Henry P Fieler Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Merrillville, Indiana, Henry P Fieler Elementary School enrolls 466 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within Merrillville Community School Corp.

Merrillville Community School Corp runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,904 students. Henry P Fieler Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Henry P Fieler Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 66%; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Henry P Fieler Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Lake County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henry P Fieler Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 40.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Henry P Fieler Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Higher Institute of Arts & Tech, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Henry P Fieler Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 18.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Henry P Fieler Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 466). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.