East Jay Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 6 · Portland, Indiana
East Jay Elementary in Portland, Indiana enrolled 529 students in 2024-25 with 34.2 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
540 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 529 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.7 to 34.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 540 | 38.7 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 36.7 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 529 | 34.2 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 524 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Jay Elementary enrolled 524 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 524 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.0% of students were White, 14.2% Hispanic, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.0%
- Hispanic14.2%
- Two or more races1.3%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at East Jay Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 52% | 44% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Portland
2 public elementary schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment; East Jay Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jay Elementary | 529 | 15.5 | 55.4% |
| East Elementary School | 395 | 12.3 | 55.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Jay Elementary
- East Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 395 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 279 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare East Jay Elementary with East Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jay School Corporation spends per student$13,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,336
- The largest public schools in IndianaEast Jay Elementary is the number 309 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#309 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Jay Elementary
How many students attend East Jay Elementary?
529 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 540 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Portland, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Jay Elementary?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Jay Elementary a Title I school?
East Jay Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at East Jay Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at East Jay Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is East Jay Elementary in?
Jay School Corporation, NCES district ID 1804980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180498000913 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.