Summary:
The city of Dunkirk, Indiana has only one public elementary school, West Jay Elementary, which serves grades K-6 with an enrollment of 243 students. The school is part of the Jay School Corporation district, which is ranked 149 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Jay Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 363 out of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 386 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024 and 438 out of 1,016 in 2022-2023, despite maintaining a consistent 3-star rating. The school's test scores show a mixed performance, with ELA proficiency rates generally higher than the district average but lower than the state average, and math proficiency rates mostly on par with or slightly higher than the district average, but lower than the state average. However, the school's science and social studies proficiency rates are higher than both the district and state averages.
West Jay Elementary faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and a high percentage of students (77.78%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 suggests that students may benefit from more individualized attention and support, which could be a strength of the school.
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