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If you could change one rule at Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180394000667
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch
603 Market St, Charlestown, IN 47111 · (812) 256-7284 · Clark County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
18.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
269 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 183 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 184 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greater Clark County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch this school | 529 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Thomas A Hendricks Elementary Sch Shelbyville | 565 | 52.2% | 33.5% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Charlestown | 588 | 52.7% | N/A |
| Creekside Elementary School Franklin | 517 | 53.0% | 53.6% |
| Manchester Elementary School N Manchester | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Warsaw | 500 | 51.8% | 48.1% |
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 Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #337 of 983 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #274 of 986 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #315 of 986 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #310 of 1,079 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #895 of 991 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #511 of 996 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #581 of 1,058 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #128 of 353 | #4 of 8 |
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
529
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 529 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 51% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 29.5 | 17.6:1 | 50% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 49% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 20 | 23.2:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 55% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 42% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch.
About Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch is a mid-sized elementary school in Greater Clark County Schools, located in Charlestown, Indiana. It enrolls 529 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5. The school is 21% larger than the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
The Greater Clark County Schools system has 17 schools and 10,643 students.
More than half of enrollment at Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch is White: 74%. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is lower. Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Clark County.
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.6%. Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch scores 48.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clark County show that the median household earns about $74,214 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Clark County has 33 public schools with about 23,765 students, including Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch.
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch is about 0.6 miles from Charlestown Senior High School, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch's average proficiency of 48.2% compares with 41.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 496 students in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.6:1 to 18.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
Other schools in Charlestown
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Charlestown Senior High School0.6 mi · 860
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 588
- Charlestown Middle School0.8 mi · 647
- Rock Creek Community Academy4.8 mi · 672
- Silver Creek Primary School5.2 mi · 510
- Silver Creek Elementary School5.4 mi · 980
Frequently asked questions
About Jonathan Jennings Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch?
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch serve?
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch have?
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch?
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch in?
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch is part of Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.