West Jay Elementary

West Jay Elementary is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Dunkirk, Indiana, one of the schools within Jay School Corporation, with 214 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

West Jay Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Jay School Corporation, a district that works with 2,950 students overall.

Demographically, West Jay Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting West Jay Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jay County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Jay Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 24.3%; West Jay Elementary posts 45.8%, +21.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, Jay County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,969, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jay County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,950 students), of which West Jay Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Redkey Elementary School, around 3.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, West Jay Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.

West Jay Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. West Jay Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 209 (now 214). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for West Jay Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.