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Jonas E Salk Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

3001 W 77th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410 · (219) 650-5304 · Part of Merrillville Community School

Ross Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
565
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Jonas E Salk Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Ross Township kids: Pierce Middle School

On the path

Where Ross Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Pierce Middle Schoolin Merrillville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3001 W 77th Ave, Merrillville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten88
Grade 1103
Grade 2107
Grade 3129
Grade 4138
Enrollment over time
553’20
550’21
587’22
593’23
565’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 23%White 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jonas E Salk Elementary School from Ross Township families.

Other schools in Merrillville Community School

The district →
Homer Iddings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Merrillville
C−
535 students15:1
Henry P Fieler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Merrillville
D
466 students15:1
Edgar L Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Merrillville
D
330 students12:1
John Wood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Merrillville
C
227 students11:1
Merrillville Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Merrillville
C
788 students13:1
Pierce Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Merrillville
C−
878 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Ross Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.