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Edgar L Miller Elementary School

Regular School · Merrillville, IN

Edgar L Miller Elementary School is a regular school school in Merrillville, Indiana, serving grades PK–04 with 330 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
330
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 244 74%
Hispanic/Latino 45 14%
White 22 7%
Two or more races 19 6%
Total enrollment 330 170M / 160F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 37.0% 101
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 42.2% 101
Science Proficiency <=10% — 45

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.02 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
16
4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
44
13.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 330 100%

Contact & Location

5901 Waite St

Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5303

District

Merrillville Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,286

District enrollment: 6,004

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

180969001580

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD