Peifer Elementary School
1824 South Cline
Schererville IN, 46375, Lake County
Phone: 219-322-5335
Ranking: 
(287 out of 1,449, top 20%)*
(287 out of 1,449, top 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lake Central School Corporation
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: | 25 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 502 | 537 | 550 | 561 | 543 | 532 | 600 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 4.6% | 28 | 5.2% | 31 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 13.9% | 84 | 15.6% | 100 | 18.2% | 89 | 15.9% | 94 | 17.3% | 95 | 17.9% | 82 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 18.5% | 105 | 19.6% | 96 | 17.5% | 109 | 19.4% | 96 | 17.7% | 98 | 18.4% | 96 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 20.9% | 100 | 18.6% | 102 | 18.5% | 100 | 17.8% | 97 | 17.9% | 102 | 19.2% | 99 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 20.1% | 110 | 20.5% | 104 | 18.9% | 104 | 18.5% | 112 | 20.6% | 104 | 19.5% | 103 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 110 | 21.9% | 110 | 20.5% | 117 | 21.3% | 131 | 23.4% | 119 | 21.9% | 133 | 25.0% | 115 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 58.0% | 308 | 57.4% | 322 | 58.5% | 295 | 52.6% | 262 | 48.3% | 252 | 47.4% | 285 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 211 | 42.0% | 229 | 42.6% | 228 | 41.5% | 266 | 47.4% | 241 | 44.4% | 246 | 46.2% | 287 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 89 | 17.7% | 88 | 16.4% | 81 | 14.7% | 67 | 11.9% | 53 | 9.8% | 59 | 11.1% | 61 | 10.2% |
| Black: | 41 | 8.2% | 39 | 7.3% | 42 | 7.6% | 47 | 8.4% | 38 | 7.0% | 42 | 7.9% | 33 | 5.5% |
| White: | 348 | 69.3% | 380 | 70.8% | 388 | 70.5% | 404 | 72.0% | 406 | 74.8% | 389 | 73.1% | 456 | 76.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.1% | 28 | 5.1% | 29 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 25.7% | 125 | 23.3% | 125 | 22.7% | 111 | 19.8% | 94 | 17.3% | 89 | 16.7% | 95 | 15.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.0% | 36 | 6.7% | 38 | 6.9% | 25 | 4.5% | 30 | 5.5% | 21 | 3.9% | 25 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.08 | 20.65 | 17.19 | 15.87 | 16.97 | 17.10 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.3% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 84.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 86.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 74% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 77% |
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* Peifer Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.