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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER·NCES 180735001255
James B Eads Elementary School
8001 Harrison Ave, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 836-8635 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
168 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
70%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
59.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
77.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 James B Eads Elementary School
James B Eads Elementary School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B Eads Elementary School this school | 554 | 30.3% | 67.8% |
| Protsman Elementary School Dyer | 614 | 31.3% | 63.3% |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School Portage | 437 | 35.0% | 37.6% |
| Homan Elementary School Schererville | 472 | 37.7% | 58.1% |
| Peifer Elementary School Schererville | 420 | 36.7% | 49.5% |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School Munster | 463 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
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 James B Eads Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #71 of 983 | #4 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #51 of 986 | #4 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #111 of 986 | #4 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #257 of 1,079 | #22 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #611 of 991 | #27 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #69 of 996 | #1 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #911 of 1,058 | #55 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #245 of 353 | #17 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
554
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 554 | 35.3 | 15.7:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 27% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 24% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 8% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James B Eads Elementary School.
About James B Eads Elementary School
James B Eads Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Munster, Indiana. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 554 students. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 27% above average.
James B Eads Elementary School is among 5 schools run by School Town of Munster, which serves 4,101 students.
The largest group at James B Eads Elementary School is White students, at 38%. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is lower than the 55% White share among all Lake County residents. The diversity index for James B Eads Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
James B Eads Elementary School reported 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. There are 168 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Lake County.
On the allk12 Grade, James B Eads Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, James B Eads Elementary School's results are 13.7 points above predicted: 67.8% against 54.1%.
For Lake County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 121 public schools and about 74,661 students.
Among nearby public schools, Coolidge Elementary School is closest at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, James B Eads Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 513 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 554 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.7:1 to 15.7:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Other schools in Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Coolidge Elementary School1.0 mi · 670
- Wilbur Wright Middle School1.0 mi · 990
- Munster High School1.1 mi · 1,474
- Thomas A Edison Elementary School1.2 mi · 705
- Frank O'Bannon Elementary School1.3 mi · 557
- Lester Crawl Primary Center1.4 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About James B Eads Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James B Eads Elementary School?
James B Eads Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James B Eads Elementary School serve?
James B Eads Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does James B Eads Elementary School have?
James B Eads Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James B Eads Elementary School?
At James B Eads Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is James B Eads Elementary School public or private?
James B Eads Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School Town of Munster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.