SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 26%Projected 29%

Merrillville High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 13%IN 39%

English proficiency

School 37%IN 41%

Science proficiency

School 29%IN 42%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

91%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

5%

Students in at least one AP course. 7 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

15%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes15%
AP courses offered7
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
3%

AP computer science

1%
1%

AP math

1%
3%

Gold marks the IN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

37.75 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

5.09 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

24.26 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$72,673

IN average $79,105

Median home value

$204,384

IN average $214,287

Median rent

$1,281 /mo

IN average $1,101

Unemployment rate

7.7%

IN average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 92.2%IN 89.8%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

IN average 16:1

Teachers

134

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$55,462

All teachers in Merrillville Community School Corp.

Student to counselor ratio IN average 377:1255:1
Support staff16
Psychologists0
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff4

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IN 96%

Experienced teachers

School 84%IN 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days448
Out-of-school suspension days379
Total days missed to suspension1871
Expulsions with services5
Expulsions without services10
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6601 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.06

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

8%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

67%

Latino

20%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged55%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care2%
Military connected1%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Merrillville High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

River Forest High School

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Hobart High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Calumet New Tech High School

  • Actual: 14%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi
Griffth Jr/sr High School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
Thomas A Edison Jr-sr Hs

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 7.2 mi
Crown Point High School

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Highland High School

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Lake Central High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
West Side Leadership Academy

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 8.0 mi
Morton Senior High School

  • Actual: 12%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 8.6 mi