Grissom Elementary School
7201 West 25th Ave
Gary IN, 46406, Lake County
Phone: 219-844-2255
Ranking: 
(1,213 out of 1,449, bottom 16%)*
(1,213 out of 1,449, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lake Ridge Schools
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 14 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 277 | 289 | 289 | 318 | 308 | 343 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 46 | 16.6% | 50 | 17.3% | 53 | 18.3% | 64 | 20.1% | 55 | 17.9% | 58 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 52 | 18.8% | 56 | 19.4% | 55 | 19.0% | 46 | 14.5% | 51 | 16.6% | 72 | 21.0% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 54 | 19.5% | 49 | 17.0% | 49 | 17.0% | 53 | 16.7% | 56 | 18.2% | 65 | 19.0% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 51 | 18.4% | 42 | 14.5% | 41 | 14.2% | 52 | 16.4% | 52 | 16.9% | 50 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 37 | 13.4% | 43 | 14.9% | 49 | 17.0% | 49 | 15.4% | 47 | 15.3% | 48 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 37 | 13.4% | 49 | 17.0% | 42 | 14.5% | 54 | 17.0% | 47 | 15.3% | 50 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 153 | 55.2% | 154 | 53.3% | 164 | 56.7% | 153 | 48.1% | 143 | 46.4% | 172 | 50.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 124 | 44.8% | 135 | 46.7% | 125 | 43.3% | 133 | 41.8% | 138 | 44.8% | 156 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 83 | 30.0% | 104 | 36.0% | 95 | 32.9% | 89 | 28.0% | 85 | 27.6% | 80 | 23.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 11 | 4.0% | 10 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.8% | 26 | 8.2% | 34 | 11.0% | 42 | 12.2% |
| White: | NA | NA | 155 | 56.0% | 154 | 53.3% | 159 | 55.0% | 174 | 54.7% | 162 | 52.6% | 206 | 60.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 22 | 7.9% | 17 | 5.9% | 17 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 251 | 90.6% | 253 | 87.5% | 251 | 86.9% | 272 | 85.5% | 259 | 84.1% | 271 | 79.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 15 | 5.4% | 17 | 5.9% | 14 | 4.8% | 16 | 5.0% | 31 | 10.1% | 40 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.79 | 17.00 | 27.98 | 19.27 | 16.60 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 60% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 49% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 65% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 77.5% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 84.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 74.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 75.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 53% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 60.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.7% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 62.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 85.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 30% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 40.3% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 53.2% | 67% |
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* Grissom 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.