Ethel R Jones Elementary School
2374 Mccool Rd
Portage IN, 46368, Porter County
Phone: 219-763-8025
Ranking: (207 out of 1,449, top 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Portage Township Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 421 | 435 | 402 | 421 | 432 | 459 | 443 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 78 | 18.5% | 79 | 18.2% | 48 | 11.9% | 58 | 13.8% | 59 | 13.7% | 63 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 16.6% | 70 | 16.1% | 60 | 14.9% | 70 | 16.6% | 78 | 18.1% | 77 | 16.8% | 91 | 20.5% |
Grade 2: | 58 | 13.8% | 56 | 12.9% | 67 | 16.7% | 72 | 17.1% | 67 | 15.5% | 90 | 19.6% | 68 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 63 | 15.0% | 77 | 17.7% | 78 | 19.4% | 69 | 16.4% | 79 | 18.3% | 73 | 15.9% | 76 | 17.2% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 16.4% | 83 | 19.1% | 73 | 18.2% | 78 | 18.5% | 76 | 17.6% | 74 | 16.1% | 75 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 19.7% | 70 | 16.1% | 76 | 18.9% | 74 | 17.6% | 73 | 16.9% | 82 | 17.9% | 70 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 213 | 50.6% | 228 | 52.4% | 204 | 50.7% | 205 | 48.7% | 206 | 47.7% | 233 | 50.8% | 221 | 49.9% |
Female: | 208 | 49.4% | 207 | 47.6% | 198 | 49.3% | 216 | 51.3% | 195 | 45.1% | 203 | 44.2% | 209 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 105 | 24.9% | 109 | 25.1% | 85 | 21.1% | 84 | 20.0% | 76 | 17.6% | 83 | 18.1% | 75 | 16.9% |
Black: | 21 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.7% | 27 | 5.9% | 26 | 5.9% |
White: | 276 | 65.6% | 284 | 65.3% | 270 | 67.2% | 286 | 67.9% | 308 | 71.3% | 320 | 69.7% | 326 | 73.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.7% | 24 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 39.9% | 172 | 39.5% | 128 | 31.8% | 140 | 33.3% | 128 | 29.6% | 108 | 23.5% | 95 | 21.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 11.4% | 49 | 11.3% | 53 | 13.2% | 40 | 9.5% | 54 | 12.5% | 52 | 11.3% | 37 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.14 | 20.71 | 17.67 | 22.50 | 20.00 | 23.00 | 22.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 90.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.8% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 75% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 86.6% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.8% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.9% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 87.4% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 78% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.3% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 86.2% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 87.6% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 94.3% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 94% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 68.6% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.2% | 67% |
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* Ethel R Jones Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.