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Elston Middle School

317 Detroit St, Michigan City, IN, 46360-0596

Tel: (219)873-2035

Grades: 6-8 | 637 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Elston Middle School serves 637 students in grades 6-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the IN state average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body.
Elston Middle School is one of 3 public middle schools within Michigan City, and operates within the Michigan City Area s School District.

The nearest elementary school is Marsh Elementary School (0.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Barker Middle School (1.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is A K Smith Area Career Center (0.1 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, IN Dept. of Educ.	Elston Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	637 students

% Male / % Female	46% / 54%
Total Classroom Teachers	41 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(IN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	18:1

	This School	(IN) School Average
% American Indian	1%	n/a

% Asian	n/a	2%

% Hispanic	7%	8%

% Black	34%	13%

% White	48%	72%

Unknown	10%	5%


	This School	(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	69%	40%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	11%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Michigan City Area s School District
	This School's Agency	(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	15	4
Number of Students Managed	6,911 students	1,613 students

District Total Revenue	$83,217,000	$20,972,000

District Expenditure	$90,810,000	$17,833,000

District Revenue / Student	$12,041	$13,002

District Expenditure / Student	$13,140	$11,056

Nearby Schools:

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Elston Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away

A K Smith Area Career Center
Grades: 9-12 | 0.1 mi. away

Marsh Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.3 mi. away

Knapp Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.2 mi. away

Lake Hills Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.3 mi. away

Edgewood Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Michigan City, La Porte County, Zip 46360

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