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The highest-poverty public schools in Lake County, Indiana

Across Lake County, Indiana, 112 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. East Chicago Lighthouse leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 52.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

112

Lake County, Indiana

Top % FRL

99.0%

Median % FRL

52.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Elementary	495	99.0%
2	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Middle	447	97.5%
3	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	483	97.1%
4	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	684	96.1%
5	Calumet New Tech High School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	High	620	90.6%
6	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	235	86.4%
7	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	400	82.3%
8	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Elementary	259	79.5%
9	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	200	76.5%
10	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	282	75.9%
11	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	400	74.0%
12	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Middle	369	74.0%
13	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	373	72.9%
14	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	High	1,052	72.3%
15	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	433	72.3%
16	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	High	565	72.0%
17	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	595	71.8%
18	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Middle	436	70.6%
19	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	509	70.3%
20	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	450	69.8%
21	Whiting High School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	High	445	68.3%
22	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	578	68.0%
23	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	594	67.7%
24	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	Elementary	836	67.5%
25	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	396	66.7%
26	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	374	66.6%
27	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	250	65.6%
28	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	293	64.8%
29	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	424	63.7%
30	Carrie Gosch PK Center	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	113	62.8%
31	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	High	1,232	62.6%
32	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	365	62.5%
33	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	466	62.4%
34	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	565	61.2%
35	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	330	61.2%
36	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	450	60.9%
37	Morton Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	525	60.4%
38	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	355	60.0%
39	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	426	59.9%
40	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	227	58.6%
41	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	693	58.4%
42	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	398	58.0%
43	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	566	58.0%
44	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	472	57.4%
45	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	622	56.9%
46	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	557	56.4%
47	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	754	56.4%
48	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	1,112	55.9%
49	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	477	55.1%
50	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	788	54.4%

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