General Shanks Elementary School
414 Floral Ave
Portland IN, 47371, Jay County
Phone: 260-726-8868
Ranking: (564 out of 1,449, top 39%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Jay School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 310 | 304 | 304 | 309 | 326 | 300 | 328 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 59 | 19.0% | 52 | 17.1% | 54 | 17.8% | 57 | 18.4% | 55 | 16.9% | 56 | 18.7% | 52 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 17.1% | 46 | 15.1% | 51 | 16.8% | 49 | 15.9% | 61 | 18.7% | 64 | 21.3% | 65 | 19.8% |
Grade 2: | 47 | 15.2% | 46 | 15.1% | 53 | 17.4% | 55 | 17.8% | 71 | 21.8% | 51 | 17.0% | 49 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 15.8% | 48 | 15.8% | 46 | 15.1% | 68 | 22.0% | 47 | 14.4% | 39 | 13.0% | 65 | 19.8% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 15.8% | 49 | 16.1% | 60 | 19.7% | 39 | 12.6% | 37 | 11.3% | 51 | 17.0% | 50 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 17.1% | 63 | 20.7% | 40 | 13.2% | 41 | 13.3% | 55 | 16.9% | 39 | 13.0% | 47 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 176 | 56.8% | 167 | 54.9% | 169 | 55.6% | 170 | 55.0% | 174 | 53.4% | 144 | 48.0% | 171 | 52.1% |
Female: | 134 | 43.2% | 137 | 45.1% | 135 | 44.4% | 139 | 45.0% | 137 | 42.0% | 140 | 46.7% | 152 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 5.5% | 17 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.9% | 15 | 4.9% | 14 | 4.3% | 16 | 5.3% | 18 | 5.5% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 284 | 91.6% | 279 | 91.8% | 276 | 90.8% | 276 | 89.3% | 299 | 91.7% | 271 | 90.3% | 306 | 93.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 14 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 44.2% | 130 | 42.8% | 134 | 44.1% | 134 | 43.4% | 131 | 40.2% | 98 | 32.7% | 116 | 35.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 9.7% | 36 | 11.8% | 36 | 11.8% | 31 | 10.0% | 29 | 8.9% | 27 | 9.0% | 33 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.67 | 17.88 | 14.48 | 16.41 | 19.45 | 16.90 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 76% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 86.4% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.3% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 83.1% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.8% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 84% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 91.4% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88.5% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 88.1% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 87.1% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.8% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 82.8% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 88.8% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.6% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 92.9% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 75.2% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 69% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
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* General Shanks Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.