Best Public Schools in Dunkirk, IN

Summary:

The city of Dunkirk, Indiana has one public elementary school, West Jay Elementary, which serves students from grades K-5. The school is part of the Jay School Corporation district, which is ranked 145 out of 381 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Jay Elementary has seen steady improvement in its academic performance over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking rising from 568 out of 1,020 Indiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 386 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024. The school's rating has also improved from 2 stars to 3 stars out of 5. While the school's overall English Language Arts (ELA) and math proficiency rates are mixed compared to the district and state averages, it stands out in specific grade levels, such as 4th-grade ELA and 3rd and 4th-grade math, where its proficiency rates are significantly higher than the averages.

However, West Jay Elementary faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.4% and a student population with significant economic disadvantages, as indicated by the 74.7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's smaller class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.8, and above-average spending per student of $12,117 may be contributing factors to its academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)					ILEARN Math (2024)					ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Jay Elementary	Public	K-6	140 Highland Ave	Dunkirk	47336	Jay County	Jay School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 768-6075	243	21	11.3	77.8%	221 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	62.5	386^th of 1010 public elementary schools	61.8%		58.7	438^th of 1016 public elementary schools	56.9%	52	41.9	68.0	45.5	24.1	44.1	58.1	68.0	36.4	31.0	47.5	45.5	$12,117	$2,475	$9,642

Cities Near Dunkirk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Redkey	3.1 mi	1	323^rd
Albany	5.47 mi	1	194^th
Eaton	7.62 mi	1	37^th
Hartford City	9.41 mi	3	233^rd
Muncie	9.79 mi	20	296^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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