Arthur P Melton Elementary School is located in Gary, Indiana. This school is a public school with grade levels Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.

There are approximately 419 students at this school. There are 23 teachers. This makes the student to teacher ratio 17 students to 1 teacher. The national average is 15 which means this school has more students in the classroom than most.

There are 62 students in Kindergarten, 70 in Grade 1, 63 in Grade 2, 77 in Grade 3, 79 in Grade 4, 68 in Grade 5 . Fourth Grade has the highest number of enrolled students. In this school there are 233 male students and 186 female students making the male students exceed the number of female students in this school. The student ethnic body is comprised of 4 white students, 6 asian/pacific islander, 8 hispanic, 401 african american students and 0 native american students. More ...

The student economic level is above average. Only 299 students out of the 419 student population receive free or reduced lunch or 71.36% of the students. This school is a title 1 school. This means this school did receive any federal assistance. More ...

This school was tested based on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP+). Grades 3,6,8,10 were tested. The scale is based on percent of students perfroming at or above achievement level 1. More...