Homer Iddings Elementary School

Regular School · Merrillville, IN

Homer Iddings Elementary School is a regular school school in Merrillville, Indiana, serving grades PK–04 with 535 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 04

Enrollment

535

Teachers (FTE)

36.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	339	63%
Hispanic/Latino	97	18%
White	59	11%
Two or more races	32	6%
Asian	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	535	288M / 247F

English Language Learners: 24 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	37.0%	185
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	42.2%	184
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	88

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)

-0.01 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11% 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.)	535	100%

Contact & Location

7249 VanBuren St

Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5302

District

Merrillville Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,286

District enrollment: 6,004

Other Schools in District

Edgar L Miller Elementary School Elementary
Henry P Fieler Elementary School Elementary
John Wood Elementary School Elementary
Jonas E Salk Elementary School Elementary
Merrillville High School High
Merrillville Intermediate School Middle
Pierce Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46410) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180969001583

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