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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 84 qualifying public schools. Frank H Hammond Elementary School leads the list at 68.0%, against a median of 34.8% 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 (Reading)

68.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.8%

BEST IN READING · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	620	68.0%
2	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	463	61.6%
3	Lake Street Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	559	61.6%
4	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	990	60.0%
5	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	554	59.9%
6	Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	494	59.5%
7	Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	650	59.3%
8	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	516	59.2%
9	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	614	58.8%
10	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	529	55.4%
11	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	660	55.1%
12	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	814	54.7%
13	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	472	54.5%
14	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	472	54.3%
15	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	658	53.6%
16	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	356	53.5%
17	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	1,032	52.8%
18	Douglas MacArthur Elem School	Cedar Lake, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	466	52.6%
19	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,067	51.8%
20	George Bibich Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	547	50.5%
21	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	666	50.1%
22	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,061	49.9%
23	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	487	48.2%
24	Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	638	48.2%
25	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	971	48.0%
26	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Middle	647	47.9%
27	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	420	47.8%
28	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	774	46.6%
29	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	290	44.1%
30	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	905	42.7%
31	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	439	42.6%
32	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	396	42.3%
33	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	565	42.3%
34	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	308	42.1%
35	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	498	38.6%
36	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	250	38.2%
37	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	497	38.2%
38	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	426	37.2%
39	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	578	36.9%
40	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	466	36.9%
41	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	227	36.2%
42	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	594	35.1%
43	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	383	34.5%
44	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	398	33.3%
45	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	684	30.6%
46	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	1,112	30.0%
47	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	788	27.8%
48	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	424	26.9%
49	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	330	26.0%
50	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	878	24.9%

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