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Jefferson Elementary School

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Public Grades K-6
344
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
85.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 601 Jackson St
       Gary, IN  46402-2209

(219) 886-6570

District: Gary Community School Corp

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.2%
Two or more races:
4.7%
Hispanic:
1.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2008 → <1st in 2017
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (8% vs 64% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2008
!Science scores 58 pts below the Indiana average
Students meeting standards (2016-2017) ?
This school8%
District avg29%
Indiana avg64%
Not ranked this year
Jefferson Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
364th of 380Gary Community School Corp 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
20170.31033 of 10330.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20160.31044 of 10460.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20150.11040 of 10400.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.11036 of 10360.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.01026 of 10350.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.2999 of 10151.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.61008 of 10251.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.8978 of 10093.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.4930 of 10037.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200814.3919 of 9967.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.3937 of 9854.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200613.5891 of 9617.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.9944 of 9591.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.5323 of 3260.9%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2016-2017) ?
English/Language Arts10%-56 vs state
Social Studies9%-53 vs state
Science5%-58 vs state
Math5%-57 vs state

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In the 2016-17 school year, 344 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 92% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.


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