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Schools in Jimmerson Lake · Fremont Community Schools, Steuben County Metropolitan School District

Jimmerson Lake’s public schools outscore 66% of Indiana districts

On the state math tests, 43% of Jimmerson Lake’s students scored proficient, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jimmerson Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 5 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 6 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 10% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · Steuben County Metropolitan
Students per teacher
13.3
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,471 students on the public path
In brief

Jimmerson Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 675 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jimmerson Lake’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Fremont spends $16,252 per student and Steuben County Metropolitan $12,382, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jimmerson Lake’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Indiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (675)Better than 49%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,786 test results and a graduating class of 200 could put Jimmerson Lake anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Jimmerson Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,784 in math, 1,790 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jimmerson Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Jimmerson Lake runs its own schools through grade 12 (Steuben County Metropolitan School District). From grade K, students attend the Fremont Community Schools, shared with Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Fremont, Fremont and Jamestown. Its elementary school is in Fremont. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jimmerson Lake

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Fremont Community Schools47%
State average 41.3% · 499 students tested
Math · K–12, Fremont Community Schools47%
State average 37.5% · 498 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Steuben County Metropolitan School District46%
State average 41.3% · 1291 students tested
Math · PK–12, Steuben County Metropolitan School District42%
State average 37.5% · 1286 students tested

Jimmerson Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Jimmerson Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jimmerson LakeB+Steuben County Metropolitan PK–12 · Fremont K–12

Every school in Jimmerson Lake

9 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).

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Questions about Jimmerson Lake’s schools

Are Jimmerson Lake’s schools good?

By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jimmerson Lake children attend outscore 66% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jimmerson Lake in?

Two districts: Steuben County Metropolitan School District runs grades PK–12, and Fremont Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Fremont, Fremont and Jamestown.

Where do Jimmerson Lake kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Angola High School and Fremont High School.

What is Jimmerson Lake’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Steuben County Metropolitan School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Jimmerson Lake spend per student?

$16,252 in Fremont Community Schools and $12,382 in Steuben County Metropolitan School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.