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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Homer Iddings Elementary School	0.0mi	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
Henry P Fieler Elementary School	1.4mi	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
Jonas E Salk Elementary School	1.5mi	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
Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	1.7mi	Public, Charter	K-8	5861 Harrison Street	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 359-1522	259	18	14.3	79.5%	8 (3.1%)	221 (85.3%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	6.1	981^st of 1015 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.3	948^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.7%	33	10.3	21.1	7.4	11.1	9.1	12.5	11.4	6.9	10.5	3.7	3.7	0.0	6.3	4.8	10.5	11.1	10.9	7.4	$15,371	$4,858	$10,514
Edgar L Miller Elementary School	2.2mi	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
Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning	2.8mi	Public	K-5	5002 Madison St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 318-2800	566	37	15.2	58.0%	6 (1.1%)	470 (83.0%)	65 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	4.4	1004^th of 1015 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.5	995^th of 1005 public elementary schools	1.0%	9	5.8	7.9	10.1				7.7	9.3	4.0	7.5				7.3	9.5		9.5	6.8	$17,768	$5,663	$12,104
Timothy Ball Elementary School	4.4mi	Public	K-5	720 W Summit St	Crown Point	46307	Lake County	Crown Point Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 663-0047	638	39	16.2	33.7%	438 (68.7%)	33 (5.2%)	134 (21.0%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	79.3	188^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.5%		79.9	182^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	81.9%	6	59.0	55.6	44.6				53.1	83.2	66.7	53.8				68.0	57.1		57.1	52.2	$12,106	$658	$11,449
John Wood Elementary School	4.4mi	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
Peifer Elementary School	4.5mi	Public	PK, KG-4	1824 S Cline	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-5335	420	30	14.0	36.7%	216 (51.4%)	60 (14.3%)	116 (27.6%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	77.6	211^th of 1015 public elementary schools	79.2%		66	327^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.5%	116	58.1	43.8					50.3	74.4	60.0					66.5	59.1		59.1		$13,290	$943	$12,348
Longfellow New Technical Elementary School	4.7mi	Public	K-4	45th/Calhoun Sts	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-7004	483	25	19.3	97.1%	153 (31.7%)	154 (31.9%)	146 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	5.4	992^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.1	989^th of 1005 public elementary schools	1.6%	3	4.0	14.6					9.4	12.1	11.8					11.9	12.8		12.8		$14,198	$3,558	$10,640

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