📍 225 E Water St, Portland, Jay County, 47371
East Jay Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portland, Jay County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jay School Corporation school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Jay Elementary enrolls 540 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 11% |
| Asian | 11 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 540 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 30 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 Jay Elementary 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 Jay Elementary 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 540 students, East Jay Elementary is close to 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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