Edgar L Miller Elementary School

Set in Merrillville, Indiana, Edgar L Miller Elementary School is a compact elementary campus, run under Merrillville Community School Corp. It instructs 330 students across grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 8 schools in Merrillville Community School Corp (5,904 students total), Edgar L Miller Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Edgar L Miller Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Edgar L Miller Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Edgar L Miller Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.2%; this one delivers 30.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Edgar L Miller Elementary School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

Merrillville Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edgar L Miller Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edgar L Miller Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 330 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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