Summary:
Jay has four schools serving grades PK through 12: Jay Elementary, Jay Upper Elementary, Jay Middle and Jay High. Together they enroll 1,559 students. In 2025–2026, results vary by school and subject, but Jay Elementary is the clearest standout: its 50% math proficiency was 25 percentage points above the state’s 25%.
Jay Elementary also led ELA at 35%, 9 points above the state and the next-highest school, Jay High, at 26%. At the other end, Jay High had the lowest math result, 12%—13 points below the state and 4 below Jay Upper Elementary. Jay Middle led science at 38%, 8 points above the state; Jay High scored 21%, 9 below. High’s ELA matched the state, and its U.S. History score matched the state at 41%.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Jay High ELA fell 7 points while its math rose 2; Jay Elementary math fell 6, while Jay Upper Elementary science rose 5. SchoolDigger ranks Jay High 241st of 462 (48th percentile, 2 stars) and Jay Middle 190th of 378 (50th percentile, 3 stars). Ratios range from 13.0 students per teacher at Middle to 16.2 at High. The shared free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranges from 73% at High to 86% at Upper Elementary; these figures are context, not an explanation of scores. Elementary’s 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 19%, compared with 3%–6% at the other schools. Results differ by grade as well as school, so all-grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.
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