John Wood Elementary School
6100 East 73rd Ave
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5305
Ranking: 
(515 out of 1,449, top 36%)*
(515 out of 1,449, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 337 | 309 | 315 | 330 | 370 | 377 | 376 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 11.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 11.1% | 37 | 9.8% | 39 | 10.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 17.2% | 70 | 22.7% | 60 | 19.0% | 62 | 18.8% | 80 | 21.6% | 74 | 19.6% | 59 | 15.7% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 19.6% | 56 | 18.1% | 64 | 20.3% | 88 | 26.7% | 67 | 18.1% | 63 | 16.7% | 63 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 16.3% | 56 | 18.1% | 76 | 24.1% | 65 | 19.7% | 57 | 15.4% | 66 | 17.5% | 86 | 22.9% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 14.8% | 75 | 24.3% | 58 | 18.4% | 55 | 16.7% | 60 | 16.2% | 69 | 18.3% | 70 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 20.8% | 52 | 16.8% | 57 | 18.1% | 60 | 18.2% | 65 | 17.6% | 68 | 18.0% | 59 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 187 | 55.5% | 171 | 55.3% | 175 | 55.6% | 175 | 53.0% | 169 | 45.7% | 179 | 47.5% | 181 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 150 | 44.5% | 138 | 44.7% | 140 | 44.4% | 155 | 47.0% | 136 | 36.8% | 140 | 37.1% | 151 | 40.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 28.8% | 89 | 28.8% | 97 | 30.8% | 101 | 30.6% | 70 | 18.9% | 54 | 14.3% | 49 | 13.0% |
| Black: | 91 | 27.0% | 78 | 25.2% | 78 | 24.8% | 82 | 24.8% | 98 | 26.5% | 107 | 28.4% | 118 | 31.4% |
| White: | 126 | 37.4% | 122 | 39.5% | 117 | 37.1% | 129 | 39.1% | 142 | 38.4% | 161 | 42.7% | 160 | 42.6% |
| 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: | 15 | 4.5% | 15 | 4.9% | 18 | 5.7% | 15 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 39.5% | 118 | 38.2% | 106 | 33.7% | 122 | 37.0% | 115 | 31.1% | 117 | 31.0% | 103 | 27.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 9.5% | 23 | 7.4% | 25 | 7.9% | 27 | 8.2% | 25 | 6.8% | 26 | 6.9% | 24 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.85 | 15.45 | 14.32 | 18.56 | 18.91 | 19.60 | 21.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 68% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 76.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 63.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 68.3% | 78% |
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* John Wood Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.