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Jonas E Salk Elementary School

Regular School · Merrillville, IN

Jonas E Salk Elementary School is a regular school school in Merrillville, Indiana, serving grades PK–04 with 565 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 325 58%
Hispanic/Latino 130 23%
White 65 12%
Two or more races 36 6%
Asian 7 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 565 301M / 264F

English Language Learners: 23 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 33.0% -4pp 37.0% 226
Reading Proficiency 32.0% -10.2pp 42.2% 225
Science Proficiency 20-24% — 118

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
41 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
35
6.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
123
21.8% 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.) 565 100%

Contact & Location

3001 W 77th Ave

Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5304

District

Merrillville Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,286

District enrollment: 6,004

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

180969001585

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