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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 20 qualifying public middle schools. Wilbur Wright Middle School leads the list at 59.4%, against a median of 37.2% 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

Lake County, Indiana

Top % Proficient

59.4%

Median % Proficient

37.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	26.1%	990	59.4%
2	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	22.4%	1,067	54.4%
3	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	30.7%	814	54.3%
4	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	27.0%	1,061	52.9%
5	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	28.4%	971	52.5%
6	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	22.1%	1,032	50.0%
7	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Middle	20.2%	647	49.1%
8	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	46.1%	774	48.3%
9	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	52.6%	905	39.2%
10	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	30.3%	498	38.9%
11	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	65.6%	250	35.6%
12	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	54.4%	788	29.7%
13	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	53.2%	878	20.5%
14	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Middle	74.0%	369	20.3%
15	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Middle	97.5%	447	12.4%
16	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Middle	70.6%	436	11.1%
17	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	54.1%	663	10.9%
18	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	60.0%	355	10.8%
19	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	58.4%	693	9.8%
20	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	62.5%	365	8.4%

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