Pierce Middle School
199 East 70th Place
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5308
Ranking: 
(1,204 out of 1,449, bottom 17%)*
(1,204 out of 1,449, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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: | 56 | 56 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 56 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,102 | 1,090 | 1,072 | 1,128 | 1,125 | 1,179 | 1,128 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 544 | 49.4% | 532 | 48.8% | 537 | 50.1% | 539 | 47.8% | 561 | 49.9% | 565 | 47.9% | 589 | 52.2% |
| Grade 8: | 552 | 50.1% | 555 | 50.9% | 531 | 49.5% | 587 | 52.0% | 564 | 50.1% | 614 | 52.1% | 539 | 47.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 578 | 52.5% | 553 | 50.7% | 529 | 49.3% | 568 | 50.4% | 516 | 45.9% | 548 | 46.5% | 499 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 524 | 47.5% | 537 | 49.3% | 543 | 50.7% | 560 | 49.6% | 508 | 45.2% | 525 | 44.5% | 531 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 193 | 17.5% | 198 | 18.2% | 191 | 17.8% | 195 | 17.3% | 140 | 12.4% | 115 | 9.8% | 121 | 10.7% |
| Black: | 699 | 63.4% | 655 | 60.1% | 641 | 59.8% | 640 | 56.7% | 653 | 58.0% | 703 | 59.6% | 659 | 58.4% |
| White: | 139 | 12.6% | 166 | 15.2% | 162 | 15.1% | 199 | 17.6% | 228 | 20.3% | 249 | 21.1% | 239 | 21.2% |
| 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: | 58 | 5.3% | 60 | 5.5% | 69 | 6.4% | 83 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 554 | 50.3% | 515 | 47.2% | 476 | 44.4% | 503 | 44.6% | 435 | 38.7% | 378 | 32.1% | 341 | 30.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 10.3% | 127 | 11.7% | 135 | 12.6% | 128 | 11.3% | 117 | 10.4% | 146 | 12.4% | 114 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.54 | 19.46 | 16.75 | 19.56 | 21.13 | 21.20 | 21.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.6% | 82.7% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 80.4% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 80% |
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* Pierce Middle 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.