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Jackson Township Elementary School

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Jackson Township Elementary School ranks 207 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 257 students in grades K-5 in Brazil, Indiana. It is part of the Clay Community Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Jackson Township Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in ILEARN test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 65.67% of students proficient or better in ILEARN Math, compared to 51.07% for the Clay Community Schools district and 51.5% statewide for 3rd grade. The school has also ranked in the top 10% of Indiana elementary schools in several recent years, including 13th out of 1,040 schools in 2014-2015. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 13th in 2014-2015 to 207th in 2024-2025.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 19.2% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 47.08% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, Jackson Township Elementary School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, such as ILEARN test scores and statewide rankings, but has a similar chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, Jackson Township Elementary School is a high-performing school within its district and the state, with strong academic outcomes and a history of excellence, but faces some challenges that may require targeted interventions and support.

237

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,355

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1860 E Cr 600 N
Brazil, IN 47834

(812) 986-2177

District: Clay Community Schools

Students who attend Jackson Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Clay Middle School
High:	Clay City Junior-Senior High School
	Northview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (56% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Indiana elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

Indiana avg38%

207^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Clay Community Schools

87^th of 380Clay Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	207 of 1005	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	233 of 1011	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	139 of 1016	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	86 of 1020	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	113 of 1016	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	96 of 1031	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	22 of 1027	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	54 of 1033	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	21 of 1046	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.1	13 of 1040	98.8%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	11 of 1036	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	35 of 1035	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.0	115 of 1015	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	194 of 1025	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	203 of 1009	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	152 of 1003	84.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.3	432 of 996	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.1	192 of 985	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	233 of 961	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	74.3	192 of 959	80.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math66%

Science62%

Social Studies51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts47%

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Schools Near Jackson Township Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	1860 E Cr 600 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 986-2177	237	15	16.0	37.1%	218 (92.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	77.7	207^th of 1005 public elementary schools	79.4%		75.4	233^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	77.0%	26	35.6	42.5	61.2		47.0	66.7	67.5	63.3		65.7	62.5		62.5	51.0	$10,355	$334	$10,021
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Alabama St	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 443-7621	232	24	9.7	62.9%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	17.2	843^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	16.1%		25.3	767^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.1%	76	27.6	13.8	3.7		15.3	41.4	20.7	19.2		27.4	24.1		24.1	11.5	$11,565	$1,351	$10,214
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	936 E National	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8755	209	15	13.9	58.9%	195 (93.3%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	78.4	198^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.3%		84.1	137^th of 1011 public elementary schools	86.4%	61	56.0	69.0	30.0		54.1	80.0	55.2	50.0		62.2	60.7		60.7	55.0	$11,492	$1,595	$9,897
Meridian Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Meridian	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8560	321	17	18.8	56.1%	309 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	76.8	212^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.4	232^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	77.1%	20	56.1	55.0	48.8		53.3	68.3	50.0	53.7		57.4	52.5		52.5	51.2	$9,660	$1,253	$8,406
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 E Cr 1200 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-1362	275	16	17.4	52.4%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	74.5	237^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.4%		76	223^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	77.9%	14	45.7	40.0	37.8		41.3	67.4	68.6	60.0		65.1	54.3		54.3	62.2	$10,912	$1,046	$9,867
Staunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6990 N Cr 425 W	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-8270	373	21	17.7	41.8%	346 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	89.6	87^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.3%		91.3	61^st of 1011 public elementary schools	94.0%	26	50.7	78.0	72.9		66.3	66.7	78.0	81.4		74.9	61.0		61.0	55.9	$8,848	$614	$8,234
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Wabash Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4456	672	46	14.4	48.4%	580 (86.3%)	19 (2.8%)	29 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	82	161^st of 1005 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.9	213^th of 1011 public elementary schools	78.9%	52	52.8	64.9	52.4		56.6	61.0	68.2	58.9		62.5	63.1		63.1	45.2	$9,985	$517	$9,468
Patricksburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 246	Patricksburg	47455	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 859-4525	147	12	12.7	68.0%	141 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	37.2	650^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.8	632^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	37.5%	18	23.5	26.3	39.1	21.4	28.8	23.5	31.6	43.5	28.6	32.9	36.8	21.4	30.3	43.5	$14,504	$2,866	$11,638
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 S Canal Rd.	Riley	47871	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4449	401	26	15.6	35.2%	346 (86.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	63.3	358^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.6	348^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.6%	10	42.1	37.3	45.3		41.9	69.0	47.1	50.0		55.5	47.1		47.1	37.5	$10,723	$604	$10,119
Clay City Elementary School	Public	K-6	681 N Lankford St	Clay City	47841	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 939-3120	385	22	17.7	40.3%	362 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	76.3	219^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.2%		85.2	124^th of 1011 public elementary schools	87.7%	95	48.2	44.4	58.0	54.6	50.9	66.1	58.7	58.0	46.3	57.4	47.6	51.9	49.6	52.0	$10,286	$496	$9,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Township Elementary School

How many students attend Jackson Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Jackson Township Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Township Elementary School?

Students at Jackson Township Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Jackson Township Elementary School in?

Clay Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Jackson Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Clay Middle School
High : Clay City Junior-Senior High School
High : Northview High School

Is Jackson Township Elementary School a good school?

Jackson Township Elementary School ranks 207^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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