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What's the most underrated thing about Joan Martin Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF HOBART·NCES 180459000214
Joan Martin Elementary School
301 E 10th St, Hobart, IN 46342 · (219) 947-7869 · Lake County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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
20.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
256 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 School City of Hobart. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Joan Martin Elementary School
Joan Martin Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Martin Elementary School this school | 497 | 51.5% | 43.7% |
| Mary Feeser Elementary School Elkhart | 470 | 52.3% | 29.9% |
| Concord Ox Bow Elementary School Elkhart | 431 | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| Woodland Elementary School Lafayette | 601 | 54.2% | 46.8% |
| Central Elementary School Portage | 409 | 48.9% | 24.7% |
| Leesburg Elementary School Leesburg | 567 | 56.3% | 40.0% |
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 Joan Martin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #443 of 983 | #25 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #430 of 986 | #26 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #494 of 986 | #26 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #384 of 1,079 | #29 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #968 of 991 | #61 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #312 of 996 | #29 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #567 of 1,058 | #38 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #34 of 597 | #6 of 39 |
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
497
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 26.5 | 18.8:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 45% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 41% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 31 | 24.8:1 | 41% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 28 | 25.9:1 | 35% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 16% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joan Martin Elementary School.
About Joan Martin Elementary School
Joan Martin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Hobart, Indiana. The school serves grades 1 through 5. Enrollment is 497 students.
School City of Hobart has 6 schools and 3,978 students, and Joan Martin Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Joan Martin Elementary School are White (55%). Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Lake County, where about 55% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Joan Martin Elementary School scores 58%.
Joan Martin Elementary School reports a ratio of 20.7 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.7:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Joan Martin Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Joan Martin Elementary School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
In Lake County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Joan Martin Elementary School, Lake County has 121 public schools.
Joan Martin Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Hobart Middle School, its nearest public school. Joan Martin Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Joan Martin Elementary School at 1st of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.9 to 20.7 over 4 years.
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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 School City of Hobart
- Hobart High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Hobart Middle SchoolMiddle · 905 students
- Veterans Elementary School at MundellElementary · 594 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Early Learning Center-George EarleElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Hobart
- Hobart High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Hobart Middle SchoolMiddle · 905 students
- Veterans Elementary School at MundellElementary · 594 students
- River Forest High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- John I Meister Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Hobart Middle School0.4 mi · 905
- Hobart High School1.3 mi · 1,320
- Veterans Elementary School at Mundell1.3 mi · 594
- Liberty Elementary School1.4 mi · 398
- Early Learning Center-George Earle2.0 mi · 264
- John Wood Elementary School2.6 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Joan Martin Elementary SchoolHow large is Joan Martin Elementary School?
Joan Martin Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Joan Martin Elementary School serve?
Joan Martin Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Joan Martin Elementary School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Joan Martin Elementary School.
How diverse is Joan Martin Elementary School?
Joan Martin Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Joan Martin Elementary School?
Joan Martin Elementary School is overseen by School City of Hobart in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.