Homer Iddings Elementary School (Merrillville Community School Corp SCH DIST.), Indiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Homer Iddings Elementary School is a Elementary in Merrillville, IN. It currently serves 471 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the Merrillville Community School Corp School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Merrillville Community School Corp School District and all schools in Indiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:471

Number of Teachers: 33

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.35

Location Info

Location: 7249 VanBuren St, Merrillville, IN 46410

Mailing Address: 7249 VanBuren St, Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5302

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	86
Grade 2	84
Grade 3	95
Grade 4	91
Kindergarten	79
Pre-Kindergarten	36

Gender/Sex of Homer Iddings Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	254	53.93
Female	217	46.07

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Homer Iddings Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.21
Asian	4	0.85
Black or African American	299	63.48
Hispanic/Latino	81	17.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.21
Two or more races	28	5.95
White	57	12.10

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.18
Black or African American	161	63.39
Hispanic/Latino	43	16.93
Two or more races	13	5.12
White	34	13.39

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.46
Asian	1	0.46
Black or African American	138	63.59
Hispanic/Latino	38	17.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.46
Two or more races	15	6.91
White	23	10.60

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.33
Black or African American	53	61.63
Hispanic/Latino	13	15.12
Two or more races	3	3.49
White	15	17.44

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.19
Asian	1	1.19
Black or African American	58	69.05
Hispanic/Latino	9	10.71
Two or more races	7	8.33
White	8	9.52

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.05
Black or African American	63	66.32
Hispanic/Latino	17	17.90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.05
Two or more races	4	4.21
White	9	9.47

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	52	57.14
Hispanic/Latino	20	21.98
Two or more races	6	6.59
White	13	14.29

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	53	67.09
Hispanic/Latino	13	16.46
Two or more races	6	7.60
White	7	8.86

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	55.56
Hispanic/Latino	9	25.00
Two or more races	2	5.56
White	5	13.89