Henry P Fieler Elementary School
407 West 61st Ave
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5301
Ranking: 
(1,140 out of 1,449, bottom 21%)*
(1,140 out of 1,449, bottom 21%)*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: | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 442 | 442 | 424 | 429 | 446 | 422 | 406 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 20.8% | 83 | 18.8% | 82 | 19.3% | 63 | 14.7% | 78 | 17.5% | 89 | 21.1% | 60 | 14.8% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 18.3% | 110 | 24.9% | 74 | 17.5% | 89 | 20.7% | 107 | 24.0% | 77 | 18.2% | 94 | 23.2% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 24.2% | 73 | 16.5% | 93 | 21.9% | 111 | 25.9% | 80 | 17.9% | 103 | 24.4% | 90 | 22.2% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 16.3% | 83 | 18.8% | 100 | 23.6% | 75 | 17.5% | 91 | 20.4% | 80 | 19.0% | 67 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 20.4% | 93 | 21.0% | 75 | 17.7% | 91 | 21.2% | 90 | 20.2% | 73 | 17.3% | 95 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 54.3% | 239 | 54.1% | 231 | 54.5% | 230 | 53.6% | 216 | 48.4% | 194 | 46.0% | 173 | 42.6% |
| Female: | 202 | 45.7% | 203 | 45.9% | 193 | 45.5% | 199 | 46.4% | 175 | 39.2% | 177 | 41.9% | 187 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 14.9% | 61 | 13.8% | 58 | 13.7% | 54 | 12.6% | 46 | 10.3% | 45 | 10.7% | 49 | 12.1% |
| Black: | 294 | 66.5% | 291 | 65.8% | 272 | 64.2% | 267 | 62.2% | 286 | 64.1% | 270 | 64.0% | 255 | 62.8% |
| White: | 53 | 12.0% | 50 | 11.3% | 55 | 13.0% | 57 | 13.3% | 61 | 13.7% | 57 | 13.5% | 58 | 14.3% |
| 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: | 22 | 5.0% | 33 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.8% | 45 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 67.6% | 279 | 63.1% | 273 | 64.4% | 258 | 60.1% | 246 | 55.2% | 235 | 55.7% | 187 | 46.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 5.4% | 42 | 9.5% | 31 | 7.3% | 46 | 10.7% | 47 | 10.5% | 50 | 11.8% | 58 | 14.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.42 | 16.13 | 15.70 | 19.67 | 18.51 | 18.00 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 81.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 63.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68.3% | 78% |
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* Henry P Fieler Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.