Higher Institute of Arts & Tech

Located in Merrillville, Indiana, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 259 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.

Higher Institute of Arts & Tech operates as its own local education agency.

Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is 85% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Lake County's population at about 23%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech scores 26%.

The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 47%, lower than here.

Among Indiana public elementary schools, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Higher Institute of Arts & Tech, the prediction is 19.3% and the result is 11.1%.

Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 121 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,661, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech among them.

Among nearby public schools, Henry P Fieler Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 11.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around Higher Institute of Arts & Tech as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

The school's enrollment increased 25% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 18.8:1.

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