📍 100 W Beam St, Porter, Porter County, 46304
Newton Yost Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porter, Porter County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duneland School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton Yost Elementary School enrolls 369 students across grades K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 369 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newton Yost Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Newton Yost Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Duneland School Corporation, based in Chesterton, Indiana. The district serves 5,732 students district-wide and employs 331 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Newton Yost Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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