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Ethel R Jones Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2374 McCool Rd, Portage, IN 46368 · (219) 763-8025 · Part of Portage Township Schools

Portage Township’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
363
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ethel R Jones Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 23.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Portage Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Portage Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ethel R Jones Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2374 McCool Rd, Portage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K70
Kindergarten50
Grade 142
Grade 252
Grade 339
Grade 462
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
295’20
300’21
305’22
299’23
363’24

Up 23.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 31%Black 12%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ethel R Jones Elementary School from Portage Township families.

Other schools in Portage Township Schools

The district →
Rowena Kyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
B−
437 students18:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
C
409 students16:1
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
C
401 students15:1
Crisman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
C
343 students14:1
George L Myers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
C+
332 students15:1
South Haven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valparaiso
C
311 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Portage Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.