Across 7 schools in Merrillville Community School Corp, 28.4% of Black students meet proficient. That is 6.6 points above the Indiana average for Black students.
Search Indiana schools ›Average across the 7 schools in Merrillville Community School Corp with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 7 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Jonas E Salk Elementary School reports 38.2% of Black students meeting the standard. Pierce Middle School, in the same district, reports 18.3%. That is a 19.9-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | 44.6% | 38.2% | 43.7% | 70.7% | — |
| John Wood Elementary School | 41% | 35.1% | 46% | 50% | — |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | 38% | 34.5% | 50% | — | — |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | 30.5% | 27.9% | 31.6% | 40.9% | — |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | 27.4% | 24% | — | — | — |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | 23.8% | 21% | 26.4% | 31.8% | — |
| Pierce Middle School | 20.5% | 18.3% | 24.7% | 35.1% | — |
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