J E Ober Elementary School
801 East Houston St Garrett IN, 46738, De Kalb County Phone: 260-357-3112 Ranking:  (738 out of 1,449, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools 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: | 41 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 741 | 620 | 606 | 644 | 629 | 667 | 604 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 120 | 16.2% | 154 | 24.8% | 105 | 17.3% | 113 | 17.5% | 116 | 18.4% | 150 | 22.5% | 127 | 21.0% |
| Grade 1: | 151 | 20.4% | 103 | 16.6% | 112 | 18.5% | 119 | 18.5% | 130 | 20.7% | 130 | 19.5% | 121 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 14.2% | 109 | 17.6% | 113 | 18.6% | 140 | 21.7% | 130 | 20.7% | 127 | 19.0% | 125 | 20.7% |
| Grade 3: | 115 | 15.5% | 122 | 19.7% | 135 | 22.3% | 142 | 22.0% | 121 | 19.2% | 125 | 18.7% | 122 | 20.2% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 15.7% | 132 | 21.3% | 141 | 23.3% | 130 | 20.2% | 132 | 21.0% | 135 | 20.2% | 109 | 18.0% |
| Grade 5: | 134 | 18.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 370 | 49.9% | 318 | 51.3% | 305 | 50.3% | 309 | 48.0% | 281 | 44.7% | 305 | 45.7% | 272 | 45.0% |
| Female: | 371 | 50.1% | 302 | 48.7% | 301 | 49.7% | 335 | 52.0% | 317 | 50.4% | 332 | 49.8% | 311 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.6% | 28 | 4.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 669 | 90.3% | 565 | 91.1% | 550 | 90.8% | 587 | 91.1% | 579 | 92.1% | 617 | 92.5% | 565 | 93.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 337 | 45.5% | 287 | 46.3% | 302 | 49.8% | 292 | 45.3% | 282 | 44.8% | 270 | 40.5% | 198 | 32.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 10.5% | 61 | 9.8% | 48 | 7.9% | 101 | 15.7% | 79 | 12.6% | 73 | 10.9% | 74 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.07 | 20.00 | 18.36 | 19.62 | 18.26 | 20.00 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 78% |
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* J E Ober Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.