Newton Yost Elementary School
100 West Beam St
Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3640
Ranking: 
(389 out of 1,449, top 27%)*
(389 out of 1,449, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Duneland 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: | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 389 | 408 | 411 | 456 | 450 | 440 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 18.9% | 69 | 17.7% | 77 | 18.9% | 79 | 19.2% | 78 | 17.1% | 80 | 17.8% | 88 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 17.9% | 76 | 19.5% | 77 | 18.9% | 75 | 18.2% | 83 | 18.2% | 99 | 22.0% | 97 | 22.0% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 20.6% | 76 | 19.5% | 81 | 19.9% | 84 | 20.4% | 106 | 23.2% | 87 | 19.3% | 93 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 19.9% | 85 | 21.9% | 82 | 20.1% | 86 | 20.9% | 91 | 20.0% | 96 | 21.3% | 85 | 19.3% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 22.8% | 83 | 21.3% | 91 | 22.3% | 87 | 21.2% | 98 | 21.5% | 88 | 19.6% | 77 | 17.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 50.1% | 201 | 51.7% | 216 | 52.9% | 222 | 54.0% | 217 | 47.6% | 221 | 49.1% | 217 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 201 | 49.9% | 188 | 48.3% | 192 | 47.1% | 189 | 46.0% | 205 | 45.0% | 207 | 46.0% | 207 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 13.2% | 45 | 11.6% | 45 | 11.0% | 45 | 10.9% | 25 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.7% | 23 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.7% | 13 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.9% | 16 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.4% |
| White: | 303 | 75.2% | 313 | 80.5% | 328 | 80.4% | 330 | 80.3% | 383 | 84.0% | 394 | 87.6% | 390 | 88.6% |
| 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: | 23 | 5.7% | 15 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 30.5% | 109 | 28.0% | 108 | 26.5% | 109 | 26.5% | 72 | 15.8% | 58 | 12.9% | 88 | 20.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.7% | 14 | 3.4% | 23 | 5.6% | 24 | 5.3% | 43 | 9.6% | 31 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.19 | 19.45 | 17.74 | 22.83 | 18.24 | 20.00 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 90.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 78% |
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* Newton Yost Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.