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What's something Merrillville Intermediate School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
788
Middle
DISTRICT 833 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRILLVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180969001581
Merrillville Intermediate School
1400 W 61st Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410 · (219) 650-5306 · Lake County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
429 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 426 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 362 | 46% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Merrillville Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Merrillville Intermediate School
Merrillville Intermediate School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrillville Intermediate School this school | 788 | 54.4% | 29.7% |
| Pierce Middle School Merrillville | 878 | 53.2% | 20.5% |
| Lincoln Middle School Indianapolis | 736 | 55.8% | 11.4% |
| New Augusta Public Academy - North Indianapolis | 751 | 50.5% | 28.0% |
| Guion Creek Middle School Indianapolis | 833 | 55.3% | 15.7% |
| Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 623 | 57.9% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Merrillville Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #233 of 324 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #184 of 325 | #11 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #249 of 325 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #82 of 334 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #75 of 314 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #104 of 315 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #122 of 330 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #61 of 187 | #4 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
788
-127 (-14%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 788 | 60.6 | 13.0:1 | 54% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 65% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 59.7 | 14.3:1 | 71% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 46 | 19.9:1 | 69% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 47 | 19.8:1 | 67% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 44 | 22.8:1 | 67% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 1,076 | 45 | 23.9:1 | 59% (638) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 18% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrillville Intermediate School.
About Merrillville Intermediate School
Merrillville Intermediate School is a middle-grades school in Merrillville, Indiana, and it is part of Merrillville Community School Corp. The school enrolls 788 students in grades 5 through 6. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Indiana.
Merrillville Community School Corp oversees Merrillville Intermediate School and 7 other schools, with 5,904 students in total.
About 63% of the student body at Merrillville Intermediate School is Black. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the Black share is about 23%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Merrillville Intermediate School, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1. A total of 429 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Merrillville Intermediate School outscored 25%, which works out to a C 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 Merrillville Intermediate School, the prediction is 37.0% and the result is 29.7%.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,493, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Lake County number 121, with about 74,661 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Merrillville Intermediate School from the closest public school, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 20.3% on proficiency, and Merrillville Intermediate School is above that at 29.7%.
The NCES locale for Merrillville Intermediate School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The school's ratio dropped from 19.9:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Merrillville Community School Corp
- Merrillville High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Other schools in Merrillville
- Merrillville High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Higher Institute of Arts & Tech0.4 mi · 259
- Henry P Fieler Elementary School0.5 mi · 466
- Edgar L Miller Elementary School1.2 mi · 330
- Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn1.4 mi · 566
- Merrillville High School1.5 mi · 2,115
- Homer Iddings Elementary School1.5 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Merrillville Intermediate SchoolHow large is Merrillville Intermediate School?
Merrillville Intermediate School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Merrillville Intermediate School serve?
Merrillville Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Merrillville Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Merrillville Intermediate School.
How diverse is Merrillville Intermediate School?
Merrillville Intermediate School reports a student body of 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Merrillville Intermediate School?
Merrillville Intermediate School is overseen by Merrillville Community School Corp in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.