Edgar L Miller Elementary School
5901 Waite St
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5303
Ranking: 
(1,176 out of 1,449, bottom 19%)*
(1,176 out of 1,449, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Merrillville Community School
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 369 | 378 | 387 | 413 | 415 | 439 | 443 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 18.7% | 68 | 18.0% | 67 | 17.3% | 65 | 15.7% | 63 | 15.2% | 77 | 17.5% | 90 | 20.3% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 19.0% | 77 | 20.4% | 80 | 20.7% | 79 | 19.1% | 98 | 23.6% | 83 | 18.9% | 78 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 19.0% | 69 | 18.3% | 73 | 18.9% | 97 | 23.5% | 75 | 18.1% | 89 | 20.3% | 80 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 20.6% | 85 | 22.5% | 85 | 22.0% | 78 | 18.9% | 92 | 22.2% | 89 | 20.3% | 97 | 21.9% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 22.8% | 79 | 20.9% | 82 | 21.2% | 94 | 22.8% | 87 | 21.0% | 101 | 23.0% | 98 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 51.2% | 200 | 52.9% | 188 | 48.6% | 192 | 46.5% | 180 | 43.4% | 195 | 44.4% | 192 | 43.3% |
| Female: | 180 | 48.8% | 178 | 47.1% | 199 | 51.4% | 221 | 53.5% | 192 | 46.3% | 198 | 45.1% | 207 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 58 | 15.7% | 74 | 19.6% | 77 | 19.9% | 79 | 19.1% | 64 | 15.4% | 67 | 15.3% | 63 | 14.2% |
| Black: | 262 | 71.0% | 250 | 66.1% | 259 | 66.9% | 272 | 65.9% | 279 | 67.2% | 291 | 66.3% | 309 | 69.8% |
| White: | 26 | 7.0% | 27 | 7.1% | 20 | 5.2% | 22 | 5.3% | 29 | 7.0% | 36 | 8.2% | 29 | 6.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.9% | 23 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.5% | 35 | 8.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 65.0% | 239 | 63.2% | 232 | 59.9% | 247 | 59.8% | 219 | 52.8% | 212 | 48.3% | 190 | 42.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.7% | 19 | 5.0% | 32 | 8.3% | 43 | 10.4% | 44 | 10.6% | 60 | 13.7% | 64 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 16.43 | 16.13 | 19.79 | 16.34 | 17.60 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 72% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 67% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 75.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 81.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 69% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 71% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.3% | 78% |
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* Edgar L Miller Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.