📍 3001 W 77th Ave, Merrillville, Lake County, 46410
Jonas E Salk Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merrillville, Lake County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Merrillville Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jonas E Salk Elementary School enrolls 587 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 335 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 22% |
| White | 84 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
378 of the school's 587 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Jonas E Salk 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 2, state house district 14.
Jonas E Salk Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Merrillville Community School Corp, based in Merrillville, Indiana. The district serves 5,904 students district-wide and employs 392 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Jonas E Salk Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 738 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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