Schools in Zip Code 47336

ZIP code 47336 in Dunkirk, Indiana, is served by a single public school — West Jay Elementary — which enrolls 214 students in grades K–6 and belongs to Jay School Corporation. Because there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in the ZIP code, local families with older students must look outside the area for secondary education. It is also a high-poverty school community: 72.43% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending was $12,987 in 2023–2024.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture. Its latest statewide rank is 460th of 1,015 — the 55th percentile with 3 stars — which is above average but down from the 64th percentile the year before; the district sits at the 61st percentile. Science is the clearest strength: all-grade science proficiency was 47.17% versus 40.22% in the district, and sixth-grade science reached 53.13% against 41.2% statewide. Fifth grade also performed well, with math at 52% (district 35.51%, state 42%) and social studies at 52%. The sharpest concern is fourth grade, where both ELA and math proficiency were 14.29%, far below district and state benchmarks, and third-grade ELA was 29.63% versus 40.8% statewide. All-grade ELA came in at 34.29%, below the district's 39.8%.

Context matters when reading those numbers. Class sizes are favorable at an 11:1 student-teacher ratio, and chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was 16.8% — better than the district's 19.0% and essentially even with the state's 16.7%. Overall, West Jay Elementary is a small K–6 school that remains above the state midpoint, with strong science, fifth-grade math, and fifth-grade social studies results, but with a concentrated fourth-grade weakness and a recent relative decline in ELA and overall rank.