James B Eads Elementary School

Set in Munster, Indiana, James B Eads Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of School Town of Munster. It educates 554 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 436.

James B Eads Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by School Town of Munster, a district that instructs 4,101 students overall.

In terms of who attends, James B Eads Elementary School logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), James B Eads Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which James B Eads Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Coolidge Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James B Eads Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James B Eads Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James B Eads Elementary School has rose 5%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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