📍 705 E Tallman St, Portland, Jay County, 47371
East Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portland, Jay County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jay School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Elementary School enrolls 412 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 412 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
East Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 19, state house district 33.
East Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Jay School Corporation, based in Portland, Indiana. The district serves 2,950 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, East Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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