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John I Meister Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3300 Jay St
Hobart, IN 46342
Phone
(219) 962-1103
District
RIVER FOREST COMMUNITY SCH CORP
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
346
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

John I Meister Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
35%
39%
32%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
43%
42%
40%
30%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
40%
19%
40%
7%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 64 18.5%
Grade 1 73 21.1%
Grade 2 58 16.8%
Grade 3 48 13.9%
Grade 4 57 16.5%
Grade 5 46 13.3%
Total 346 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.3% 39.8% 68.5%
Black 6.0% 10.8% 13.9%
Hispanic 55.4% 48.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.6% 57.2% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 52.9% 54.8% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 2.4% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,617 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,136.6 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,540 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.6% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 8.3% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 2.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.9% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.6% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,769 $9,143,865 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $373 $591,205 3.1%
Staff $507 $803,595 4.2%
General Administration $430 $681,550 3.6%
School Administration $936 $1,483,560 7.8%
Operation $1,577 $2,499,545 13.2%
Transportation $401 $635,585 3.3%
Other $156 $247,260 1.3%
Total Support $4,379 $6,940,715 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,881,530 15.2%
Total Expenditures $11,966 $18,966,110 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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