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Merrillville Community School Corp

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At a glance

256^thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 6

Better than 31% of Indiana districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

6701 Delaware St
Merrillville, IN 46410·(219) 650-5300·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 31.6% of districts

Schools

5,904

Students

Top rankedHenry P Fieler Elementary School315^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Henry P Fieler Elementary School up 249 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John Wood Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Merrillville Community School Corp serves the Merrillville area of Indiana, with about 5,904 students across 8 schools—5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high—and is ranked 256 of 374 districts in the state with 2 stars. Overall, the district has bright spots and clear challenges: elementary schools generally outperform the middle and high schools in test scores, while attendance and ranking trends vary widely from school to school.

The strongest standout is Henry P Fieler Elementary School, which ranked 315 of 1,015 schools in 2025-2026—69th percentile, 3 stars—and posted ELA 47.68%, math 56.95%, and science 51.43%, all well above district averages of 31.35%, 31.42%, and 30.19%. John Wood Elementary School also scores high in ELA (46.67%) and math (54.44%) and ranked 51st percentile with 3 stars, but its science score is only 20.75%, far below district and state. Jonas E Salk Elementary School has the district’s best attendance (12.6% chronic absenteeism) and above-district ELA, math, and science, though its 2025-2026 rank was 40th percentile with 2 stars. Merrillville Intermediate School appears to be the stronger middle school, above district in ELA and math and with second-best attendance at 13.2%, but it has no recent rank listed.

The lowest performer is Homer Iddings Elementary School, ranked 876 of 1,015—14th percentile, 1 star—with ELA 20.00%, math 27.50%, and science 16.49%, despite having the district’s lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (44.30%). Edgar L Miller Elementary School spends the most per student ($12,671) but ranks in the 25th percentile with low math and science, while Pierce Middle School ranks 28th percentile and trails district averages in ELA and math. Merrillville High School graduates 91.2% of students, above the state’s 89.7%, but its SAT ERW is 32.3% vs 51.9% statewide, SAT math is 11.11% vs 25.6%, and chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, the highest in the district. The takeaway for parents: spending, class size, and free/reduced-lunch rates do not consistently predict results here, and attendance matters, but some high-absence schools still achieve strong scores.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5901 Waite St	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5303	330	26	12.4	61.2%	22 (6.7%)	244 (73.9%)	45 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	26.1	762^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	24.9%		26.9	756^th of 1005 public elementary schools	24.8%	6			35.8	30.6					33.6	29.9	22.5					26.7	26.5		26.5			$12,671	$2,389	$10,282
Merrillville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1400 W 61st Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5306	788	61	13.0	54.4%	66 (8.4%)	494 (62.7%)	167 (21.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)					30.7	33.9			32.3			35.7	31.7			33.7		30.2	30.2	36.2		$11,520	$1,224	$10,296
Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	407 W 61st Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5301	466	31	14.9	62.4%	30 (6.4%)	308 (66.1%)	100 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	67.5	315^th of 1015 public elementary schools	69.0%		45.7	564^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.9%	249			40.7	55.7					47.7	58.0	55.7					57.0	51.4		51.4			$11,723	$1,847	$9,876
Homer Iddings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7249 VanBuren St	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5302	535	36	14.6	44.3%	59 (11.0%)	339 (63.4%)	97 (18.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	14.5	876^th of 1015 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.6	854^th of 1005 public elementary schools	15.0%	22			22.3	17.5					20.0	30.1	24.7					27.5	16.5		16.5			$12,269	$2,089	$10,180
John Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6100 E 73rd Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5305	227	21	10.8	58.6%	43 (18.9%)	102 (44.9%)	66 (29.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	52.1	499^th of 1015 public elementary schools	50.8%		40.5	617^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.6%	118			43.2	49.1					46.7	56.8	52.8					54.4	20.8		20.8			$12,508	$891	$11,617
Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3001 W 77th Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5304	565	43	13.0	52.4%	65 (11.5%)	325 (57.5%)	130 (23.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	40.9	611^th of 1015 public elementary schools	39.8%		52.1	483^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	51.9%	128			37.6	33.0					35.3	40.2	47.0					43.5	34.8		34.8			$10,755	$1,055	$9,700
Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,115	139	15.2	47.3%	125 (5.9%)	1,476 (69.8%)	386 (18.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	23.7	324^th of 415 public high schools	21.9%		28.3	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%	13	32.3	11.1																			29.6	$12,245	$663	$11,582
Pierce Middle School	Public	7-8	199 E 70th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5308	878	69	12.8	53.2%	58 (6.6%)	581 (66.2%)	183 (20.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	27.3	352^nd of 486 public middle schools	27.6%		23.9	363^rd of 480 public middle schools	24.4%	11							28.6	25.1	26.8					20.7	17.9	19.2						$11,123	$835	$10,288

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	1.56 mi	1	366^th
Gary Community School Corp	2.09 mi	16	365^th
Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	2.32 mi	3	353^rd
Griffith Public Schools	2.77 mi	4	184^th
Excel Center - Gary	2.92 mi	1

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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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