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Schools in Jackson Township

Jackson Township’s public schools

Jay School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,421 students on the public path
In brief

Jackson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Jackson Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Bloomfield Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); West Jay Elementary lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Jackson Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Jay County Jr/Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Jackson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–64 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
7–12Jay County Jr/Sr High Schoolin PortlandC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jay School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jay School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,950 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,097IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 41.3% · 1520 students tested
Math44%
State average 37.5% · 1521 students tested

Jackson Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Jackson Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jackson Township—Jay School Corporation
BearcreekB−Jay School Corporation
PennB−Jay School Corporation
HartfordB+South Adams Schools
NottinghamA−Southern Wells
Greene—Jay School Corporation

3 of the 5 neighbors share Jay School Corporation with Jackson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Jackson Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Jackson Townshipin other towns
Redkey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Redkey
B−
326 students15:1Rate it →
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Portland
395 students12:1Rate it →
Bloomfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bryant
B−
279 students14:1Rate it →
West Jay Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dunkirk
C+
214 students11:1Rate it →
Jay County Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Portland
C+
1,207 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jackson Township’s schools

Are Jackson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Jay School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jackson Township in?

Jay School Corporation.

Where do Jackson Township kids go to high school?

Jay County Jr/Sr High School.

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What Jackson Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.