📍 1824 S Cline, Schererville, Lake County, 46375
Peifer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Schererville, Lake County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Central School Corporation school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peifer Elementary School enrolls 471 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 471 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Peifer Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 15.
Peifer Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Lake Central School Corporation, based in Saint John, Indiana. The district serves 8,985 students district-wide and employs 533 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Peifer Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 899 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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