Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180280000337
Newton Yost Elementary School
100 W Beam St, Porter, IN 46304 · (219) 983-3640 · Porter County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
146 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Newton Yost Elementary School
Newton Yost Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Yost Elementary School this school | 362 | 40.3% | 60.5% |
| Bailly Elementary School Chesterton | 374 | 38.2% | 58.9% |
| Elsie Rogers Elementary School Mishawaka | 361 | 40.7% | 53.6% |
| South Newton Elementary School Kentland | 430 | 40.5% | 50.6% |
| Moran Elementary School Osceola | 389 | 42.4% | 54.3% |
| Northview Elementary School Valparaiso | 276 | 42.0% | 72.2% |
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 Newton Yost Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #153 of 983 | #14 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #196 of 986 | #16 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #168 of 986 | #12 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #696 of 1,079 | #17 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #275 of 991 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #474 of 996 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #786 of 1,058 | #16 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #505 of 597 | #18 of 21 |
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
362
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 362 | 26.2 | 13.8:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 27.6 | 13.8:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 26.6 | 13.9:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 34% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 37% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 31% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 26% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Yost Elementary School.
About Newton Yost Elementary School
Among the schools in Porter, Indiana, is Newton Yost Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 362 students on the rolls.
The district, Duneland School Corporation, operates 11 schools serving 5,732 students.
More than half of the students at Newton Yost Elementary School are White (71%). The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Porter County's population at about 84%. The diversity index for Newton Yost Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Newton Yost Elementary School has a ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 1.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 40%.
Newton Yost Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Newton Yost Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.5%) and its predicted rate (47.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In the surrounding county, Porter County, median household income comes to about $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 55, with about 25,813 students.
About 1.1 miles separate Newton Yost Elementary School from the closest public school, Liberty Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Newton Yost Elementary School places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Newton Yost Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.3:1 to 13.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Newton Yost Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duneland School Corporation
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School1.1 mi · 423
- Northwest Indiana Online School1.1 mi · 130
- Bailly Elementary School1.5 mi · 374
- Westchester Middle School1.6 mi · 448
- Westchester Intermediate School1.6 mi · 404
- Discovery Charter School2.0 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Yost Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newton Yost Elementary School?
Newton Yost Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-04.
Is Newton Yost Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newton Yost Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newton Yost Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newton Yost Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newton Yost Elementary School?
Student demographics at Newton Yost Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Newton Yost Elementary School in?
Newton Yost Elementary School is part of Duneland School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.