Jefferson Elementary School
601 Jackson St
Gary IN, 46402, Lake County
Phone: 219-886-6570
Ranking: 
(1,404 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*
(1,404 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Gary Community 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: | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 464 | 488 | 558 | 616 | 699 | 551 | 439 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 17.7% | 74 | 15.2% | 93 | 16.7% | 87 | 14.1% | 105 | 15.0% | 82 | 14.9% | 54 | 12.3% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 15.1% | 77 | 15.8% | 84 | 15.1% | 102 | 16.6% | 109 | 15.6% | 91 | 16.5% | 74 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 17.0% | 74 | 15.2% | 74 | 13.3% | 92 | 14.9% | 118 | 16.9% | 88 | 16.0% | 52 | 11.8% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 21.3% | 71 | 14.5% | 82 | 14.7% | 99 | 16.1% | 95 | 13.6% | 68 | 12.3% | 73 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 7.5% | 49 | 10.0% | 86 | 15.4% | 82 | 13.3% | 91 | 13.0% | 82 | 14.9% | 58 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 9.5% | 73 | 15.0% | 79 | 14.2% | 80 | 13.0% | 92 | 13.2% | 70 | 12.7% | 60 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 11.9% | 70 | 14.3% | 60 | 10.8% | 74 | 12.0% | 89 | 12.7% | 70 | 12.7% | 68 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 54.5% | 248 | 50.8% | 295 | 52.9% | 335 | 54.4% | 384 | 54.9% | 283 | 51.4% | 214 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 211 | 45.5% | 240 | 49.2% | 263 | 47.1% | 281 | 45.6% | 300 | 42.9% | 255 | 46.3% | 221 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 442 | 95.3% | 472 | 96.7% | 550 | 98.6% | 551 | 89.4% | 673 | 96.3% | 535 | 97.1% | 430 | 97.9% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% |
| 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: | 13 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 53 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 73.9% | 434 | 88.9% | 489 | 87.6% | 542 | 88.0% | 512 | 73.2% | 457 | 82.9% | 361 | 82.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.85 | 16.83 | 18.60 | 18.50 | 16.76 | 14.60 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 73.7% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 68.9% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 54% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 54% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 61.1% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 45% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 71.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 70.2% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 42% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 46% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 59.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 57.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 53.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 54.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 49% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 55% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 52% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 60.2% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 56.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 43% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 55% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 64% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 76.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 68.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 45.1% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 34.2% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 43% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 44% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 46% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 52% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 61.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 55.7% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 38% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 42% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 45% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 62% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 62.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 63.5% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 22% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 30% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 24.3% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.