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Schools in St. Joe

St. Joe’s public schools

DeKalb County Eastern Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Joe. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.4K
▲ 108% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,225 students on the public path
In brief

St. Joe’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of St. Joe’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Riverdale Elementary School places highest (better than 65%); Butler Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve St. Joe, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Eastside Junior-Senior 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 St. Joe, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
7–12Eastside Junior-Senior High Schoolin ButlerB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb County Eastern Community School District.

The district

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

DeKalb County Eastern Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,225 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$28,423IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 664 students tested
Math35%
State average 37.5% · 663 students tested

St. Joe vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share St. Joe’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Joe—DeKalb County Eastern
SpencerBDeKalb County Eastern
ConcordBDeKalb County Eastern

All 2 neighbors share DeKalb County Eastern with St. Joe, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in St. Joe

3 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 St. Joein other towns
Butler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Butler
C−
366 students14:1Rate it →
Riverdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Saint Joe
B+
300 students18:1Rate it →
Eastside Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Butler
B−
559 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Joe’s schools

Are St. Joe’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Joe. DeKalb County Eastern Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Joe. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Joe in?

DeKalb County Eastern Community School District.

Where do St. Joe kids go to high school?

Eastside Junior-Senior High 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.