📍 9340 Fifth St, Highland, Lake County, 46322
Mildred Merkley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Highland, Lake County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School Town of Highland school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mildred Merkley Elementary School enrolls 265 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 133 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 265 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mildred Merkley Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 12.
Mildred Merkley Elementary School is one of 6 schools in School Town of Highland, based in Highland, Indiana. The district serves 3,165 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Mildred Merkley Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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