📍 801 E Houston St, Garrett, DeKalb County, 46738
J E Ober Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garrett, DeKalb County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J E Ober Elementary School enrolls 727 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 674 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 727 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
J E Ober Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 13, state house district 52.
J E Ober Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp, based in Garrett, Indiana. The district serves 1,644 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, J E Ober Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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