Merrillville High School
276 East 68th Place
Merrillville IN, 46410, Lake County
Phone: 219-650-5307
Ranking: 
(294 out of 351, bottom 16%)*
(294 out of 351, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Merrillville Community School
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: | 119 | 120 | 129 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 111 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,277 | 2,335 | 2,423 | 2,396 | 2,288 | 2,241 | 2,316 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 583 | 25.6% | 552 | 23.6% | 608 | 25.1% | 587 | 24.5% | 623 | 27.2% | 555 | 24.8% | 562 | 24.3% |
| Grade 10: | 539 | 23.7% | 604 | 25.9% | 593 | 24.5% | 642 | 26.8% | 556 | 24.3% | 572 | 25.5% | 584 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 599 | 26.3% | 559 | 23.9% | 642 | 26.5% | 571 | 23.8% | 566 | 24.7% | 540 | 24.1% | 593 | 25.6% |
| Grade 12: | 556 | 24.4% | 620 | 26.6% | 580 | 23.9% | 596 | 24.9% | 543 | 23.7% | 574 | 25.6% | 577 | 24.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,133 | 49.8% | 1,166 | 49.9% | 1,220 | 50.4% | 1,189 | 49.6% | 1,065 | 46.5% | 1,049 | 46.8% | 1,090 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 1,144 | 50.2% | 1,169 | 50.1% | 1,203 | 49.6% | 1,207 | 50.4% | 1,050 | 45.9% | 1,023 | 45.6% | 1,047 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 22 | 1.0% | 23 | 1.0% | 23 | 0.9% | 21 | 0.9% | 22 | 1.0% | 20 | 0.9% | 20 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 377 | 16.6% | 379 | 16.2% | 373 | 15.4% | 349 | 14.6% | 234 | 10.2% | 233 | 10.4% | 238 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 1,391 | 61.1% | 1,386 | 59.4% | 1,385 | 57.2% | 1,319 | 55.1% | 1,357 | 59.3% | 1,259 | 56.2% | 1,188 | 51.3% |
| White: | 343 | 15.1% | 381 | 16.3% | 424 | 17.5% | 439 | 18.3% | 507 | 22.2% | 563 | 25.1% | 691 | 29.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 141 | 6.2% | 161 | 6.9% | 214 | 8.8% | 265 | 11.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,003 | 44.0% | 987 | 42.3% | 1,003 | 41.4% | 947 | 39.5% | 699 | 30.6% | 593 | 26.5% | 538 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 11.4% | 272 | 11.6% | 282 | 11.6% | 277 | 11.6% | 225 | 9.8% | 219 | 9.8% | 203 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.07 | 19.39 | 18.72 | 20.18 | 20.25 | 20.60 | 21.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68% | 72% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 82.7% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 80.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 28% | 28% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 36.7% | 36.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Merrillville High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.