Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 74346 include four Jay schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Jay Elementary School, Jay Upper Elementary School, Jay Middle School, and Jay High School. Their reported 2025–2026 results differ noticeably by school and subject. The most striking contrast is that Elementary has the area’s highest reported ELA and math proficiency, yet also the highest chronic absenteeism: 35% in ELA and 50% in math, alongside 19% chronic absenteeism, compared with 16% statewide.
Jay Elementary leads in both reported all-grades ELA and math, with results 9 and 25 percentage points above the state figures; its grade 3 results are also above state levels in both subjects. At the other end, Jay High has the lowest all-grades math result at 12%, compared with 25% statewide, while Jay Middle has the lowest ELA result at 18%, against 26% statewide. Middle stands out positively in science at 38%, 8 points above the state; High’s U.S. History result is 41%, matching the state.
Recent changes are mixed: Jay Upper Elementary improved 3 points in both ELA and math and 5 points in science, while Elementary’s math fell 6 points and High’s ELA fell 7; Middle’s science also declined 6 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings rose from the prior year for High, to the 48th percentile from 37, while Middle was at the 50th percentile, down from 55 the previous year but above 44 in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios ranged from 13.0 at Middle to 16.2 at High, and free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 73% at High to 86% at Upper Elementary. These measures provide context, but they do not follow a simple pattern with proficiency results.
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