Beiriger Elementary School

Beiriger Elementary School is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in Griffith, Indiana, run under Griffith Public Schools, with 426 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Beiriger Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Griffith Public Schools, a district that educates 2,015 students overall.

On demographics, Beiriger Elementary School shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Beiriger Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Beiriger Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Beiriger Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Griffth Jr/Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beiriger Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.0%.

Beiriger Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beiriger Elementary School has ticked down 18%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 62% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.