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Ethel R Jones Elementary School

Regular School · Portage, IN

Ethel R Jones Elementary School is a regular school school in Portage, Indiana, serving grades PK–05 with 363 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
363
Teachers (FTE)
21.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 197 54%
Hispanic/Latino 111 31%
Black or African American 43 12%
Two or more races 11 3%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 363 195M / 168F

English Language Learners: 19 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 37.0% 163
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 42.2% 163
Science Proficiency 11-19% 52

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.36 grade levels
Math
+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
33 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
104
28.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 363 100%

Contact & Location

2374 McCool Rd

Portage, IN 46368

Phone: (219)763-8025

District

Portage Township Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,029

District enrollment: 6,742

NCES ID

180915001510

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD