Griffith Middle School
600 North Raymond St
Griffith IN, 46319, Lake County
Phone: 219-924-4280
Ranking: 
(486 out of 1,449, top 34%)*
(486 out of 1,449, top 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Griffith Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 378 | 394 | 426 | 438 | 451 | 421 | 456 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 198 | 52.4% | 185 | 47.0% | 212 | 49.8% | 209 | 47.7% | 222 | 49.2% | 204 | 48.5% | 212 | 46.5% |
| Grade 8: | 180 | 47.6% | 209 | 53.0% | 214 | 50.2% | 229 | 52.3% | 229 | 50.8% | 217 | 51.5% | 244 | 53.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 187 | 49.5% | 202 | 51.3% | 223 | 52.3% | 212 | 48.4% | 182 | 40.4% | 171 | 40.6% | 189 | 41.4% |
| Female: | 191 | 50.5% | 192 | 48.7% | 203 | 47.7% | 226 | 51.6% | 237 | 52.5% | 217 | 51.5% | 239 | 52.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 17.5% | 86 | 21.8% | 101 | 23.7% | 92 | 21.0% | 80 | 17.7% | 67 | 15.9% | 62 | 13.6% |
| Black: | 72 | 19.0% | 77 | 19.5% | 89 | 20.9% | 84 | 19.2% | 73 | 16.2% | 77 | 18.3% | 86 | 18.9% |
| White: | 221 | 58.5% | 219 | 55.6% | 224 | 52.6% | 249 | 56.8% | 268 | 59.4% | 247 | 58.7% | 281 | 61.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 39.4% | 159 | 40.4% | 165 | 38.7% | 169 | 38.6% | 151 | 33.5% | 123 | 29.2% | 102 | 22.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 9.0% | 53 | 13.5% | 69 | 16.2% | 43 | 9.8% | 44 | 9.8% | 41 | 9.7% | 46 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.20 | 11.94 | 14.69 | 20.14 | 17.23 | 15.50 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 54% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.9% | 70.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 53.4% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 80% |
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* Griffith Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.