Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER FOREST COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180462000779
John I Meister Elementary School
3300 Jay St, Hobart, IN 46342 · (219) 962-1103 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest 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
16.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
272 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 River Forest Community Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
13.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 John I Meister Elementary School
John I Meister Elementary School's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John I Meister Elementary School this school | 373 | 72.9% | 14.9% |
| Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 416 | 68.3% | 12.5% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Goshen | 415 | 72.0% | 39.0% |
| Concord South Side Elementary Sch Elkhart | 394 | 71.3% | 32.4% |
| William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 386 | 70.2% | 32.4% |
| Parkside Elementary School Goshen | 334 | 66.8% | 32.5% |
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 John I Meister Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #900 of 983 | #44 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #907 of 986 | #44 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #924 of 986 | #51 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #676 of 1,079 | #54 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #735 of 991 | #34 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #185 of 996 | #9 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #111 of 1,058 | #10 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #313 of 353 | #22 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
373
+40 (+12%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 373 | 22.5 | 16.6:1 | 73% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 23.5 | 15.5:1 | 74% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 24.5 | 14.1:1 | 87% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 74% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 79% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 82% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 50% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 16 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John I Meister Elementary School.
About John I Meister Elementary School
John I Meister Elementary School, located in Hobart, Indiana, is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 373 students.
River Forest Community Sch Corp enrolls 1,707 students, and its 4 schools include John I Meister Elementary School.
At John I Meister Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 45%. Other groups make up 36% White, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Lake County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
John I Meister Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Lunch program data show 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
John I Meister Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, John I Meister Elementary School is 9.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. John I Meister Elementary School shares Lake County with 120 other public schools.
John I Meister Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, John I Meister Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 333 (2020-21) to 373 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to John I Meister Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 River Forest Community Sch Corp
- River Forest High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Henry S Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- River Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 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
- Joan Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch0.7 mi · 200
- River Forest Middle School1.2 mi · 369
- River Forest High School1.2 mi · 565
- Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS1.4 mi · 595
- Early Learning Center-George Earle1.5 mi · 264
- Liberty Elementary School1.5 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About John I Meister Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John I Meister Elementary School?
John I Meister Elementary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades KG-05.
Is John I Meister Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John I Meister Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John I Meister Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John I Meister Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John I Meister Elementary School?
John I Meister Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees John I Meister Elementary School?
John I Meister Elementary School is overseen by River Forest Community Sch Corp in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.