Merrillville Intermediate School
1400 West 61st Ave
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5306
Ranking: 
(1,195 out of 1,449, bottom 18%)*
(1,195 out of 1,449, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
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: | 46 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 984 | 1,042 | 1,051 | 1,076 | 1,046 | 1,081 | 1,085 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 472 | 48.0% | 505 | 48.5% | 526 | 50.0% | 539 | 50.1% | 515 | 49.2% | 519 | 48.0% | 531 | 48.9% |
| Grade 6: | 512 | 52.0% | 537 | 51.5% | 525 | 50.0% | 537 | 49.9% | 531 | 50.8% | 562 | 52.0% | 554 | 51.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 487 | 49.5% | 512 | 49.1% | 522 | 49.7% | 561 | 52.1% | 476 | 45.5% | 485 | 44.9% | 512 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 497 | 50.5% | 530 | 50.9% | 529 | 50.3% | 515 | 47.9% | 464 | 44.4% | 493 | 45.6% | 488 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 195 | 19.8% | 191 | 18.3% | 185 | 17.6% | 194 | 18.0% | 132 | 12.6% | 150 | 13.9% | 136 | 12.5% |
| Black: | 569 | 57.8% | 607 | 58.3% | 612 | 58.2% | 623 | 57.9% | 604 | 57.7% | 599 | 55.4% | 579 | 53.4% |
| White: | 137 | 13.9% | 153 | 14.7% | 163 | 15.5% | 182 | 16.9% | 203 | 19.4% | 229 | 21.2% | 277 | 25.5% |
| 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: | 74 | 7.5% | 80 | 7.7% | 78 | 7.4% | 66 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 523 | 53.2% | 551 | 52.9% | 528 | 50.2% | 523 | 48.6% | 443 | 42.4% | 382 | 35.3% | 342 | 31.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 10.8% | 112 | 10.7% | 125 | 11.9% | 115 | 10.7% | 126 | 12.0% | 141 | 13.0% | 114 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.39 | 22.65 | 20.61 | 23.42 | 22.86 | 24.60 | 24.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 64% |
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* Merrillville Intermediate 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.