Homer Iddings Elementary School
7249 Vanburen St
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5302
Ranking: 
(1,172 out of 1,449, bottom 19%)*
(1,172 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: | 35 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 580 | 608 | 598 | 646 | 691 | 721 | 798 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 16.7% | 114 | 18.8% | 100 | 16.7% | 92 | 14.2% | 110 | 15.9% | 106 | 14.7% | 141 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 128 | 22.1% | 134 | 22.0% | 106 | 17.7% | 143 | 22.1% | 120 | 17.4% | 162 | 22.5% | 160 | 20.1% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 18.6% | 109 | 17.9% | 142 | 23.7% | 123 | 19.0% | 161 | 23.3% | 151 | 20.9% | 176 | 22.1% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 19.3% | 145 | 23.8% | 114 | 19.1% | 145 | 22.4% | 146 | 21.1% | 157 | 21.8% | 156 | 19.5% |
| Grade 4: | 135 | 23.3% | 106 | 17.4% | 136 | 22.7% | 143 | 22.1% | 154 | 22.3% | 145 | 20.1% | 165 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 52.6% | 313 | 51.5% | 299 | 50.0% | 319 | 49.4% | 280 | 40.5% | 320 | 44.4% | 353 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 275 | 47.4% | 295 | 48.5% | 299 | 50.0% | 327 | 50.6% | 337 | 48.8% | 324 | 44.9% | 359 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 12 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 130 | 22.4% | 139 | 22.9% | 122 | 20.4% | 129 | 20.0% | 102 | 14.8% | 113 | 15.7% | 119 | 14.9% |
| Black: | 306 | 52.8% | 309 | 50.8% | 314 | 52.5% | 337 | 52.2% | 368 | 53.3% | 387 | 53.7% | 404 | 50.6% |
| White: | 103 | 17.8% | 114 | 18.8% | 108 | 18.1% | 107 | 16.6% | 141 | 20.4% | 135 | 18.7% | 176 | 22.1% |
| 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: | 29 | 5.0% | 32 | 5.3% | 44 | 7.4% | 64 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 51.7% | 308 | 50.7% | 281 | 47.0% | 296 | 45.8% | 276 | 39.9% | 256 | 35.5% | 283 | 35.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 9.1% | 61 | 10.0% | 71 | 11.9% | 93 | 14.4% | 77 | 11.1% | 102 | 14.1% | 89 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 15.43 | 16.51 | 20.59 | 17.90 | 18.60 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 75.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 81.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 69.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 76.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 63.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 68.3% | 78% |
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* Homer Iddings 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.