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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180249000294
Douglas MacArthur Elem School
12900 Fairbanks, Cedar Lake, IN 46303 · (219) 662-3600 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
143 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
71.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Douglas MacArthur Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #164 of 983 | #14 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #105 of 986 | #11 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #202 of 986 | #15 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #454 of 1,079 | #38 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #776 of 991 | #40 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #667 of 996 | #61 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #905 of 1,058 | #53 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #349 of 353 | #25 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 27.5 | 16.9:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 27.6 | 17.1:1 | 30% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 26.5 | 16.6:1 | 33% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 44 | 9.9:1 | 34% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 41% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 45% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 31% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas MacArthur Elem School.
About Douglas MacArthur Elem School
Douglas MacArthur Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 466 students enrolled.
Crown Point Community School Corp is the local district for Douglas MacArthur Elem School. It runs 10 schools with 9,147 students.
Of every 100 students at Douglas MacArthur Elem School, about 84 are White. It is also 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
A staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.9:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. That is 16 points below the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
The model predicts 53.8% for a school in Indiana with Douglas MacArthur Elem School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Douglas MacArthur Elem School posts 59.6%.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Lake County number 121, with about 74,661 students.
A public school about 1.8 miles away, Jane Ball Elementary School, is the closest to Douglas MacArthur Elem School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Douglas MacArthur Elem School. Its average proficiency rate of 59.6% is above the 59.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Douglas MacArthur Elem School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 434 to 466. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.9:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Douglas MacArthur Elem School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crown Point Community School Corp
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
Other schools in Cedar Lake
- Hanover Central High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Red Cedars ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Hanover Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Jane Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Jane Ball Elementary School1.8 mi · 356
- Hanover Central High School2.1 mi · 857
- Lake Street Elementary School2.8 mi · 559
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School2.9 mi · 494
- Hanover Central Middle School3.0 mi · 647
- Crown Point High School3.0 mi · 3,038
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas MacArthur Elem SchoolHow large is Douglas MacArthur Elem School?
Douglas MacArthur Elem School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
Is Douglas MacArthur Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Douglas MacArthur Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Douglas MacArthur Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Douglas MacArthur Elem School is approximately 16.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Douglas MacArthur Elem School?
Douglas MacArthur Elem School reports a student body of 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Douglas MacArthur Elem School in?
Douglas MacArthur Elem School is part of Crown Point Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.