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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46410

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At a glance

Schools

2,382

Students

Districts

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

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Summary:

ZIP code 46410 is home to six elementary schools — five in Merrillville Community School Corp serving PK–4 students, plus Higher Institute of Arts & Technical, a K–8 school in its own district, with total enrollment of 2,382 students.

The academic bright spots are Henry P Fieler Elementary School and John Wood Elementary School, the only two 3-star schools here. Fieler leads the group in all-grade ELA (47.68%), math (56.95%), and science (51.43%), and climbed from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 69th in 2025–2026. John Wood ranks in the 51st percentile with strong ELA (46.67%) and math (54.44%) and the best student–teacher ratio at 10.8, though its science score of 20.75% is a clear gap. Jonas E Salk Elementary School, the largest school at 565 students, has the lowest chronic absenteeism (12.6%) and lowest per-student spending ($10,755) while beating district averages in all three subjects, but slipped from 3 stars to 2.

At the other end, Homer Iddings Elementary School and Edgar L Miller Elementary School each earned 1 star; Iddings has the lowest ELA (20.00%) and science (16.49%) among the Merrillville schools. Higher Institute of Arts & Technical is the extreme outlier: 0 stars, 3rd percentile, ELA 11.38%, math 4.79%, science 10.87%, chronic absenteeism of 32.5%, and 79.54% free/reduced lunch. Science is the weakest subject overall, and spending, class size, and economic need do not line up neatly with results — Iddings has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (44.30%) yet low achievement, while Fieler has a high rate (62.45%) and the top scores.

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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	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	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
Higher Institute of Arts & Technical	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	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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 46410

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merrillville	1.62 mi	9	369^th
Crown Point	3.8 mi	10	27^th
Hobart	3.9 mi	9	318^th
Gary	3.95 mi	27	392^nd
Lake Station	5.25 mi	4	385^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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