Elementary Schools in Griffith Public Schools

Summary:

The Griffith Public Schools district in Indiana is home to two elementary schools, Beiriger Elementary School and Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School, which serve students from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Beiriger Elementary School appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher statewide ranking and better proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to the district and state averages. However, it has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower-income student population.

In contrast, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School has seen more fluctuations in its statewide ranking, going from 334 out of 1,027 in 2017-2018 to 675 out of 1,031 in 2018-2019. It has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, but does not have any test score data provided. Despite the differences in performance, Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School has a higher spending per student and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio compared to Beiriger Elementary School.

District Detail

602 N Raymond
Griffith, IN 46319

(219) 924-4250

SchoolDigger Rank:
206^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,015

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beiriger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Lillian St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 924-4030	426	36	12.0	59.9%	177 (41.5%)	76 (17.8%)	153 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	58.9	419^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.3%		54.8	472^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	53.3%	53	38.2	38.5	34.2	37.2	55.9	55.1	38.5	50.6	48.7	48.7	49.6	$13,319	$1,460	$11,859
Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 N Jay St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-4488	477	39	12.2	55.1%	167 (35.0%)	111 (23.3%)	168 (35.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)								(n/a)												$15,582	$1,461	$14,121

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Town of Highland	0.91 mi	6	116^th
Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	1.65 mi	3	354^th
Lake Central School Corporation	2.65 mi	10	31^st
Excel Center - Gary	2.68 mi	1	371^st
School City of Hammond	3.01 mi	14	346^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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