfield | 691 | 24.6% | 55.3% |
| George Bibich Elementary School Dyer | 547 | 21.8% | 63.3% |
| James H Watson Elementary School Schererville | 660 | 23.8% | 59.0% |
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 Jerry Ross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #98 of 983 | #6 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #79 of 986 | #8 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #122 of 986 | #6 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #122 of 1,079 | #9 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #820 of 991 | #44 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #468 of 996 | #45 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #987 of 1,058 | #63 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.0% | #75 of 353 | #8 of 26 |
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
650
+109 (+20%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 650 | 37.3 | 17.4:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 39.3 | 16.4:1 | 22% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 26.5 | 19.8:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 16% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 19% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jerry Ross Elementary School.
About Jerry Ross Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Jerry Ross Elementary School serves students in Crown Point, Indiana. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 650 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 49% larger than the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Jerry Ross Elementary School reports to Crown Point Community School Corp, which has 10 schools and 9,147 students.
The student body at Jerry Ross Elementary School is 70% White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Lake County, the White share is about 55%. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Jerry Ross Elementary School are from different groups.
Jerry Ross Elementary School reported 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. There are 138 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 21% of enrollment. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Lake County is 26 points.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Jerry Ross Elementary School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Jerry Ross Elementary School is 60.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.5%.
Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Lake County number 121, with about 74,661 students.
Of the public schools around it, Jerry Ross Elementary School is closest to Porter Lakes Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 59.0% on proficiency, and Jerry Ross Elementary School is above that at 65.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Jerry Ross Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 109 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 21.6 in 2020-21.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crown Point Community School Corp
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Crown Point
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Porter Lakes Elementary School1.7 mi · 552
- Winfield Elementary School2.3 mi · 658
- Boone Grove High School3.8 mi · 467
- John Wood Elementary School5.2 mi · 227
- Union Center Elementary School5.2 mi · 386
- Union Township Middle School5.6 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolHow large is Jerry Ross Elementary School?
Jerry Ross Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jerry Ross Elementary School serve?
Jerry Ross Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Jerry Ross Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Jerry Ross Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jerry Ross Elementary School?
At Jerry Ross Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jerry Ross Elementary School public or private?
Jerry Ross Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crown Point Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.