Henry P Fieler Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 466 students
Higher Institute of Arts & Tech
5861 Harrison Street, Merrillville, IN 46410
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
259
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Higher Institute of Arts & Tech
Lake County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Higher Institute of Arts & Tech
Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is a charter elementary school in Merrillville, Indiana, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 259 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Indiana Charter School Board. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 259 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Indiana Charter School Board
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Higher Institute of Arts & Tech
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180017802602
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.