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Nathan Hale Elementary School
1831 Oliver St
Whiting IN, 46394, Lake County
Phone: 219-659-0738
Ranking:
(1,015 out of 1,449, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Whiting School City
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: | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 485 | 469 | 494 | 479 | 446 | 413 | 357 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 46 | 9.5% | 45 | 9.6% | 51 | 10.3% | 51 | 10.6% | 45 | 10.1% | 39 | 9.4% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 13.6% | 74 | 15.8% | 79 | 16.0% | 74 | 15.4% | 72 | 16.1% | 70 | 16.9% | 61 | 17.1% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 15.5% | 72 | 15.4% | 82 | 16.6% | 73 | 15.2% | 71 | 15.9% | 63 | 15.3% | 64 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 15.5% | 79 | 16.8% | 69 | 14.0% | 78 | 16.3% | 63 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.0% | 65 | 18.2% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 16.7% | 67 | 14.3% | 75 | 15.2% | 65 | 13.6% | 71 | 15.9% | 64 | 15.5% | 63 | 17.6% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 14.2% | 68 | 14.5% | 65 | 13.2% | 75 | 15.7% | 64 | 14.3% | 61 | 14.8% | 49 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 15.1% | 64 | 13.6% | 73 | 14.8% | 63 | 13.2% | 60 | 13.5% | 54 | 13.1% | 55 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 240 | 49.5% | 234 | 49.9% | 253 | 51.2% | 258 | 53.9% | 215 | 48.2% | 192 | 46.5% | 158 | 44.3% |
Female: | 245 | 50.5% | 235 | 50.1% | 241 | 48.8% | 221 | 46.1% | 157 | 35.2% | 154 | 37.3% | 151 | 42.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 326 | 67.2% | 291 | 62.0% | 277 | 56.1% | 245 | 51.1% | 198 | 44.4% | 177 | 42.9% | 146 | 40.9% |
Black: | 13 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.8% |
White: | 118 | 24.3% | 131 | 27.9% | 156 | 31.6% | 162 | 33.8% | 171 | 38.3% | 164 | 39.7% | 157 | 44.0% |
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: | 25 | 5.2% | 34 | 7.2% | 46 | 9.3% | 56 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 59.2% | 268 | 57.1% | 286 | 57.9% | 288 | 60.1% | 241 | 54.0% | 204 | 49.4% | 181 | 50.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.2% | 45 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.7% | 44 | 9.2% | 42 | 9.4% | 46 | 11.1% | 64 | 17.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.31 | 22.33 | 22.45 | 22.81 | 20.57 | 22.10 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 67% |
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* Nathan Hale 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.