Joseph L Block Jr High School
2700 Cardinal Dr
East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County
Phone: 219-391-4084
Ranking: 
(1,437 out of 1,449, bottom 1%)*
(1,437 out of 1,449, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: City of East Chicago School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 272 | 646 | 663 | 644 | 341 | 389 | 494 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 137 | 50.4% | 313 | 48.5% | 349 | 52.6% | 345 | 53.6% | 143 | 41.9% | 177 | 45.5% | 236 | 47.8% |
| Grade 8: | 135 | 49.6% | 333 | 51.5% | 314 | 47.4% | 299 | 46.4% | 198 | 58.1% | 209 | 53.7% | 258 | 52.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 145 | 53.3% | 330 | 51.1% | 341 | 51.4% | 315 | 48.9% | 157 | 46.0% | 196 | 50.4% | 257 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 127 | 46.7% | 316 | 48.9% | 322 | 48.6% | 329 | 51.1% | 175 | 51.3% | 179 | 46.0% | 222 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 85 | 31.3% | 287 | 44.4% | 321 | 48.4% | 338 | 52.5% | 148 | 43.4% | 160 | 41.1% | 196 | 39.7% |
| Black: | 183 | 67.3% | 340 | 52.6% | 322 | 48.6% | 292 | 45.3% | 189 | 55.4% | 215 | 55.3% | 283 | 57.3% |
| White: | 3 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 86.4% | 584 | 90.4% | 569 | 85.8% | 585 | 90.8% | 319 | 93.5% | 333 | 85.6% | 408 | 82.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.9% | 31 | 4.7% | 21 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.2% | 21 | 5.4% | 33 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.07 | 13.18 | 15.42 | 16.90 | 11.76 | 12.20 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 35% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.1% | 39.2% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 43.2% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 32.5% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 30.5% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 48% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 49% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 34% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.5% | 80% |
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* Joseph L Block Jr High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.