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Enrollment
1,112
High
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIFFITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180417000722
Griffth Jr/Sr High School
600 N Wiggs St, Griffith, IN 46319 · (219) 924-4281 · Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,112 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Indiana public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
622 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 149 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 160 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Griffith Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Griffth Jr/Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School this school | 1,112 | 55.9% | 32.6% |
| Jefferson High School Lafayette | 2,042 | 58.0% | N/A |
| Jeffersonville High School Jeffersonville | 2,202 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Hobart High School Hobart | 1,320 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Anderson High School Anderson | 1,768 | 62.0% | N/A |
| Speedway Senior High School Speedway | 602 | 56.0% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Griffth Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #52 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #45 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #74 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,112 | #92 of 392 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #235 of 359 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #29 of 360 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #76 of 373 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.2% | #9 of 133 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,112
+445 (+67%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 1,112 | 69.5 | 16.0:1 | 56% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 1,090 | 70 | 15.6:1 | 53% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 1,059 | 64 | 16.6:1 | 55% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 33 | 20.2:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 56% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 49% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 925 | 40 | 23.1:1 | 35% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 45 | 19.8:1 | 8% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffth Jr/Sr High School.
About Griffth Jr/Sr High School
Griffth Jr/Sr High School is a public medium-sized high school in Griffith, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 1,112 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Indiana is about 816 students, so this school is 36% above average.
Griffith Public Schools enrolls 2,015 students, and its 3 schools include Griffth Jr/Sr High School.
Griffth Jr/Sr High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lake County's population at about 55%. Griffth Jr/Sr High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.0 students per teacher and 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lake County report 47%.
allk12 grades Griffth Jr/Sr High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Griffth Jr/Sr High School, the prediction is 36.0% and the result is 32.6%.
Lake County has about 500,379 residents, and the median household income is $71,493, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Griffth Jr/Sr High School, Lake County has 120 other public schools.
Beiriger Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Griffth Jr/Sr High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Griffth Jr/Sr High School is behind the 40.1% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
Griffth Jr/Sr High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 667 in 2020-21 and 1,112 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 20.2 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Griffth Jr/Sr High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Griffith Public Schools
- Elsie Wadsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Beiriger Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other schools in Griffith
- Elsie Wadsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Beiriger Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Beiriger Elementary School0.2 mi · 426
- Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School0.8 mi · 477
- Southridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 439
- Allen J Warren Elementary School1.1 mi · 308
- Mildred Merkley Elementary School1.3 mi · 290
- Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch1.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Griffth Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Griffth Jr/Sr High School?
Griffth Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,112 students in grades 06-12.
Is Griffth Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Griffth Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Griffth Jr/Sr High School have?
Griffth Jr/Sr High School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Griffth Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Griffth Jr/Sr High School are roughly 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Griffth Jr/Sr High School in?
Griffth Jr/Sr High School is part of Griffith Public Schools.
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