Summary:
Dunkirk, Indiana, has one public school in this data set: West Jay Elementary, a K–6 elementary school with 214 students in Jay School Corporation, the district ranked 147th of 374 in Indiana, at the 61st percentile with 3 stars. No middle, high, or alternative schools are listed for Dunkirk, so West Jay is the only local school represented and the only elementary option here; students beyond grade 6 would need to attend elsewhere.
Academically, the school has strong pockets and serious weak spots. Fifth-grade math and social studies are both 52% proficient, above district and state benchmarks; sixth-grade science is 53.13% proficient, also above district and state; and all-grade science in 2025–2026 is 47.17% proficient, ahead of the district’s 40.22%. Fourth grade is the biggest concern: both ELA and math are 14.29% proficient, far below district and state averages. All-grade ELA is 34.29%, below the district’s 39.8%, while all-grade math is 42.86%, essentially tied with the district’s 43.01%. In 2024–2025, all-grade results were stronger—ELA 41.44%, math 46.85%, and science 50.88%—so the recent ELA decline is notable.
Other context: chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, close to the state’s 16.7% and below the district’s 19.0%. About 72.43% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, an important factor when interpreting achievement. The school has an 11:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $12,987 per student. The school has held 3 stars across three rank-history years, but its state percentile slipped from 62nd to 64th to 55th in 2025–2026 (460th of 1015). Overall, it is a small, relatively well-resourced elementary school with mixed academic results.
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