Overview of Pierce Middle School:Pierce Middle School is a public school situated in Merrillville, IN, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Pierce Middle School is 959, and the school serves 7-8. At Pierce Middle School, 46% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 55% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 90%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. The school serves 68% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 59 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Pierce Middle School: At Pierce Middle School, 46% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 55% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Merrillville Community School Corp, 65% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 60% tested above or at that level for math.

Pierce Middle School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Indiana, 62% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 57% tested above or at that level for math.