Elementary · Indiana

John Wood Elementary School

Free meals for all

John Wood Elementary School, a public elementary school in Merrillville, Indiana: grades pre-k–4, 227 students, 10.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Merrillville Community School Corp.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 227
Teachers (FTE): 21.0
Students per teacher: 10.8
Grades: Pre-K–4; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared

Smaller than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Merrillville Community School Corp

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Merrillville Community School Corp.

Location

Address: 6100 E 73rd Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone: (219)650-5305
City or town: Hobart
County: Lake County

Quality of life in Hobart Schools in Hobart

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Joan Martin Elementary School	1–5	497	20.7	2.6 mi
Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	1–5	594	19.5	3.7 mi
Liberty Elementary School	1–5	398	18.5	3.9 mi
Union Center Elementary School	K–5	386	17.5	4.1 mi
Early Learning Center-George Earle	Pre-K–K	264	18.9	4.3 mi
Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	535	14.7	4.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 180969001584