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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ernest R Elliott Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER·NCES 180735001253
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
8718 White Oak Ave, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 838-5250 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
115 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within School Town of Munster. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School this school | 463 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| George Bibich Elementary School Dyer | 547 | 21.8% | 63.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School Chesterton | 491 | 26.1% | 71.9% |
| Wyandotte Elementary Lafayette | 522 | 30.5% | 51.0% |
| Protsman Elementary School Dyer | 614 | 31.3% | 63.3% |
| Solon Robinson Elementary School Crown Point | 516 | 23.8% | 66.9% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ernest R Elliott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #132 of 983 | #10 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #126 of 986 | #12 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #100 of 986 | #2 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #457 of 1,079 | #40 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #448 of 991 | #18 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #326 of 996 | #32 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #963 of 1,058 | #59 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #235 of 353 | #16 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
463
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 463 | 31.3 | 14.8:1 | 25% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 26.5 | 17.8:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 23% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest R Elliott Elementary School.
About Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Munster, Indiana. It had 463 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School is run by School Town of Munster, whose 5 schools enroll 4,101 students.
The student body at Ernest R Elliott Elementary School is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among Lake County residents, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
For every teacher at Ernest R Elliott Elementary School, there are about 14.8 students; the school has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. There are 115 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 25% of enrollment. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Ernest R Elliott Elementary School outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.7% is 4.7 points above the 58.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $71,493 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Ernest R Elliott Elementary School shares Lake County with 120 other public schools.
Wilbur Wright Middle School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Ernest R Elliott Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ernest R Elliott Elementary School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Ernest R Elliott Elementary School enrolled 453; in 2024-25, 463. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.4 to 14.8 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Ernest R Elliott Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 School Town of Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Wilbur Wright Middle School0.6 mi · 990
- Munster High School0.7 mi · 1,474
- Frank H Hammond Elementary School0.9 mi · 620
- James B Eads Elementary School1.5 mi · 554
- Highland High School1.8 mi · 971
- Highland Middle School1.8 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolHow large is Ernest R Elliott Elementary School?
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ernest R Elliott Elementary School serve?
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ernest R Elliott Elementary School have?
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Ernest R Elliott Elementary School?
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ernest R Elliott Elementary School in?
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School is part of School Town of Munster.
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