📍 2374 McCool Rd, Portage, Porter County, 46368
Ethel R Jones Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Porter County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Township Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ethel R Jones Elementary School enrolls 305 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 305 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Ethel R Jones Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Ethel R Jones Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Portage Township Schools, based in Portage, Indiana. The district serves 6,519 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, Ethel R Jones Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 593 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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