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Peifer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1824 S Cline, Schererville, IN 46375 · (219) 322-5335 · Part of Lake Central School Corporation

St. John Township’s School Grade A better than 87% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
420
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Peifer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for St. John Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Peifer Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 42.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1824 S Cline, Schererville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 176
Grade 282
Grade 3106
Grade 476
Enrollment over time
449’20
472’21
471’22
444’23
420’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 28%Black 14%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Peifer Elementary School from St. John Township families.

Other schools in Lake Central School Corporation

The district →
James H Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Schererville
A
660 students17:1
Protsman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dyer
A−
614 students15:1
George Bibich Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dyer
A
547 students17:1
Kolling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saint John
A
529 students15:1
Homan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Schererville
A
472 students13:1
Hal E Clark Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saint John
B+
1,032 students17:1

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; St. John Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.