Mildred Merkley Elementary School
9340 Fifth St
Highland IN, 46322, Lake County
Phone: 219-922-5640
Ranking: (339 out of 1,449, top 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Highland School Town
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: | 17 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 319 | 320 | 377 | 383 | 381 | 379 | 383 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 58 | 18.2% | 49 | 15.3% | 47 | 12.5% | 47 | 12.3% | 47 | 12.3% | 46 | 12.1% | 36 | 9.4% |
Grade 1: | 48 | 15.0% | 52 | 16.3% | 50 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.6% | 55 | 14.4% | 52 | 13.7% | 50 | 13.1% |
Grade 2: | 54 | 16.9% | 49 | 15.3% | 53 | 14.1% | 49 | 12.8% | 51 | 13.4% | 52 | 13.7% | 71 | 18.5% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 15.7% | 55 | 17.2% | 52 | 13.8% | 58 | 15.1% | 53 | 13.9% | 62 | 16.4% | 61 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 17.6% | 58 | 18.1% | 55 | 14.6% | 58 | 15.1% | 59 | 15.5% | 57 | 15.0% | 52 | 13.6% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 16.6% | 55 | 17.2% | 59 | 15.6% | 63 | 16.4% | 56 | 14.7% | 53 | 14.0% | 57 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 178 | 55.8% | 170 | 53.1% | 196 | 52.0% | 197 | 51.4% | 182 | 47.8% | 192 | 50.7% | 199 | 52.0% |
Female: | 141 | 44.2% | 150 | 46.9% | 181 | 48.0% | 186 | 48.6% | 175 | 45.9% | 165 | 43.5% | 168 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 105 | 32.9% | 104 | 32.5% | 97 | 25.7% | 78 | 20.4% | 69 | 18.1% | 59 | 15.6% | 56 | 14.6% |
Black: | 11 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.3% |
White: | 197 | 61.8% | 201 | 62.8% | 250 | 66.3% | 267 | 69.7% | 279 | 73.2% | 291 | 76.8% | 303 | 79.1% |
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: | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 37.3% | 105 | 32.8% | 110 | 29.2% | 107 | 27.9% | 93 | 24.4% | 67 | 17.7% | 65 | 17.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.6% | 30 | 9.4% | 28 | 7.4% | 27 | 7.0% | 28 | 7.3% | 25 | 6.6% | 24 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.76 | 18.82 | 16.76 | 24.93 | 24.47 | 23.00 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.1% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.6% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.7% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 90.2% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.8% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.1% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 84.6% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.9% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.8% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.5% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.2% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.8% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.2% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.7% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 88% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.2% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.5% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 69.5% | 64% |
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* Mildred Merkley Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.