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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