📍 140 Highland Ave, Dunkirk, Jay County, 47336
West Jay Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dunkirk, Jay County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jay School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Jay Elementary enrolls 249 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 249 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
West Jay Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
West 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 249 students, West Jay Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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