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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 70 qualifying public elementary schools. East Chicago Lighthouse leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 54.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Top % FRL

99.0%

Median % FRL

54.2%

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	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	483	97.1%
3	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	684	96.1%
4	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	235	86.4%
5	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	400	82.3%
6	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Elementary	259	79.5%
7	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	200	76.5%
8	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	282	75.9%
9	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	400	74.0%
10	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	373	72.9%
11	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	433	72.3%
12	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	509	70.3%
13	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	450	69.8%
14	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	594	67.7%
15	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	Elementary	836	67.5%
16	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	396	66.7%
17	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	374	66.6%
18	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	293	64.8%
19	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	424	63.7%
20	Carrie Gosch PK Center	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	113	62.8%
21	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	466	62.4%
22	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	565	61.2%
23	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	330	61.2%
24	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	450	60.9%
25	Morton Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	525	60.4%
26	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	426	59.9%
27	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	227	58.6%
28	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	398	58.0%
29	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	566	58.0%
30	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	472	57.4%
31	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	622	56.9%
32	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	557	56.4%
33	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	754	56.4%
34	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	477	55.1%
35	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	755	54.4%
36	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	705	54.0%
37	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	565	52.4%
38	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	497	51.5%
39	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	611	50.2%
40	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	570	49.5%
41	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	308	48.7%
42	Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	267	47.9%
43	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	290	47.9%
44	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	383	46.2%
45	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	535	44.3%
46	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	231	43.7%
47	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	439	42.4%
48	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	264	41.7%
49	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	472	37.7%
50	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	420	36.7%

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