Our Community
Northern Indiana's 41-mile Lake Michigan
waterfront - the Calumet Region- is one of the world's great
industrial centers. It is home to thousands of students and
teachers in hundreds of schools all working to educate and
inform. Purdue Calumet plays a key part in educating the teachers
in your community and throughout the region.
Purdue Calumet is located in Hammond ,
only a short drive from the Dunes and Chicago.
Indiana SAT scores continue a ten-year upward trend this year
exceeding 1,000 for the first time. Over the past ten years,
Indiana students' SAT scores increased 30 points although 60
percent of students now take the test. ACT scores on the college
admissions test beat national averages for an 11th year, with
Indiana seniors averaging 21.4, compared to the national average
of 20.0.
In nationwide NAEP mathematics testing, Indiana fourth graders
recorded the second highest scale score, only one point below
the highest in the country, and eighth graders recorded the fourth
highest score.
In international TIMSS testing in math and science, 69 percent
of Indiana eighth graders scored higher than the international
median in math and 72 percent scored higher than the international
median in science. They ranked third in both subjects among the
13 participating states.
An increasing number of students is expected to enroll this
year in Indiana's public schools. When enrollment tallies are
completed at the end of September, our projections for all grade
levels indicate the state will have 991,131 students, up by 2,440
from 2000-2001. Projections are based on birth and mobility data,
and indicate that enrollment statewide will continue rising at
least until 2006-2007 when it peaks at 1,010,000.
Indiana Kindergarten classes this fall will enroll more than
70,819 students.
Schools in the area
Lake
County
Porter
County
Newton
County
Jasper
County
